Health · Almena

Almena, MI health

On most measures Almena looks like Michigan as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.7% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10% vs 11.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49079, 49071, 49055, 49009

Report card

How Almena 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 Almena adults…

35 of every 100 Almena adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–39%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Almena, betterAlmena, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.9% Almena
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Almena
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Almena
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Almena
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Almena 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Almena 6.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Almena adults are doing

1 in 3Almena adults feel lonely

31.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Almena adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Almena adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Almena adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · 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 8

Almena adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 10

Almena adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Almena adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Almena adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MI 8.3% · better

11.9% of Almena adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Almena

Almena 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.

35.8%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Oshtemo36.2%

Antwerp37.4%

Almena37.5%

Waverly39%

Pine Grove39.3%

Care nearby

Bronson Lakeview HospitalPaw Paw · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo · 13.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beacon AlleganAllegan · 16.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health CenterKalamazoo · 12 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center BurdickKalamazoo · 12.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlmena's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Van Buren County · need score 16 of 25

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

✓ Mental healthAlmena is not a shortage area

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 Almena. 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 Almena

Measure	Almena	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	31.8–39%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36%	32.3–39.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.5%	31.3–44.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	27.6–33.7%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27.8%	24.4–31.5%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.7–11.7%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.4–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.4%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	10–13%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7.3–9.1%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6.1–7.5%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.7%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.6%	12.7–16.9%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	14–19.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.9%	20.5–27.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.4%	26.1–37.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77.1–83%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.4%	67.2–73.4%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.5–89.5%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71.5%	67.1–75.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.8–82.7%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.3–79.8%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	5.3–7.4%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	27–35.9%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.5–24.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.9–19.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	16–20.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.6–15.8%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	10.9–14.7%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	10%	8.6–11.5%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.3–8%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.9%	10.1–13.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	27–34.4%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11.9–15.4%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.8–16%	14.3%
Hearing	7.4%	6.7–8.3%	7.3%
Vision	4.4%	4.1–4.9%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.4–9.2%	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 Almena door to door.

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

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