Health · Au Gres

Au Gres, MI health

Au Gres differs from Michigan on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.5% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.7% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Au Gres

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How Au Gres 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 Au Gres adults…

42 of every 100 Au Gres adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.6–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Au Gres, betterAu Gres, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Au Gres
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.8% Au Gres
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Au Gres
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Au Gres
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Au Gres 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Au Gres 6.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Au Gres adults are doing

1 in 3Au Gres adults feel lonely

31.2% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Au Gres adults have been diagnosed with depression

27% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Au Gres adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Au Gres adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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

Au Gres adults worry about having enough food

13.9% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Au Gres adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 14

Au Gres adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Au Gres adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · MI 8.3% · about the same

13.5% of Au Gres adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.9%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Au Gres

Au Gres and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

37.3%39.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Au Gres37.4%

Sims37.5%

Au Gres38.3%

Care nearby

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 25.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mclaren Bay RegionBay City · 32.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Sterling Area Health Center Walk in ClinicStandish · 14.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Sterling Area Health CenterSterling · 15.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

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

! Mental healthAu Gres'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 Au Gres. 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 Au Gres

Measure	Au Gres	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.1%	37.6–46.7%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.1%	35.6–44.6%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	37.4%	29.5–45.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	36.7%	32.9–40.7%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27%	23.1–31%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11–16.7%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.5–13.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.7–13.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.3–16.6%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.9%	9–13%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.4–11%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13–19.7%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.3–17.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.9%	21.9–32.4%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.8%	25.3–38.3%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	78.6–84.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	59.9–67.4%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.6%	86.7–90.3%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	73.5%	68.6–77.9%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.9%	69.1–83.5%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.5%	78.7–83.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.6%	5–8.6%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26–37%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.1–26%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.1–19.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.8%	18.1–25.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	14–18.8%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.9%	10.7–17.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	7.9–12.2%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.1–8.8%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.3–9.1%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.5%	10.3–17.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.5%	31.3–41.8%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.9%	14.9–21%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	12.7–17.6%	14.3%
Hearing	10.2%	9–11.6%	7.3%
Vision	5.6%	4.8–6.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.1–11.4%	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 Au Gres door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Au Gres directly, so these are its own figures.

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.