Health · Diamond

Diamond, IL health

On most measures Diamond looks like Illinois as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.8% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.8% vs 15.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Diamond

BHealth Grade

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Diamond’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Diamond is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns and 57% of Illinois towns.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressC+Mental distressB-ObesityA-DiabetesB-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 63%

Less healthyHealthier

Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 57%

Towns with similar incomes, $55K–$92K (9,838)Healthier than 76%

About what its income would suggest. Diamond does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Diamond could be anywhere from C to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Illinois ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Diamond with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Diamond uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Diamond 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 Diamond adults…

32 of every 100 Diamond adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.6–36.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Diamond, betterDiamond, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.4% Diamond
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Diamond
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.1% Diamond
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Diamond
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

IL 78%

Dentist visit

IL 63%

Cholesterol check

IL 87%

Colon screening

IL 60%

Mammogram

IL 74%

Taking BP meds

IL 76%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Diamond 7.8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Diamond adults are doing

1 in 3Diamond adults feel lonely

33.1% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Diamond adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Diamond adults lack social or emotional support

24.3% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Diamond adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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 8

Diamond adults worry about having enough food

12.8% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 9

Diamond adults worry about keeping their housing

11.1% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 14

Diamond adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Diamond adults lack reliable transportation

7% · IL 8% · about the same

11.6% of Diamond adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

28%

of Diamond adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Diamond

Diamond and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

36.5%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Coal City36.5%

Diamond36.8%

Braidwood40.2%

Care nearby

Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris · 10.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Joseph Medical CenterJoliet · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Riverside Medical CenterKankakee · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox · 22.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aunt Martha's Health Center Joliet JeffersonJoliet · 17.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Will County Community Health CenterJoliet · 17.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDiamond is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDiamond is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDiamond's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Joliet Service Area MHCA · need score 11 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 Diamond. 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 Diamond

Measure	Diamond	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.9%	27.6–36.1%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	30.1–39.3%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.8%	28.5–45.5%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	24.8%	21.5–28.1%	24.2%	about the same
Depression	23.3%	19.5–27.3%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.5–12%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.1%	8.5–11.8%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.8–7.8%	6.3%	about the same
Heart disease	5.7%	5–6.5%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.3%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	11.9–17%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	21.1%	17.3–25.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.4%	18.2–26.9%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	29.3–44.5%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.6%	72.4–80.3%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.9%	58.8–67.1%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	83.7–87.9%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	60.1%	54.4–65.8%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	74%	65–81.9%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.8%	70.2–77%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6.3–9.4%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.1%	27.9–38.9%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.3%	20.6–28.5%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.6–20.1%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	14.8–20.3%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.1–14.7%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.8%	10.4–15.3%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	11.1%	9.3–13.1%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.9–8.1%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6–8.1%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.6%	9.4–13.9%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	28%	23.8–32.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.3–14.1%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.9–15.8%	12.6%
Hearing	6.3%	5.5–7.2%	6.2%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.8–8.9%	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 Diamond door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Diamond better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Diamond directly, so these are its own figures.

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.