Health · Barry

Barry, MI health

Barry differs from Michigan on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.4% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (5.9% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49046, 49060
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How Barry 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 Barry adults…

37 of every 100 Barry adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.9–40.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Barry, betterBarry, worseToo close to callMichigan
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.7% Barry
MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Barry
MI 34.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Barry
MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.5% Barry
MI 14.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Barry adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

81%
Yearly checkup
MI 80%
72%
Dentist visit
MI 68%
90%
Cholesterol check
MI 87%
74%
Colon screening
MI 69%
78%
Mammogram
MI 77%
80%
Taking BP meds
MI 78%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Barry 5.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Barry adults are doing

1 in 3Barry adults feel lonely
29.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Barry adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Barry adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Barry adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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 10
Barry adults worry about having enough food
10.4% · MI 15.4% · better
1 in 12
Barry adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · MI 11.9% · better
1 in 17
Barry adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · MI 8.7% · better
1 in 17
Barry adults lack reliable transportation
6% · MI 8.3% · better

9.2% of Barry adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Barry

Barry 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.

Prairieville: 35.9% Hope: 36.9% Johnstown: 39.9% Ross: 35.5% Orangeville: 36.7% Gun Plain: 35.7% Richland: 36.1% Rutland: 36.9% Baltimore: 37.2% Yankee Springs: 36.3% Assyria: 39.4% Bedford: 43.4% Charleston: 36.8% Augusta: 35.1% Barry: 36.3% Barry Prairieville Hope Johnstown Ross Battle Creek VA Medical Center · Battle Creek · 9.5 miH Corewell Health Pennock Hospital · Hastings · 12.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH Bronson Battle Creek Hospital · Battle Creek · 13.7 mi · 3★ MedicareH Borgess Medical Center · Kalamazoo · 14.6 mi · 3★ MedicareH Barry Community Health Center · Hastings · 13.3 mi+ Grace Health · Battle Creek · 13.4 mi+
35.1%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Ross35.5%
Prairieville35.9%
Barry36.3%
Hope36.9%
Johnstown39.9%

Care nearby

Battle Creek VA Medical CenterBattle Creek · 9.5 mi · VA
Corewell Health Pennock HospitalHastings · 12.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek · 13.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Barry Community Health CenterHastings · 13.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Grace HealthBattle Creek · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careBarry is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBarry is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBarry 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 Barry. 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 Barry
MeasureBarryMarginMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.6%32.9–40.4%36.7%about the same
High cholesterol39.4%35.4–43.3%35.4%about the same
Obesity36.3%30–42.9%36.2%about the same
Arthritis32.6%29.4–35.9%29.1%worse
Depression25.6%22.2–29.2%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.7%7.9–11.7%10.2%about the same
Asthma11.1%9.9–12.4%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.2%10.1–12.1%8.9%worse
Diabetes11.5%10–13.1%11.9%about the same
COPD8.1%7.2–9.2%8.1%about the same
Heart disease7.5%6.7–8.3%7%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.3–3.9%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.5%11.5–15.6%14.6%about the same
Binge drink15.9%13.3–18.7%15.9%about the same
Get no exercise22.7%19.3–26.6%24.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.3%26.9–38.1%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.2%78.1–84%80.3%about the same
Dentist visit72%69.1–75%68%better
Cholesterol check89.5%88.1–90.8%87.4%better
Colon screening73.8%69.6–77.8%69%better
Mammogram78.3%71.6–83.9%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds79.8%77–82.3%77.6%about the same
No health insurance5.4%4.5–6.5%6.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.5%25.1–34.1%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support20.4%17.3–23.7%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16%14.2–17.9%17.6%about the same
Fair or poor health17.3%15.1–19.6%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.7%12.2–15.3%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.4%8.7–12.2%15.4%better
Housing insecurity8.2%7–9.6%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat5.9%5–6.8%8.7%better
No reliable transportation6%5.1–6.7%8.3%better
Receive SNAP9.2%7.8–10.9%14.3%
Disability
Any disability30.5%27–34.6%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.5%11.8–15.4%14%
Thinking or memory12.8%11.4–14.4%14.3%
Hearing8.1%7.3–9.1%7.3%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.6%4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.8%3.8%
Errands alone7.6%6.7–8.4%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 Barry door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Barry better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Barry by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Barry 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.

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