Health · Cooper

Cooper, IL health

Cooper differs from Illinois on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.4% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.9% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62563, 62545, 62520
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How Cooper compares with Illinois

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cooper adults…

35 of every 100 Cooper adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–38.7%

Bars show Cooper; the black tick is Illinois. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cooper, betterCooper, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.8% Cooper
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Cooper
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Cooper
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.8% Cooper
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cooper adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Illinois.

80%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
68%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
89%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
66%
Colon screening
IL 60%
74%
Mammogram
IL 74%
77%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cooper 5.4% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Cooper adults are doing

1 in 3Cooper adults feel lonely
31.3% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Cooper adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.3% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Cooper adults lack social or emotional support
21.8% · Illinois 25.4% · better
1 in 7Cooper adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · Illinois 15.6% · too close to call
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 11
Cooper adults worry about having enough food
8.9% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 13
Cooper adults worry about keeping their housing
8% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 20
Cooper adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 19
Cooper adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · IL 8% · better

8% of Cooper adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.9%

of Cooper adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory11.2%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.8%

Black tick: Illinois. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Cooper

Cooper and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

Mount Auburn: 37.8% Lanesville: 38.6% Buckhart: 37.6% Rochester: 35.8% Mechanicsburg: 38.3% Illiopolis: 38.1% Mosquito: 37.9% Mount Pulaski: 36.8% Elkhart: 36.8% South Fork: 38.6% Taylorville: 38.2% Stonington: 37.4% Cotton Hill: 37.6% Capital: 40.2% Springfield: 41.1% Woodside: 38.5% Clear Lake: 38.3% Buffalo Hart: 38.1% Cooper: 36.9% Cooper Mount Auburn Lanesville Buckhart Rochester Mechanicsburg St. Johns Hospital · Springfield · 11.7 mi · 2★ MedicareH Memorial Medical Center · Springfield · 12.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Taylorville Memorial Hospital · Taylorville · 15.2 mi · 2★ MedicareH Cchc Helping Hands Hch Site · Springfield · 9.4 mi+ Siu Center for Family Medicine-Sangamon County Health · Springfield · 9.7 mi+
35.8%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Rochester35.8%
Cooper36.9%
Buckhart37.6%
Mount Auburn37.8%
Mechanicsburg38.3%
Lanesville38.6%

Care nearby

St. Johns HospitalSpringfield · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Memorial Medical CenterSpringfield · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Taylorville Memorial HospitalTaylorville · 15.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Cchc Helping Hands Hch SiteSpringfield · 9.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Siu Center for Family Medicine-Sangamon County HealthSpringfield · 9.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careCooper's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Sangamon County · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental careCooper is not a shortage area
! Mental healthCooper's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cooper. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Cooper
MeasureCooperMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.6%30.8–38.7%33%about the same
High cholesterol36.6%32.6–41%35.4%about the same
Obesity36.9%30–44.4%34%about the same
Arthritis27.8%24.7–31.2%24.2%worse
Depression21.3%18.2–24.7%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.3%7.5–11.4%10.3%about the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.9–10.6%7.6%worse
Diabetes10.3%9–11.8%11.7%about the same
COPD6.4%5.5–7.4%6.3%about the same
Heart disease6%5.4–6.7%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.8–3.3%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.8%9.8–14%12.1%about the same
Binge drink18.9%15.9–22.4%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise18.8%15.5–22.6%23%better
Sleep under 7 hours33.3%27.3–39.8%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.5%76.1–82.6%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit67.7%64.2–71.1%63.4%better
Cholesterol check89.3%87.9–90.9%87.4%better
Colon screening66.3%61.3–71.3%60.2%better
Mammogram73.6%65.8–80.7%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.3%74.2–80.2%75.7%about the same
No health insurance5.4%4.5–6.6%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.3%26.5–36%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support21.8%18.5–25.2%25.4%better
Frequent mental distress15.3%13.6–17.3%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health15.1%13–17.4%18.6%better
Frequent physical distress12%10.6–13.6%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.9%7.3–10.6%15.9%better
Housing insecurity8%6.6–9.4%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat5.1%4.3–5.9%7.8%better
No reliable transportation5.2%4.5–6%8%better
Receive SNAP8%6.5–9.7%13.8%
Disability
Any disability25.9%22.3–29.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.6%10–13.4%12.8%
Thinking or memory11.2%9.8–12.7%12.6%
Hearing6.6%5.8–7.4%6.2%
Vision3.5%3.2–4%4.8%
Dressing or bathing2.8%2.6–3.2%3.5%
Errands alone6.5%5.7–7.4%7.6%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Cooper door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Cooper better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cooper by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cooper by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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