Health · Leech

Leech, IL health

Leech differs from Illinois on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.9% vs 9.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 75.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10.5% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62833, 62837, 62820, 62843

Report card

How Leech 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 Leech adults…

41 of every 100 Leech adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.3–45.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Leech, betterLeech, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.4% Leech
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Leech
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Leech
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Leech
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Leech 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

Leech 7.9% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Leech adults are doing

1 in 3Leech adults feel lonely

31.9% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Leech adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Illinois 19.8% · worse

1 in 4Leech adults lack social or emotional support

23.7% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Leech adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · 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

Leech adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Leech adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Leech adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Leech adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · IL 8% · about the same

15.9% of Leech adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Leech

Leech 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.

36.8%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Burnt Prairie38.8%

Massilon40.3%

Leech40.5%

Grover40.7%

Barnhill40.9%

Care nearby

Fairfield Memorial Hospital 1Fairfield · 10.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wabash General Hospital 1Mount Carmel · 24.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Memorial HospitalMcleansboro · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Clay County HospitalFlora · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Albion Community Health CenterAlbion · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fairfield Community Health CenterFairfield · 10.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthLeech'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 Leech. 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 Leech

Measure	Leech	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.3%	37.3–45.4%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	40.7%	36.6–44.7%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	40.5%	33.2–48.2%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	33.7%	30.3–37.1%	24.2%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.3–27%	19.8%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.4–16.4%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.8–12.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.7–11.6%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.5%	12.6–16.6%	11.7%	worse
COPD	10.5%	9.1–12.1%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.9–9.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.6–20.1%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.3%	13.8–19.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.4%	23–32.1%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36%	30.1–42.5%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.4–82.6%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.8%	56.4–63.4%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.7–89.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	62%	57.1–66.8%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	69.6%	62.4–76.3%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77–82.2%	75.7%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.3–9.7%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.5–36.6%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.7%	20.3–27.2%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.7–19.7%	15.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.6%	19.6–25.9%	18.6%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14.3–18.2%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.5–18%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.5–13.2%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.7–9%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.9–9.1%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.9%	13.1–18.9%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	34.7%	30.4–39.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	18%	15.6–20.6%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	12.9–16.9%	12.6%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.4%	6.2%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	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 Leech door to door.

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

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