Health · Limestone

Limestone, IL health

Limestone differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.6% vs 10.3%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.1% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.6% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Limestone

Report card

How Limestone 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 Limestone adults…

34 of every 100 Limestone adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.8–38.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Limestone, betterLimestone, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.7% Limestone
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Limestone
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Limestone
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.6% Limestone
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Limestone 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Limestone 6% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Limestone adults are doing

1 in 3Limestone adults feel lonely

32.5% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Limestone adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Limestone adults lack social or emotional support

23.1% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Limestone adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 11

Limestone adults worry about having enough food

9.1% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 12

Limestone adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 20

Limestone adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 19

Limestone adults lack reliable transportation

5.4% · IL 8% · better

7.6% of Limestone adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.6%

of Limestone adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing6.6%

Errands alone6.6%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Limestone

Limestone 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.

35.4%44.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Limestone35.4%

Salina37.9%

Limestone43.6%

Care nearby

Riverside Medical CenterKankakee · 4.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Presence St. Marys HospitalKankakee · 4.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Iroquois Memorial HospitalWatseka · 28.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox · 28.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Partnership of IllinoisKankakee · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Kankakee Community Health CenterKankakee · 6.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLimestone's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kankakee County · need score 10 of 25

✓ Dental careLimestone is not a shortage area

! Mental healthLimestone's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Joliet Service Area MHCA · need score 11 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 Limestone. 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 Limestone

Measure	Limestone	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.3%	29.8–38.9%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	33.8–43.5%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.4%	27.6–44%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	26.8%	23.2–30.4%	24.2%	about the same
Depression	21.5%	17.9–25.3%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	5.6%	4.4–7.1%	10.3%	better
Asthma	10.2%	8.9–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	10.2%	8.5–12%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	6.3%	5.1–7.4%	6.3%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.1–6.8%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.6–3.4%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.6%	9.1–14%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.1–23.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	18.7%	14.7–22.9%	23%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	35.4%	28.5–42.5%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	74.8–82%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.7%	68.1–75.2%	63.4%	better
Cholesterol check	88.6%	86.8–90.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.2–70.6%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	72.1%	63.1–79.9%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.7%	73.2–79.9%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6%	4.7–7.6%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	27.1–38%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.1%	19.2–27.2%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	13.8–18.2%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.3%	12.5–17.9%	18.6%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.2–13.9%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.1%	7.1–11.4%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.6–9.9%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.2–6.1%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.4%	4.5–6.3%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	7.6%	5.8–9.7%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	26.6%	22.1–31%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.7%	9.5–13.9%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	9.9–13.7%	12.6%
Hearing	6.6%	5.6–7.6%	6.2%
Vision	3.5%	3–4%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.4–3.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.6%	5.5–7.6%	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 Limestone door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Limestone directly, so these are its own figures.

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.