Health · Freedom

Freedom, IL health

Freedom differs from Illinois on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.6% vs 13.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (7.3% vs 9.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61053, 61046, 61062

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 672 people are less certain, so we show Freedom's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Freedom 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 Freedom adults…

41 of every 100 Freedom adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.5–45.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Freedom, betterFreedom, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Freedom
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Freedom
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Freedom
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Freedom
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Freedom 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

Freedom 7.3% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Freedom adults are doing

1 in 3Freedom adults feel lonely

31.4% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Freedom adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.8% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Freedom adults lack social or emotional support

23.1% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Freedom adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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

Freedom adults worry about having enough food

12.6% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 10

Freedom adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 16

Freedom adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 15

Freedom adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · IL 8% · better

12.5% of Freedom adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Freedom

Freedom 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.

37.4%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Mount Carroll38.2%

Salem38.5%

Berreman38.6%

Freedom38.7%

Cherry Grove-Shannon38.7%

Woodland39.1%

Lake Carroll39.1%

Mount Carroll39.2%

Jefferson39.8%

Care nearby

Fhn Memorial HospitalFreeport · 17.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Morrison Community HospitalMorrison · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercyone Clinton Medical CenterClinton · 24.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Midwest Medical CenterGalena · 28.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Care, Inc. - Clinton NorthClinton · 24.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Care Inc. Clinton ClinicClinton · 26 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFreedom's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Carroll County · need score 15 of 25

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

! Mental healthFreedom'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 Freedom. 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 Freedom

Measure	Freedom	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.2%	36.5–45.8%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	40.9%	36.2–45.8%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.7%	30.2–47.7%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	29.9–37.7%	24.2%	worse
Depression	21.8%	18.3–25.5%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.8–13.4%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.1–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.2–12.4%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12.1–16.2%	11.7%	worse
COPD	9.5%	8.3–11%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.9–9.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–4.8%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.6–17.8%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	13.8–20.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.4%	20.9–30.4%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	26.6–40.6%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	76.8–83.6%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.6%	60.9–68.6%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.5%	86.9–90.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	66.5%	61.1–71.7%	60.2%	better
Mammogram	72.8%	64.2–80.5%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	77.8–83.4%	75.7%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.9–8.8%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.1–36.8%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.1%	19.3–26.9%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.2–18.3%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.6%	17.7–23.7%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.1–17%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.6%	10.4–15.1%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	9.6%	8–11.3%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.4–7.3%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.8–7.8%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.3–14.9%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	28.5–37.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.7%	14.4–19.3%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.6–15.2%	12.6%
Hearing	9.3%	8.3–10.5%	6.2%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.8%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	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 Freedom door to door.

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

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