Health · Amboy

Amboy, MI health

Amboy differs from Michigan on 21 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (13.6% vs 8.1%) and more smokers (23.4% vs 14.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49232, 49288

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 942 people are less certain, so we show Amboy's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Amboy 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 Amboy adults…

43 of every 100 Amboy adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.3–47.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Amboy, betterAmboy, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.5% Amboy
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% Amboy
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Amboy
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.4% Amboy
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Amboy 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Amboy 9.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Amboy adults are doing

1 in 3Amboy adults feel lonely

34.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Amboy adults have been diagnosed with depression

31.5% · Michigan 25.7% · worse

1 in 4Amboy adults lack social or emotional support

24.1% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Amboy adults are in frequent mental distress

21.2% · 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

Amboy adults worry about having enough food

22.8% · MI 15.4% · worse

1 in 7

Amboy adults worry about keeping their housing

14.6% · MI 11.9% · worse

1 in 9

Amboy adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.5% · MI 8.7% · worse

1 in 9

Amboy adults lack reliable transportation

11.3% · MI 8.3% · worse

24.9% of Amboy adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.5%

Thinking or memory19.9%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone12.9%

Vision7.5%

Dressing or bathing6%

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

Around Amboy

Amboy 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%41.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Wright39%

Woodbridge39.8%

Camden40.1%

Madison40.7%

Amboy40.9%

Bridgewater40.9%

Care nearby

Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersMontpelier · 8.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hillsdale HospitalHillsdale · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Hospitals and Wellness CentersBryan · 16.9 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Cameron HealthAngola · 21.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bryan Community Health CenterBryan · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bowen Center AngolaAngola · 20.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthAmboy'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 Amboy. 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 Amboy

Measure	Amboy	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43%	38.3–47.6%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.4%	35.5–45%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	40.9%	32.9–49.2%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.1%	31.2–39.1%	29.1%	worse
Depression	31.5%	26.8–36.2%	25.7%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.3%	12.9–20.2%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.7%	11–14.4%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.7–10.8%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	15.5%	13.2–17.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	13.6%	11.9–15.4%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.8%	8.6–11%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.5–5.5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.4%	20.2–27.1%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15%	12.1–18.4%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.5%	28.2–39.4%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.5%	28.3–43.3%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	75.5–83%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.5%	55.2–63.7%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	84%	81.7–86.2%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	65%	59–70.7%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	73.3%	63.6–81.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75–81.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	9.3%	7.5–11.2%	6.9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.4%	29.1–40.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.1%	20.3–28.2%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	21.2%	18.6–24%	17.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	27.7%	24.2–31.7%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.1%	16.8–21.8%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.8%	19.3–26.7%	15.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.6%	12.3–17.2%	11.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.5%	10–13.4%	8.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.3%	9.7–13.1%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	24.9%	21.2–28.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	41.1%	36–46.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.5%	17.8–23.4%	14%
Thinking or memory	19.9%	17.5–22.6%	14.3%
Hearing	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	7.3%
Vision	7.5%	6.7–8.3%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5.3–6.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	12.9%	11.5–14.7%	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 Amboy door to door.

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

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