Health · Rice

Rice, IL health

Rice differs from Illinois on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.5% vs 13.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.9% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.9% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61036, 61041
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 518 people are less certain, so we show Rice's figures without a grade.

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How Rice 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 Rice adults…

40 of every 100 Rice adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.8–45.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rice, betterRice, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Rice
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Rice
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Rice
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.9% Rice
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
66%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
90%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
68%
Colon screening
IL 60%
73%
Mammogram
IL 74%
81%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rice 6.8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Rice adults are doing

1 in 3Rice adults feel lonely
29.8% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Rice adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Rice adults lack social or emotional support
21.8% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 7Rice adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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 9
Rice adults worry about having enough food
10.9% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 12
Rice adults worry about keeping their housing
8.5% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 18
Rice adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 17
Rice adults lack reliable transportation
6% · IL 8% · better

10.6% of Rice adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing9%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Rice

Rice 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 Rice.

East Galena: 34.7% Elizabeth: 38.2% Hanover: 38.7% West Galena: 34.7% Rawlins: 34.7% Galena: 34.5% Guilford: 35.9% Council Hill: 36.1% The Galena Territory: 33.9% Woodbine: 37.7% Bellevue: 37.8% Derinda: 37.6% Washington: 39.9% Rice: 36.5% Rice East Galena Elizabeth Hanover Midwest Medical Center · Galena · 5.9 miH
33.9%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
East Galena34.7%
Rice36.5%
Elizabeth38.2%
Hanover38.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 5.9 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 Rice

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

HNearest ERMidwest Medical CenterGalena · 5.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercyone Dubuque Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCrescent Community Health CenterDubuque · 18.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Midwest Medical Center
Galena · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.5 mi
Mercyone Dubuque Medical Center
Dubuque · ★★★★★
ER
18.8 mi
Crescent Community Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Dubuque
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.7 mi
Finley Hospital
Dubuque · ★★★★★
ER
22.8 mi
Jackson County Regional Health Center
Maquoketa · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.9 mi
Community Health Care, Inc. - Clinton North
Clinton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careRice is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRice is not a shortage area
! Mental healthRice's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern IL MHCA · need score 17 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 Rice. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Rice
MeasureRiceMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.4%35.8–45.3%33%worse
High cholesterol41.3%36.5–46.4%35.4%worse
Obesity36.5%28.5–45.3%34%about the same
Arthritis33%29.1–37.1%24.2%worse
Depression20.7%17.3–24.4%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.7%8.6–13.3%10.3%about the same
Asthma10%8.7–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.9%10.8–13.2%7.6%worse
Diabetes13.3%11.4–15.4%11.7%about the same
COPD8.6%7.3–9.9%6.3%worse
Heart disease8.4%7.4–9.5%5.9%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.6%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.9%10.7–15.5%12.1%about the same
Binge drink16.1%13.1–19.3%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.5%19.2–28.4%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.6%26.1–40.1%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.3%77.9–84.5%77.8%better
Dentist visit65.7%61.9–69.4%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check89.9%88.3–91.3%87.4%better
Colon screening67.7%62.3–72.9%60.2%better
Mammogram72.6%63.9–80.6%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds81.4%78.3–84.2%75.7%better
No health insurance6.8%5.5–8.3%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.8%24.7–35.1%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support21.8%18.1–25.6%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.6%12.8–16.6%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health18.8%16.1–21.9%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.8%12–15.8%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.9%8.9–13.3%15.9%better
Housing insecurity8.5%7–10%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat5.7%4.7–6.6%7.8%better
No reliable transportation6%5.1–6.9%8%better
Receive SNAP10.6%8.6–12.8%13.8%
Disability
Any disability30.5%26–35.3%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.4%13.1–18%12.8%
Thinking or memory11.7%10.2–13.5%12.6%
Hearing9%7.8–10.2%6.2%
Vision4.7%4.1–5.3%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.3–4.3%3.5%
Errands alone7.8%6.8–9%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 Rice door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Rice better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Rice by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Rice 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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