Health · Fenton

Fenton, IL health

Fenton differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11% vs 15.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.2% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61250, 61251, 61270, 61261

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 600 people are less certain, so we show Fenton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Fenton 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 Fenton adults…

36 of every 100 Fenton adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fenton, betterFenton, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.2% Fenton
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Fenton
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Fenton
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Fenton
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fenton 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fenton 7% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Fenton adults are doing

1 in 3Fenton adults feel lonely

31.2% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Fenton adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Fenton adults lack social or emotional support

23.8% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Fenton adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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 9

Fenton adults worry about having enough food

11% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 11

Fenton adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 17

Fenton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 16

Fenton adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · IL 8% · better

10.2% of Fenton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Fenton

Fenton 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 Fenton.

33.9%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Union Grove33.9%

Fenton34.7%

Erie34.7%

Lyndon34.9%

Newton35.1%

Erie35.2%

Portland35.3%

Prophetstown35.4%

Care nearby

Morrison Community HospitalMorrison · 7.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercyone Clinton Medical CenterClinton · 12.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hammond Henry HospitalGeneseo · 18.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cgh Medical CenterSterling · 18.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Care Inc. Clinton ClinicClinton · 11.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Whiteside Chd - Rock FallsRock Falls · 17.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFenton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Whiteside County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careFenton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Whiteside County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthFenton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern IL MHCA · need score 17 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 Fenton. 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 Fenton

Measure	Fenton	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.6%	31.3–40.1%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	33.8–43%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.7%	27–43.2%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	28.8%	25.3–32.4%	24.2%	worse
Depression	21.5%	18.1–25.2%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.4–14.5%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.8%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	9.8–13.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7%	6.1–7.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.3%	11.7–17.1%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	15.7–22.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.2%	17.9–26.9%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	27.4–41.4%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.2–81.6%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	59.8–67.5%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.4–89.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	62.6–73%	60.2%	better
Mammogram	71%	61.7–78.7%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.6%	74.4–80.6%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	7%	5.5–8.8%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	25.9–37%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.8%	19.9–28.2%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.2–18.5%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.1–21.1%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.5–15.3%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	8.8–13.5%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.6–11.2%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	4.9–6.9%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.2–7.3%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.1–12.6%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	29.1%	24.6–33.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.2–15.6%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11–14.8%	12.6%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	6.2%
Vision	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.5–8.7%	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 Fenton door to door.

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

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