Health · Truro

Truro, IL health

Truro differs from Illinois on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.8% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.4% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61489, 61428, 61485
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How Truro 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 Truro adults…

37 of every 100 Truro adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.8–41.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Truro, betterTruro, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Truro
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Truro
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Truro
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Truro
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
65%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
88%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
66%
Colon screening
IL 60%
71%
Mammogram
IL 74%
79%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Truro 6.8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Truro adults are doing

1 in 3Truro adults feel lonely
31.3% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Truro adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.7% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Truro adults lack social or emotional support
23.5% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Truro 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
Truro adults worry about having enough food
11.5% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 11
Truro adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 16
Truro adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.1% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 16
Truro adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · IL 8% · better

11% of Truro adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Truro

Truro 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 Truro.

Persifer: 36.7% Millbrook: 33% Elba: 37.7% Victoria: 36.5% Knox: 37.6% Copley: 35.7% Haw Creek: 37.5% Orange: 36.8% Brimfield: 31% Princeville: 32.3% West Jersey: 38.2% Essex: 37.3% Salem: 37.9% Lynn: 37.8% Truro: 37% Truro Persifer Millbrook Elba Victoria Toulon Community Health Center · Toulon · 14.6 mi+ Community Health Partnership of Illinois · Princeville · 14.8 mi+
31%38.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Millbrook33%
Victoria36.5%
Persifer36.7%
Truro37%
Elba37.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.4 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 Truro

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

HNearest ERSt. Mary Medical CenterGalesburg · 17.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOsf Saint Luke Medical Center★★★★★ · 20.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careToulon Community Health CenterToulon · 14.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.6 mi
Toulon Community Health Center
Toulon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
14.8 mi
Community Health Partnership of Illinois
Princeville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.4 mi
St. Mary Medical Center
Galesburg · ★★★★★
ER
20.8 mi
Osf Saint Luke Medical Center
Kewanee · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.3 mi
Carle Health Proctor Hospital
Peoria · ★★★★★
ER
28.2 mi
Carle Health Methodist Hospital
Peoria · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careTruro's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Knox County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careTruro's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Knox County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthTruro'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 Truro. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Truro
MeasureTruroMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.2%32.8–41.8%33%about the same
High cholesterol38.8%34.2–43.5%35.4%about the same
Obesity37%28.8–45.4%34%about the same
Arthritis30.5%26.8–34.3%24.2%worse
Depression21.7%18.4–25.5%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.3%9.9–15.1%10.3%about the same
Asthma10.3%9–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.3%9.3–11.4%7.6%worse
Diabetes12.1%10.2–14%11.7%about the same
COPD8.2%7.1–9.4%6.3%worse
Heart disease7.5%6.6–8.4%5.9%worse
Stroke3.8%3.3–4.1%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.3%12–17%12.1%about the same
Binge drink17.7%14.5–21.2%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.7%19.2–28.3%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.7%27.7–42%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.5%75.7–82.7%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.9%60.8–68.7%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check88.2%86.3–89.8%87.4%about the same
Colon screening66%60.4–71.2%60.2%better
Mammogram71.4%62.2–79.5%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.8%75.6–81.6%75.7%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.5–8.4%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.3%26.2–36.6%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support23.5%19.7–27.3%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.2%14.2–18.4%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health18.4%15.6–21.2%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%12.1–15.8%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.5%9.4–13.9%15.9%better
Housing insecurity9.4%7.8–11.1%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat6.1%5.1–7.1%7.8%better
No reliable transportation6.3%5.4–7.3%8%better
Receive SNAP11%8.9–13.3%13.8%
Disability
Any disability30.1%25.7–34.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs14.5%12.4–16.7%12.8%
Thinking or memory12.8%11.1–14.7%12.6%
Hearing8%7–9.1%6.2%
Vision4.4%3.9–5%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.2–4.1%3.5%
Errands alone7.9%6.9–9%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 Truro door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Truro better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Truro by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Truro 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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