Health · Arcada

Arcada, MI health

On most measures Arcada looks like Michigan as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.3% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48801, 48847

C+Health Grade

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Arcada’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Arcada is healthier than 41% of U.S. towns and 55% of Michigan towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressB-ObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 41%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 55%

Towns with similar incomes, $66K–$111K (9,259)Healthier than 27%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Arcada 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 Arcada 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. Arcada’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 Arcada 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 Arcada adults…

36 of every 100 Arcada adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.1–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Arcada, betterArcada, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Arcada
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Arcada
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Arcada
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Arcada
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Arcada 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Arcada 7.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Arcada adults are doing

1 in 3Arcada adults feel lonely

33.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Arcada adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Arcada adults lack social or emotional support

22.1% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Arcada adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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 7

Arcada adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Arcada adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Arcada adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.3% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Arcada adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · MI 8.3% · about the same

14.6% of Arcada adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory15.7%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Arcada

Arcada 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.

35.5%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Arcada35.9%

Alma36%

Ithaca36.4%

Emerson36.5%

Pine River37.2%

Sumner37.4%

Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma · 4.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant · 18.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sheridan Community HospitalSheridan · 21.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Women's Health Center of Isabella Citizens for HealthMount Pleasant · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Isabella Citizens for HealthMount Pleasant · 19 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careArcada's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gratiot County · need score 13 of 25

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

! Mental healthArcada's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gratiot County · 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 Arcada. 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 Arcada

Measure	Arcada	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.2%	32.1–40.2%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	32–40.5%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.9%	28.6–43.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	31.2%	27.9–34.6%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27.5%	23.8–31.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	10.7–16.2%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.5%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.8%	10.2–13.7%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	8.1–10.4%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.5%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.2%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.7%	13.4–18.3%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.4–19.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	21.8–30.6%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	26.3–39.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76–82.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.1%	63.4–70.5%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84.1–87.7%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	64.1–73.5%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	66.6–81.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	75–80.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.4–9.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	28.7–39.1%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.1%	18.8–25.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.3–20.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.5%	17.8–23.5%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.4–17%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.7–17.9%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.6–13.2%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.3%	7.1–9.6%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.6%	12.3–17.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	29.5–38.3%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.2–17.4%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.7%	13.8–17.8%	14.3%
Hearing	8.4%	7.5–9.5%	7.3%
Vision	5.3%	4.8–5.9%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	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 Arcada door to door.

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

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