Health · Osage

Osage, IL health

Osage differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.6% vs 6.3%) and more smokers (15.8% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61377, 61364, 61321
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 188 people are less certain, so we show Osage's figures without a grade.

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How Osage 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 Osage adults…

36 of every 100 Osage adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Osage, betterOsage, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Osage
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Osage
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Osage
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Osage
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Osage adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Illinois.

78%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
61%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
65%
Colon screening
IL 60%
69%
Mammogram
IL 74%
77%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Osage 8.7% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Osage adults are doing

1 in 3Osage adults feel lonely
34.1% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Osage adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · Illinois 19.8% · worse
1 in 4Osage adults lack social or emotional support
25% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Osage 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
Osage adults worry about having enough food
14.7% · IL 15.9% · about the same
1 in 9
Osage adults worry about keeping their housing
11.6% · IL 13.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Osage adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · IL 7.8% · about the same
1 in 13
Osage adults lack reliable transportation
7.8% · IL 8% · about the same

14.1% of Osage adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Osage

Osage and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Evans: 37.9% Groveland: 38.6% Reading: 38.4% Hope: 38.7% Roberts: 37.5% Bennington: 39% Minonk: 38.7% Long Point: 35.5% Rutland: 38.7% Newtown: 37.2% Eagle: 39% Osage: 38.2% Osage Evans Groveland Reading
35.5%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Evans37.9%
Osage38.2%
Reading38.4%
Groveland38.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 19.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Osage

No hospital or community health center in Osage itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EROsf Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrPeru · 19.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint James Hospital★★★★★ · 22.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeartland Community Health ClinicEureka · 28.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.9 mi
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl Ctr
Peru · ★★★★★
ER
22.5 mi
Saint James Hospital
Pontiac · ★★★★★
27.7 mi
Carle Eureka Hospital
Eureka · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.3 mi
Osf Saint Clare Medical Center
Princeton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
34.6 mi
Community Health Partnership of Illinois
Mendota · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careOsage's county is a federal shortage area.LaSalle County · need score 8 of 25
! Dental careOsage's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - LaSalle County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthOsage's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Osage. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Osage
MeasureOsageMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.3%32.4–40.5%33%about the same
High cholesterol37.7%33.7–41.9%35.4%about the same
Obesity38.2%30.8–46.1%34%about the same
Arthritis29.2%26–32.5%24.2%worse
Depression23.2%19.9–26.8%19.8%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)13.4%10.9–16.1%10.3%worse
Asthma10.7%9.4–12%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10%7.6%worse
Diabetes12.3%10.8–14.1%11.7%about the same
COPD8.6%7.5–9.9%6.3%worse
Heart disease7.3%6.5–8.1%5.9%worse
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.2%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.8%13.3–18.5%12.1%worse
Binge drink18.4%15.4–21.6%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.9%20.8–29.5%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.2%29.7–43.1%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.7%74.1–80.9%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit60.6%56.7–64.3%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check86%84–87.9%87.4%about the same
Colon screening64.9%59.8–69.7%60.2%about the same
Mammogram68.8%60.2–76.5%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.2%74.3–79.8%75.7%about the same
No health insurance8.7%7.1–10.5%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.1%29.3–39.5%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support25%21.5–29.1%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.8%15.8–20%15.6%worse
Fair or poor health20.5%17.7–23.5%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.6%12.9–16.5%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.7%12.3–17.4%15.9%about the same
Housing insecurity11.6%9.9–13.5%13.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.4%6.3–8.5%7.8%about the same
No reliable transportation7.8%6.8–8.9%8%about the same
Receive SNAP14.1%11.7–16.6%13.8%
Disability
Any disability32.1%27.9–36.6%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%13.2–17.5%12.8%
Thinking or memory14.7%12.8–16.7%12.6%
Hearing7.8%6.9–8.8%6.2%
Vision5.1%4.6–5.7%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%3.6–4.6%3.5%
Errands alone8.9%7.9–10.2%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 Osage door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Osage better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Osage by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Osage 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.

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