Health · Ewing

Ewing, IL health

Ewing differs from Illinois on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.9% vs 10.3%) and more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62836, 62897, 62812

Report card

How Ewing 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 Ewing adults…

37 of every 100 Ewing adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.5–41.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ewing, betterEwing, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Ewing
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Ewing
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Ewing
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Ewing
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ewing 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

Ewing 8.3% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Ewing adults are doing

1 in 3Ewing adults feel lonely

33.6% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Ewing adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Ewing adults lack social or emotional support

24.8% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Ewing adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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

Ewing adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Ewing adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Ewing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.7% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 12

Ewing adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · IL 8% · about the same

15.4% of Ewing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Ewing

Ewing 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.

38.6%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Northern39.3%

Ewing40.2%

Barren40.6%

Spring Garden40.8%

Benton41.2%

Care nearby

Franklin HospitalBenton · 5.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Good Samaritan Regional Hlth CenterMount Vernon · 15.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Deaconess Illinois CrossroadsMount Vernon · 16.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Memorial HospitalMcleansboro · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Benton Mental Health Wellness CenterBenton · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rea Clinic - BentonBenton · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careEwing's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Franklin County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careEwing's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Franklin County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthEwing'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 Ewing. 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 Ewing

Measure	Ewing	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.8%	32.5–41.1%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.5%	33–42%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.2%	31.7–48.7%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	26.5–33.8%	24.2%	worse
Depression	23.7%	19.8–27.6%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.9%	14.6–21.7%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11–14.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8–10.9%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	6.9–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14–19.8%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.1%	14.8–21.6%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.8%	21.1–30.7%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	30.9–45.5%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.1–81.6%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61%	57–64.9%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.4%	83–87.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	62.5%	57–68.2%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	67.8%	58.8–76.3%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.2–80.2%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	6.5–10.5%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	28.3–39.1%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.8%	20.8–28.9%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.1–20.7%	15.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.3–25%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.2–17.3%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.2–18.2%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.5–13.6%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.7%	6.5–8.9%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	6.9–9.5%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.4%	12.4–18.5%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	33.6%	28.8–38.4%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	13.9–18.8%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.1–17.5%	12.6%
Hearing	8.3%	7.3–9.5%	6.2%
Vision	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.4–11.1%	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 Ewing door to door.

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

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