Health · Meriden

Meriden, IL health

Meriden differs from Illinois on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 6.3%) and more smokers (15.6% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 60518, 61342

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 344 people are less certain, so we show Meriden's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Meriden 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 Meriden adults…

36 of every 100 Meriden adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.2–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Meriden, betterMeriden, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Meriden
IL 23%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Meriden
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Meriden
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Meriden 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Meriden 9.1% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Meriden adults are doing

1 in 3Meriden adults feel lonely

34% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Meriden adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Meriden adults lack social or emotional support

25% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Meriden adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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 7

Meriden adults worry about having enough food

14.6% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Meriden adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 14

Meriden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Meriden adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · IL 8% · about the same

13.5% of Meriden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Meriden

Meriden 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 Meriden.

36.3%38.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Ophir37.5%

Earl37.6%

Meriden37.7%

Mendota37.9%

Wyoming37.9%

Care nearby

Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrPeru · 18.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Valley West Community HospitalSandwich · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rochelle Community HospitalRochelle · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Partnership of IllinoisMendota · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

2550 N Annie Glidden RdDekalb · 28.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMeriden's county is a federal shortage area.LaSalle County · need score 8 of 25

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

! Mental healthMeriden's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 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 Meriden. 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 Meriden

Measure	Meriden	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.1%	32.2–40.1%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.6–42%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	30.4–45.3%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	29.1%	25.8–32.3%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22.9%	19.6–26.4%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.4–15.4%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.3–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.3–10%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.7–14%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.4–9.6%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.5–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.5–18.2%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.7%	15.7–22%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.9–29.1%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36%	29.7–42.6%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.4–81.1%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.6%	55.8–63.3%	63.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.3–88%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	62.2%	57–67.4%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	67.6%	58.7–75.8%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.3–80%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	9.1%	7.7–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	29.2–39%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25%	21.5–28.7%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.6–19.4%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17.7–23%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.9–16.4%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.6%	12.4–16.9%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.6%	9.9–13.3%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.5%	11.4–15.8%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	27.5–35.7%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	13–17.1%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.7–16.2%	12.6%
Hearing	7.7%	6.8–8.6%	6.2%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	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 Meriden door to door.

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

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