Health · Mills

Mills, IL health

Mills differs from Illinois on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (15.2% vs 12.1%) and more adults with COPD (7.9% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62246, 62275

Report card

How Mills 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 Mills adults…

35 of every 100 Mills adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mills, betterMills, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24% Mills
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.8% Mills
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Mills
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Mills
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mills 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

Mills 8.8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Mills adults are doing

1 in 3Mills adults feel lonely

34.3% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Mills adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Mills adults lack social or emotional support

25.6% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Mills adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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

Mills adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 8

Mills adults worry about keeping their housing

12.2% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Mills adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 12

Mills adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · IL 8% · about the same

14.4% of Mills adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Mills

Mills 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.

36.6%40.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Burgess37.9%

Mills39%

Tamalco39%

Central39.5%

Wheatfield40.1%

Care nearby

Hshs Holy Family HospitalGreenville · 8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Josephs HospitalBreese · 12.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph's HospitalHighland · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fayette County HospitalVandalia · 21.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sihf Healthcare - VandaliaVandalia · 20.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sihf Healthcare - SalemSalem · 27 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMills's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Metro East · 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 Mills. 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 Mills

Measure	Mills	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.4%	31.3–39.6%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	31.9–40.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39%	30.8–47.4%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	27.1%	24–30.4%	24.2%	about the same
Depression	22.5%	19.1–26.1%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.6–15.9%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.8–9.4%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	9.9–13.2%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	6.9–9%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	6.7%	6–7.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12.8–17.6%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.8%	15.5–22.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24%	19.9–28.5%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.8%	30.3–44.3%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77%	73.2–80.5%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.1%	57.3–65.1%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.5–86.6%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	62.8%	57.7–68.3%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	68.9%	60.4–77.3%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.2%	72.1–78%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.8%	7–10.7%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.3%	29.2–39.7%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.6%	21.9–29.6%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.7–20%	15.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.2–22.9%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.1–15.6%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.6–17.9%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.2%	10.3–14.2%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.1–9.5%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.4%	12–17.1%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27–35.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12.2–16.1%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	12.7–16.7%	12.6%
Hearing	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	6.2%
Vision	5%	4.4–5.5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.5–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–10%	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 Mills door to door.

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

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