Health · Bethany

Bethany, MI health

Bethany differs from Michigan on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.9% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (10.2% vs 6.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48880, 48615

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Bethany’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Bethany is healthier than 21% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressC-Mental distressCObesityB-DiabetesDSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 21%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 20%

Towns with similar incomes, $60K–$101K (9,798)Healthier than 11%

About what its income would suggest. Bethany does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Bethany could be anywhere from D to B−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Michigan ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Bethany with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Bethany’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Bethany 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 Bethany adults…

38 of every 100 Bethany adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.3–41.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bethany, betterBethany, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Bethany
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Bethany
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Bethany
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.9% Bethany
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bethany 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bethany 10.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Bethany adults are doing

1 in 3Bethany adults feel lonely

34.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Bethany adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Bethany adults lack social or emotional support

26% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Bethany adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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 5

Bethany adults worry about having enough food

21% · MI 15.4% · worse

1 in 6

Bethany adults worry about keeping their housing

15.9% · MI 11.9% · worse

1 in 8

Bethany adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.2% · MI 8.7% · worse

1 in 9

Bethany adults lack reliable transportation

11.1% · MI 8.3% · worse

21.3% of Bethany adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone10%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Bethany

Bethany 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.

34.6%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Wheeler35.4%

Emerson36.5%

Pine River37.2%

Bethany39.5%

Jasper40.4%

St. Louis42.6%

Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma · 6.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City · 22.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Healthsource SaginawSaginaw · 24.7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Isabella Citizens for HealthMount Pleasant · 16 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Women's Health Center of Isabella Citizens for HealthMount Pleasant · 16.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBethany's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gratiot County · need score 13 of 25

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

! Mental healthBethany's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gratiot 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 Bethany. 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 Bethany

Measure	Bethany	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	34.3–41.8%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.2–38.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.5%	32.8–46.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	28.5%	25.8–31.4%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	25.8%	22.6–29.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.2–16.3%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	10–12.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.2–8.6%	8.9%	better
Diabetes	12.5%	11.1–14%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	8.3–10.4%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.8–8.1%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.1%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.9%	17.4–22.6%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.3%	14.6–20.4%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.5%	24.6–32.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.1%	30.3–42.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	74.1–80.5%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.2%	56.7–63.5%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	83%	81–85%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	65.5%	61.2–69.7%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	67.7–80.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.9%	71.1–76.4%	77.6%	worse
No health insurance	10.2%	8.6–12%	6.9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.6%	30.1–39.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26%	22.8–29.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.4–21.4%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.4%	20.8–26.2%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.9–17.3%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21%	18.3–24.1%	15.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.9%	13.8–18.1%	11.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.2%	10.8–13.9%	8.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.3%	18.6–24.3%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.1%	31.1–39.3%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	13.4–16.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	15.5–19.2%	14.3%
Hearing	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	7.3%
Vision	6.1%	5.5–6.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	10%	9–11.1%	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 Bethany door to door.

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

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