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Ustick, IL health

Ustick differs from Illinois on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.2% vs 13.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.5% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61270, 61252

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 410 people are less certain, so we show Ustick's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ustick 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 Ustick adults…

37 of every 100 Ustick adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.9–41.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ustick, betterUstick, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.4% Ustick
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Ustick
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Ustick
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Ustick
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ustick 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ustick 7.4% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Ustick adults are doing

1 in 3Ustick adults feel lonely

31% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Ustick adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.4% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Ustick adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Ustick adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Ustick adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 11

Ustick adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 17

Ustick adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 16

Ustick adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · IL 8% · better

10.9% of Ustick adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Ustick

Ustick 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.

33.9%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Union Grove33.9%

Clyde34.1%

Ustick34.5%

Fulton35.7%

Care nearby

Morrison Community HospitalMorrison · 6.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercyone Clinton Medical CenterClinton · 8.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cgh Medical CenterSterling · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercyone Genesis Dewitt Medical CenterDewitt · 27 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Care Inc. Clinton ClinicClinton · 9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Care, Inc. - Clinton NorthClinton · 9.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careUstick's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Whiteside County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careUstick's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Whiteside County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthUstick'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 Ustick. 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 Ustick

Measure	Ustick	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	32.9–41.9%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.7%	35.2–44.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.5%	26.9–43.1%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	30.7%	27.2–34.6%	24.2%	worse
Depression	21.4%	18.1–25.2%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	8.8–13.6%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.6–14.2%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7–9.3%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	11.6–16.2%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.5%	14.4–20.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.4%	19.2–28.1%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	26.8–40.7%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	75.7–82.6%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64%	60.1–67.7%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.4–89.7%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	66.8%	61.2–71.6%	60.2%	better
Mammogram	72.6%	63.4–80.1%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.5%	76.6–82.3%	75.7%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	6–8.9%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	25.8–36.8%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.5–27.5%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14–18%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.9%	16.2–21.8%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12–15.7%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9.4–13.9%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.7–11.1%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	10.9%	8.8–13.1%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	30.6%	26.4–35.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.5–17%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.2–14.7%	12.6%
Hearing	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	6.2%
Vision	4.5%	4.1–5.2%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.1%	7–9.1%	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 Ustick door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ustick by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ustick 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.