Health · Baltimore

Baltimore, MI health

Baltimore differs from Michigan on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7% vs 8.7%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.8% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49058, 49050

Report card

How Baltimore 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 Baltimore adults…

36 of every 100 Baltimore adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.1–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Baltimore, betterBaltimore, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Baltimore
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Baltimore
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Baltimore
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Baltimore
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Baltimore 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

Baltimore 6.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Baltimore adults are doing

1 in 3Baltimore adults feel lonely

30.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Baltimore adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Baltimore adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Baltimore adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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

Baltimore adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 10

Baltimore adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Baltimore adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Baltimore adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MI 8.3% · better

11.9% of Baltimore adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Baltimore

Baltimore 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.

36.3%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Hastings36.9%

Hope36.9%

Baltimore37.2%

Maple Grove38.9%

Johnstown39.9%

Care nearby

Corewell Health Pennock HospitalHastings · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Battle Creek VA Medical CenterBattle Creek · 15.1 mi · VA

Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte · 21 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Barry Community Health CenterHastings · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Grace HealthBattle Creek · 16 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careBaltimore is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBaltimore is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBaltimore is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Baltimore. 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 Baltimore

Measure	Baltimore	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	32.1–40%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.2%	34–42.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.2%	30.3–44.5%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.7–35.5%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	26.6%	22.9–30.5%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	9.6–14.5%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	10–13.3%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.8%	7.8–10%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.7–8.3%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.3–18%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.2–19.2%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	21.1–29.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.9–40.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.3–82.9%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.7%	66.4–72.9%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.8–89%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71.3%	66.7–75.7%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	77.5%	70.2–83.8%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.4–81.1%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.6%	5.5–7.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.9%	26–36.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.5–25.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.6–19.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.3%	16.7–21.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.8–16.4%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	10.9–15.2%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.4–11.5%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7%	6.1–8.1%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7%	6.2–8.1%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.9%	10.1–13.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	29–37.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.7–16.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	13–16.5%	14.3%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.2%	7.3%
Vision	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	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 Baltimore door to door.

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

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