Health · Whitley

Whitley, IL health

Whitley differs from Illinois on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.1% vs 13.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (7.7% vs 9.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61928, 61957, 61951

Report card

How Whitley 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 Whitley adults…

38 of every 100 Whitley adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Whitley, betterWhitley, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Whitley
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Whitley
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Whitley
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Whitley
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Whitley 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Whitley 7.7% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Whitley adults are doing

1 in 3Whitley adults feel lonely

32.9% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Whitley adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Whitley adults lack social or emotional support

24.7% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Whitley adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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 8

Whitley adults worry about having enough food

12.8% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 10

Whitley adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 16

Whitley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 15

Whitley adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · IL 8% · better

11.9% of Whitley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Whitley

Whitley 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.

37.1%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Windsor37.4%

Ash Grove37.6%

East Nelson37.7%

Whitley38.1%

Mattoon39.6%

Care nearby

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon · 13.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hshs Good Shepherd HospitalShelbyville · 15.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Anthonys Memorial HospitalEffingham · 24.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pana Community HospitalPana · 30.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sihf Healthcare - MattoonMattoon · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sihf Healthcare - ArthurArthur · 15.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWhitley is not a shortage area

! Dental careWhitley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Moultrie/Shelby Counties · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthWhitley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 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 Whitley. 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 Whitley

Measure	Whitley	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	33.9–41.7%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	35.2–43.3%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.1%	31–45.8%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.7–34.1%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22.9%	19.8–26.3%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	10.8–15.8%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.5–11.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.2–11%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.8–14%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.7–10.1%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.4–18.4%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.1%	15.2–21.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	20–28.3%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	28.3–40.8%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	74.9–81.3%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.6%	58.9–66.1%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.6–89.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	64.3%	59.2–69%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.7%	63.4–78.6%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.2–80.6%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.2–9.4%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.9%	28.1–37.9%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.7%	21.2–28.4%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.1–19.1%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	17.3–23%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.9–16.5%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.8%	10.5–15.3%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.5–11.9%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.9–7.9%	8%	better
Receive SNAP	11.9%	9.8–14.2%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	31.8%	27.5–36%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13.2–17.5%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.1–15.8%	12.6%
Hearing	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	6.2%
Vision	4.7%	4.2–5.3%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	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 Whitley door to door.

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

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