Health · Arvon

Arvon, MI health

Arvon differs from Michigan on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.4% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.4% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.7% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49962, 49946

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 411 people are less certain, so we show Arvon's figures without a grade.

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How Arvon 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 Arvon adults…

47 of every 100 Arvon adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 41.9–51.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Arvon, betterArvon, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Arvon
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Arvon
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Arvon
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Arvon
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Arvon 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Arvon 5.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Arvon adults are doing

1 in 3Arvon adults feel lonely

29.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Arvon adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.4% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Arvon adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Arvon adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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 8

Arvon adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Arvon adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Arvon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 15

Arvon adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MI 8.3% · better

11.8% of Arvon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

38%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing12%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Arvon

Arvon 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 Arvon.

37%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Powell37.2%

Arvon37.5%

Michigamme38.3%

L'Anse39%

Care nearby

Baraga County Memorial HospitalL' Anse · 14.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Up Health System PortageHancock · 28.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsLaurium · 29.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bell HospitalIshpeming · 33.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Houghton Family Health CenterHoughton · 25.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careArvon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Baraga County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthArvon's county is a federal shortage area.Baraga 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 Arvon. 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 Arvon

Measure	Arvon	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46.8%	41.9–51.7%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	44%	39.2–49%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	37.5%	29.2–46.3%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	41.4%	37.1–45.9%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.4%	21.7–29.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12–17.9%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	14.1%	12.7–15.6%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	16.5%	14.1–19.2%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12.1%	10.2–14.3%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11.7%	10.3–13.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.5%	4.7–6.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	12.5–18.8%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	12.7%	10.4–15.3%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	28%	22.8–33.7%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	25.8–39.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.3%	81.4–86.9%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	70.6%	67.1–73.7%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.2%	89.9–92.4%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	75.3%	70.5–79.6%	69%	better
Mammogram	74.5%	66.3–81.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.4%	81.7–86.8%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	5.6%	4.3–7.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.7%	24.9–35%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	17.7–24.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.5–17.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.5%	18.9–26.7%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.3%	15–19.9%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	9.8–15%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.4–7.5%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.8%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.8%	9.5–14.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	38%	32.8–43.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20%	16.8–23.4%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.7–16%	14.3%
Hearing	12%	10.6–13.7%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	4.9–6.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.1–5.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.1–11.1%	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 Arvon door to door.

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

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