Health · Adams

Adams, MI health

Adams differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.8% vs 8.1%) and more smokers (19% vs 14.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48659, 48610

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Adams’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Adams is healthier than 29% of U.S. towns, and than 49% of towns with similar incomes.

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressC-Mental distressB-ObesityC+DiabetesC-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 29%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 35%

Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$73K (7,589)Healthier than 49%

Better than its income would suggest. Adams 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, Adams 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 Michigan 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 Adams 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. Adams’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Adams compares with Michigan

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 Adams adults…

40 of every 100 Adams adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.5–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Adams, betterAdams, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.7% Adams
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Adams
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Adams
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19% Adams
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MI 80%

Dentist visit

MI 68%

Cholesterol check

MI 87%

Colon screening

MI 69%

Mammogram

MI 77%

Taking BP meds

MI 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Adams 7.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Adams adults are doing

1 in 3Adams adults feel lonely

32.2% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Adams adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Adams adults lack social or emotional support

23.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Adams adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · Michigan 17.6% · 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 6

Adams adults worry about having enough food

15.8% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Adams adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Adams adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Adams adults lack reliable transportation

8.4% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.7% of Adams adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.9%

of Adams adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17%

Thinking or memory16.4%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Adams

Adams 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.

38.2%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Gibson38.5%

Adams39.3%

Deep River39.3%

Grim39.7%

Moffatt40%

Care nearby

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 7.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin · 20 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Bay RegionBay City · 33.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sterling Area Health CenterSterling · 4.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sterling Area Health Center Walk in ClinicStandish · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAdams's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Arenac/Ogemaw Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careAdams's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Arenac County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthAdams's county is a federal shortage area.Bay/Arenac Counties · need score 8 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 Adams. 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 Adams

Measure	Adams	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.9%	35.5–44.1%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.1%	33.8–42.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.3%	31.6–47.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	34.2%	30.6–37.9%	29.1%	worse
Depression	28.3%	24.6–32.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.9–14.6%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	12.1%	10.7–13.5%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.6–15.5%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	10.8%	9.5–12.3%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.5%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19%	16.1–22.2%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	13.7–19.6%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.7%	23.1–32.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	26.4–39.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.4–82.9%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.5–68.4%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87%	85–88.7%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	63.9–73.4%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.9%	68.3–82.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.5–81.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	5.8–9.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	27.3–37.6%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.2%	19.6–27%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19%	16.9–21.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.5%	19.4–25.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.7%	14.7–18.8%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.8%	13.2–18.9%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.8–13.4%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.4–10%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.4%	7.2–9.6%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.7%	13.3–18.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.9%	31.5–40.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17%	14.8–19.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.4%	14.4–18.6%	14.3%
Hearing	8.9%	7.9–10%	7.3%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4–5.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	10%	8.8–11.4%	8.6%

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 Adams door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Adams by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Adams by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan 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.