Health · Albion

Albion, MI health

Albion differs from Michigan on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.6% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Albion

Report card

How Albion 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 Albion adults…

39 of every 100 Albion adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.8–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Albion, betterAlbion, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.3% Albion
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% Albion
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Albion
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.1% Albion
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Albion 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Albion 9.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Albion adults are doing

1 in 3Albion adults feel lonely

37.6% · Michigan 32.4% · worse

1 in 4Albion adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.4% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Albion adults lack social or emotional support

27.5% · Michigan 23.1% · worse

1 in 5Albion adults are in frequent mental distress

21.4% · Michigan 17.6% · 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 4

Albion adults worry about having enough food

27.2% · MI 15.4% · worse

1 in 5

Albion adults worry about keeping their housing

19.2% · MI 11.9% · worse

1 in 6

Albion adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

15.4% · MI 8.7% · worse

1 in 7

Albion adults lack reliable transportation

14.3% · MI 8.3% · worse

28.7% of Albion adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.4%

of Albion adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory19.8%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone12.7%

Vision8.1%

Dressing or bathing6%

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

Around Albion

Albion 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.

39.3%45.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Albion42.7%

Sheridan43.5%

Albion45.3%

Care nearby

Oaklawn HospitalMarshall · 10.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Eaton Rapids Medical CenterEaton Rapids · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Henry Ford Allegiance HealthJackson · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grace HealthAlbion · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cfh - LifewaysJackson · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careAlbion's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calhoun County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthAlbion's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calhoun County · need score 16 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 Albion. 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 Albion

Measure	Albion	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.3%	35.8–42.9%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.8%	30.2–37.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	45.3%	38.8–51.7%	36.2%	worse
Arthritis	28.7%	25.9–31.5%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27.4%	23.7–31%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21%	17.6–24.6%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.7%	11.4–14.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.6%	6–7.2%	8.9%	better
Diabetes	15.1%	13.4–16.9%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.2%	9.2–11.3%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.2%	7%	about the same
Stroke	4.6%	4.3–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.1%	16.8–21.6%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15%	12.4–17.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.3%	28.1–36.9%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38%	32.2–44%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	74.8–81.4%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.5%	53.7–61.2%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.1%	78.5–83.3%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	65.4%	60.5–70%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.1%	66.9–80.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	74–78.3%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	9.8%	8.3–11.6%	6.9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.6%	32.5–42.9%	32.4%	worse
Lack emotional support	27.5%	23.6–31.4%	23.1%	worse
Frequent mental distress	21.4%	19.2–23.9%	17.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	25.7%	23–28.6%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14.5–18.2%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	27.2%	24.1–30.5%	15.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.2%	16.8–21.6%	11.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	15.4%	13.6–17.2%	8.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	14.3%	12.7–16%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	28.7%	25.7–31.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	39.4%	35.2–43.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	16.3–20.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	19.8%	17.7–21.9%	14.3%
Hearing	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	7.3%
Vision	8.1%	7.4–8.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5.5–6.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	12.7%	11.4–14.1%	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 Albion door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Albion directly, so these are its own figures.

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.