Health · Sunbury

Sunbury, IL health

Sunbury differs from Illinois on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.8% vs 10.3%) and more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61313, 60460, 61319, 60470
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How Sunbury 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 Sunbury adults…

37 of every 100 Sunbury adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sunbury, betterSunbury, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.4% Sunbury
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Sunbury
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Sunbury
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Sunbury
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
60%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
63%
Colon screening
IL 60%
68%
Mammogram
IL 74%
78%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sunbury 8.9% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Sunbury adults are doing

1 in 3Sunbury adults feel lonely
33.9% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Sunbury adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Sunbury adults lack social or emotional support
24.5% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Sunbury adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · 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
Sunbury adults worry about having enough food
14.7% · IL 15.9% · about the same
1 in 9
Sunbury adults worry about keeping their housing
11.6% · IL 13.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Sunbury adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · IL 7.8% · about the same
1 in 13
Sunbury adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · IL 8% · about the same

14.5% of Sunbury adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Sunbury

Sunbury 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 Sunbury.

Newtown: 37.2% Esmen: 36.8% Nevada: 36.5% Allen: 37.4% Amity: 36.8% Reading: 38.4% Odell: 36.6% Pontiac: 37.3% Dwight: 36.3% Highland: 36.8% Otter Creek: 39.2% Brookfield: 37.5% Sunbury: 37.2% Sunbury Newtown Esmen Nevada Allen Saint James Hospital · Pontiac · 12.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH
36.3%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Nevada36.5%
Esmen36.8%
Sunbury37.2%
Newtown37.2%
Allen37.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 23.9 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 Sunbury

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

HNearest ERMorris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris · 23.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint James Hospital★★★★★ · 12.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Partnership of IllinoisKankakee · 40.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Saint James Hospital
Pontiac · ★★★★★
23.9 mi
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers
Morris · ★★★★★
ER
31.1 mi
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl Ctr
Peru · ★★★★★
ER
39.5 mi
Valley West Community Hospital
Sandwich · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.8 mi
Community Health Partnership of Illinois
2 sites · nearest in Kankakee
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
41.2 mi
Heartland Community Health Clinic Dba: Heartland Health Services - Main
Eureka · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSunbury is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSunbury is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSunbury'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 Sunbury. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Sunbury
MeasureSunburyMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.2%32.7–41.5%33%about the same
High cholesterol38.3%33.7–42.9%35.4%about the same
Obesity37.2%28.7–45.4%34%about the same
Arthritis29.7%26–33.1%24.2%worse
Depression23.3%19.5–27%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.8%12.7–19.3%10.3%worse
Asthma10.8%9.4–12.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.4%8.5–10.4%7.6%worse
Diabetes12.7%10.8–14.6%11.7%about the same
COPD8.9%7.6–10.5%6.3%worse
Heart disease7.6%6.6–8.6%5.9%worse
Stroke3.9%3.4–4.5%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%13.6–19.7%12.1%worse
Binge drink18.3%15–21.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.4%21.5–31.7%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.8%28.4–43.3%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.9%74.1–81.4%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit59.5%55.1–63.5%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84–88.2%87.4%about the same
Colon screening63%57.1–68.1%60.2%about the same
Mammogram68.2%58.3–76.6%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.7%74.5–80.5%75.7%about the same
No health insurance8.9%6.9–11.2%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.9%28.6–39.6%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support24.5%20.7–28.9%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress18%15.8–20.4%15.6%worse
Fair or poor health20.9%17.6–24.6%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress15%13–17.3%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.7%11.7–18%15.9%about the same
Housing insecurity11.6%9.6–14%13.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.4%6.2–8.8%7.8%about the same
No reliable transportation7.7%6.5–9%8%about the same
Receive SNAP14.5%11.5–18%13.8%
Disability
Any disability32.7%27.9–37.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.8%13.3–18.5%12.8%
Thinking or memory14.9%12.8–17.2%12.6%
Hearing8.2%7.1–9.3%6.2%
Vision5.2%4.5–6%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.6–4.9%3.5%
Errands alone9.2%8–10.7%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 Sunbury door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Sunbury better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sunbury by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sunbury 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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