Health · Allen

Allen, MI health

Allen differs from Michigan on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (13.1% vs 8.1%).

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

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Allen’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Allen is healthier than 13% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressCObesityC-DiabetesDSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 13%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 8%

Towns with similar incomes, $49K–$82K (9,113)Healthier than 13%

About what its income would suggest. Allen does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Allen 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 Allen 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. Allen uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Allen 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 Allen adults…

45 of every 100 Allen adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.8–49.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Allen, betterAllen, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.6% Allen
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.5% Allen
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Allen
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.2% Allen
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Allen 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Allen 8.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Allen adults are doing

1 in 3Allen adults feel lonely

32.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Allen adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Allen adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Allen adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · 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 5

Allen adults worry about having enough food

19.1% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Allen adults worry about keeping their housing

12.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Allen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Allen adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · MI 8.3% · about the same

20.3% of Allen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.3%

Thinking or memory17.7%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone12.3%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Allen

Allen and the towns around it

Care nearby

Hillsdale HospitalHillsdale · 7.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Oaklawn HospitalMarshall · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cameron HealthAngola · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grace HealthAlbion · 19.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bowen Center AngolaAngola · 23.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careAllen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hillsdale County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthAllen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA-Lifeways · need score 12 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 Allen. 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 Allen

Measure	Allen	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.6%	39.8–49.2%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.6%	36.6–46.4%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	39.6%	31.8–47.7%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.3%	33.4–41.3%	29.1%	worse
Depression	29.8%	25.3–34.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.8%	12.3–19.5%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.8%	13.4–18.4%	11.9%	worse
COPD	13.1%	10.8–15.5%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.2%	8.8–11.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.4–6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.2%	16.2–24.2%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.3%	11.5–17.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.6%	26.6–38.8%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.5%	26.4–41.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.2%	77.6–84.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.1%	59.8–68%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	84.4–89%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	66.2%	59.9–71.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	73.4%	63.6–81.5%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.7–83.4%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	5.9–11%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.7%	27.1–38.6%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.1–26.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	16.4–21.9%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.3%	21.9–30.8%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.6%	15.8–21.5%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.1%	14.7–24.1%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.3%	9.7–15%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	7.8–11.6%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.4%	7.7–11.3%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	20.3%	15.4–25.3%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	40.5%	34.8–46.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.3%	17.8–24.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.7%	14.8–20.5%	14.3%
Hearing	10.6%	9.2–12.1%	7.3%
Vision	7.2%	6.1–8.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	4.9–6.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	12.3%	10.2–14.4%	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 Allen door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Allen 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.