Health · Elm River

Elm River, IL health

Elm River differs from Illinois on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 6.3%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.8% vs 10.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62842, 62823, 62446

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 113 people are less certain, so we show Elm River's figures without a grade.

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How Elm River 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 Elm River adults…

38 of every 100 Elm River adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.3–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Elm River, betterElm River, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.2% Elm River
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Elm River
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Elm River
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Elm River
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Elm River 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Elm River 8.5% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Elm River adults are doing

1 in 3Elm River adults feel lonely

33.5% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Elm River adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.9% · Illinois 19.8% · worse

1 in 4Elm River adults lack social or emotional support

24.8% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Elm River adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · Illinois 15.6% · worse

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 7

Elm River adults worry about having enough food

14.8% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Elm River adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 14

Elm River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Elm River adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · IL 8% · about the same

14.7% of Elm River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Elm River

Elm River and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Elm River.

38.2%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Bedford38.5%

Elm River39%

Zif40%

Mount Erie40%

Jasper40.6%

Care nearby

Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1Fairfield · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Clay County HospitalFlora · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carle Richland Memorial HospitalOlney · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wabash General Hospital 1Mount Carmel · 30 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fairfield Community Health CenterFairfield · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sihf Healthcare - OlneyOlney · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careElm River's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wayne County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careElm River's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wayne County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthElm River's county is a federal shortage area.Southern IL MHCA · need score 16 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 Elm River. 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 Elm River

Measure	Elm River	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	33.3–42.2%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	34–43.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39%	30.5–48%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	26.7–34%	24.2%	worse
Depression	23.9%	20.1–28%	19.8%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12–18%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.7%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	10.9–14.8%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	9.4%	8.1–11%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7–9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.6%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	13.9–19.6%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.9%	14.5–21.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.2%	21.3–31.3%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	29.3–44.2%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	73.8–81.4%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.5%	54.5–62.6%	63.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.2–87.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	60.3%	54.6–66%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	70.5%	61.6–78.7%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.3–80.4%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.5%	6.7–10.6%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.5%	28.3–39.3%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.8%	21–29%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16.1–20.7%	15.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.2–24.9%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.1–17.3%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.8%	12.2–17.7%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.4–13.3%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.2–8.6%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.8–9.2%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.7%	12–17.6%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	33.6%	28.7–38.5%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.6–18.7%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.2–17.6%	12.6%
Hearing	8.5%	7.4–9.6%	6.2%
Vision	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.2–11%	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 Elm River door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Elm River by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Elm River 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.