Health · Arenac

Arenac, MI health

Arenac differs from Michigan on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.7% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (11.1% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48749, 48658, 48766

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 891 people are less certain, so we show Arenac's figures without a grade.

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How Arenac 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 Arenac adults…

41 of every 100 Arenac adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–45.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Arenac, betterArenac, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Arenac
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Arenac
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Arenac
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Arenac
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Arenac 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Arenac 7.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Arenac adults are doing

1 in 3Arenac adults feel lonely

31.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Arenac adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Arenac adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Arenac adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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 6

Arenac adults worry about having enough food

15.5% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Arenac adults worry about keeping their housing

11.2% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Arenac adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Arenac adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.5% of Arenac adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing9.7%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Arenac

Arenac and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Arenac.

37.4%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Au Gres38.3%

Mason38.6%

Standish38.6%

Arenac39.1%

Deep River39.3%

Clayton39.3%

Care nearby

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 6.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Bay RegionBay City · 30.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sterling Area Health Center Walk in ClinicStandish · 6.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midmichigan Medical Offices-West BranchWest Branch · 24.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careArenac's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Arenac/Ogemaw Counties · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthArenac's county is a federal shortage area.Bay/Arenac Counties · need score 8 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 Arenac. 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 Arenac

Measure	Arenac	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.2%	36.9–45.6%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	38.9%	34.5–43.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.1%	31.1–47.3%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.5%	31.8–39.2%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.8%	24–31.9%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	11.9–17.7%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12%	10.6–13.4%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–12%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.2–16.1%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.1%	9.6–12.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.6–21.5%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.7%	13–18.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.5–33.3%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	26.1–39.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.5–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	65%	61.3–68.6%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.8%	86.1–89.3%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	63.1–73%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.7%	66.3–81.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	76.9–82.3%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	5.8–8.7%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	26.6–37.3%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.1–26.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.4–20.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.8%	19.7–26.3%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.8–19.1%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.5%	12.8–18.4%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.2%	9.4–13.1%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.2–9.8%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7–9.4%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.5%	12.8–18.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.7%	32–41.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.8%	15.4–20.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	14–18.2%	14.3%
Hearing	9.7%	8.6–10.9%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.2%	8.9–11.6%	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 Arenac door to door.

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

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