Health · Garden Plain

Garden Plain, IL health

Garden Plain differs from Illinois on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.2% vs 13.2%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.4% vs 7.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61252, 61230

B-Health Grade

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B⁻

Garden Plain’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Garden Plain is healthier than 47% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressB-Mental distressBObesityC+DiabetesC+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 47%

Less healthyHealthier

Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 38%

Towns with similar incomes, $87K–$145K (5,890)Healthier than 12%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Garden Plain is healthier than 47% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Garden Plain could be anywhere from D 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 Garden Plain 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. Garden Plain’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Garden Plain 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 Garden Plain adults…

38 of every 100 Garden Plain adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.5–42.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Garden Plain, betterGarden Plain, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Garden Plain
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Garden Plain
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Garden Plain
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Garden Plain
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Garden Plain 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

Garden Plain 8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Garden Plain adults are doing

1 in 3Garden Plain adults feel lonely

31.9% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Garden Plain adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.1% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Garden Plain adults lack social or emotional support

24.4% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Garden Plain adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · 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

Garden Plain adults worry about having enough food

13% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Garden Plain adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 16

Garden Plain adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 14

Garden Plain adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · IL 8% · about the same

12.7% of Garden Plain adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Garden Plain

Garden Plain 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 Garden Plain.

33.9%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Union Grove33.9%

Albany34.2%

Newton35.1%

Garden Plain35.5%

Fulton35.7%

Clinton40.5%

Care nearby

Mercyone Clinton Medical CenterClinton · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Morrison Community HospitalMorrison · 9.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercyone Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt · 21.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cgh Medical CenterSterling · 22.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Care Inc. Clinton ClinicClinton · 4.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Whiteside Chd - Rock FallsRock Falls · 22.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthGarden Plain'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 Garden Plain. 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 Garden Plain

Measure	Garden Plain	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	33.5–42.3%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.3–44.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.5%	27.9–44.3%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	31%	27.5–34.8%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22.1%	18.7–26%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.7–16.3%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.2–11.4%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	11–14.8%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.6–10.2%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	7–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	12.9–18.3%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	14.4–21%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	20.7–29.9%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	27.6–41.7%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	75–82.2%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.7%	57.7–65.6%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.2–89%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	66.2%	60.5–71.1%	60.2%	better
Mammogram	72%	62.8–79.7%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.2–82%	75.7%	better
No health insurance	8%	6.3–9.9%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	26.7–37.7%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.4%	20.4–28.7%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	14.8–19.1%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.5–23.6%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.7–16.7%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.5–15.9%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.4–12.2%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.4–7.5%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6.9%	5.9–8.1%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	10.1–15.4%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	32.2%	27.7–36.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.2–18%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.1–16.1%	12.6%
Hearing	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	6.2%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.5–9.9%	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 Garden Plain door to door.

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

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