Health · Rock Run

Rock Run, IL health

Rock Run differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.4% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.7% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61070, 61019, 61067, 61018
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Rock Run’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Rock Run is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns and 54% of Illinois towns.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB+Mental distressCObesityBDiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 60%
Less healthyHealthier
Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 54%
Towns with similar incomes, $68K–$113K (9,175)Healthier than 53%

About what its income would suggest. Rock Run does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Rock Run could be anywhere from C to A.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Illinois ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Rock Run with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Rock Run’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Rock Run 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 Rock Run adults…

37 of every 100 Rock Run adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–41.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rock Run, betterRock Run, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Rock Run
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34% Rock Run
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Rock Run
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.5% Rock Run
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
66%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
89%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
67%
Colon screening
IL 60%
73%
Mammogram
IL 74%
79%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rock Run 6.4% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Rock Run adults are doing

1 in 3Rock Run adults feel lonely
32.4% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Rock Run adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Rock Run adults lack social or emotional support
23.1% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Rock Run adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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
Rock Run adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 11
Rock Run adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 17
Rock Run adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 17
Rock Run adults lack reliable transportation
6% · IL 8% · better

9.9% of Rock Run adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Rock Run

Rock Run 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.

Dakota: 38.7% Pecatonica: 37.7% Ridott: 38.6% Rock Grove: 38.3% Durand: 37.6% Lancaster: 41.3% Buckeye: 40.4% Burritt: 40.8% Seward: 37.9% Westlake Village: 38.3% Maryland: 40.4% Silver Creek: 41.7% Leaf River: 39.3% Laona: 37.6% Jefferson: 41.6% Oneco: 38.5% Lake Summerset: 37.6% Harrison: 37.6% Freeport: 42.6% Freeport: 41.9% Harlem: 41.3% Rock Run: 38.5% Rock Run Dakota Pecatonica Ridott Rock Grove Durand Lancaster Fhn Memorial Hospital · Freeport · 11.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH
37.6%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first
Durand37.6%
Pecatonica37.7%
Rock Grove38.3%
Rock Run38.5%
Ridott38.6%
Dakota38.7%
Lancaster41.3%

Care nearby

Fhn Memorial HospitalFreeport · 11.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
The Monroe ClinicMonroe · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Javon Bea HospitalRockford · 19.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Uw HealthRockford · 21.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Crusader Clinic on West State StreetRockford · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Rosecrance Ware CenterRockford · 20.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careRock Run's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Stephenson County · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careRock Run's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Stephenson County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthRock Run's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern IL MHCA · need score 17 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 Rock Run. 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 Rock Run
MeasureRock RunMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.8%32.7–41.1%33%about the same
High cholesterol38.7%34.2–43.1%35.4%about the same
Obesity38.5%30.5–46.7%34%about the same
Arthritis30.1%26.6–33.6%24.2%worse
Depression22.7%19.3–26.3%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10%8–12.3%10.3%about the same
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.4%9.5–11.4%7.6%worse
Diabetes11.8%10.2–13.6%11.7%about the same
COPD7.6%6.5–8.8%6.3%worse
Heart disease7.2%6.4–8%5.9%worse
Stroke3.6%3.3–4%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.5%11.3–15.9%12.1%about the same
Binge drink18.2%15.1–21.7%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.6%18.5–26.9%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34%27.7–41%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.4%76–82.7%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit66%62.3–69.6%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check88.8%87–90.3%87.4%about the same
Colon screening67%62.1–71.9%60.2%better
Mammogram73%64.9–80.3%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.5–81.3%75.7%about the same
No health insurance6.4%5.2–7.9%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.4%27.4–37.7%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support23.1%19.7–27%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.2%14.3–18.2%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health17.6%15.1–20.4%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.7–15.2%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.7%8.8–13%15.9%better
Housing insecurity9%7.5–10.7%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat5.8%4.9–6.9%7.8%better
No reliable transportation6%5.2–7%8%better
Receive SNAP9.9%8–12.1%13.8%
Disability
Any disability29.5%25.4–33.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs13.9%11.9–16%12.8%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.7–14%12.6%
Hearing7.9%6.9–8.9%6.2%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.8%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3–3.9%3.5%
Errands alone7.6%6.6–8.7%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 Rock Run door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Rock Run better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Rock Run by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Rock Run 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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