Health · Steeleville

Steeleville, IL health

Steeleville differs from Illinois on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 6.3%) and more smokers (16.7% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Steeleville

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Steeleville’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Steeleville is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns, and than 47% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressC+ObesityC+DiabetesCSmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 30%

Less healthyHealthier

Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 17%

Towns with similar incomes, $45K–$75K (8,212)Healthier than 47%

Better than its income would suggest. Steeleville is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Steeleville could be anywhere from D to B+.

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 Steeleville 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. Steeleville uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Steeleville 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 Steeleville adults…

39 of every 100 Steeleville adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–43.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Steeleville, betterSteeleville, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Steeleville
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Steeleville
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Steeleville
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Steeleville
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Steeleville 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Steeleville 8.5% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Steeleville adults are doing

1 in 3Steeleville adults feel lonely

34.3% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Steeleville adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · Illinois 19.8% · worse

1 in 4Steeleville adults lack social or emotional support

24.9% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Steeleville adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · 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

Steeleville adults worry about having enough food

15% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Steeleville adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 14

Steeleville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Steeleville adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · IL 8% · about the same

15% of Steeleville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Steeleville

Steeleville and the towns around it

Care nearby

Sparta Community HospitalSparta · 8.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HospitalChester · 10.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pinckneyville Community HospitalPinckneyville · 14.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sihf Healthcare - Red BudRed Bud · 22.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Crhpc Comprehensive Behavioral Health CenterDu Quoin · 23.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSteeleville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Randolph County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Dental careSteeleville is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSteeleville'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 Steeleville. 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 Steeleville

Measure	Steeleville	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.2–43.2%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	38.8%	34–43.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	29.2–47%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	31.6%	27.9–35.4%	24.2%	worse
Depression	23.8%	20.1–27.8%	19.8%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.2–17.1%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9–11.3%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	13%	10.9–15%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	9.8%	8.1–11.6%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7–9.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.9%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	13.7–20.2%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.3%	14.2–20.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.6%	21.2–32.2%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	29.5–44.3%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.7–82%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.2%	54.3–62.3%	63.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84–88.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	59.8%	53.9–65.6%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	66.4%	56.5–75.5%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75.2–81.2%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.5%	6.3–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.3%	29–40.5%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.9%	21–29.3%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	15.7–20.7%	15.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.1%	18.2–26.2%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.4–18.1%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	11.7–18.7%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.3–13.8%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.2–8.7%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.5–9.3%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15%	11.6–18.8%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	34.5%	29–40.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	14.1–20.2%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	12.9–17.9%	12.6%
Hearing	8.8%	7.6–10%	6.2%
Vision	5.5%	4.6–6.5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.7–5.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.3–11.6%	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 Steeleville door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Steeleville directly, so these are its own figures.

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.