Health · Bismarck

Bismarck, MI health

Bismarck differs from Michigan on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.9% vs 15.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.8% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.5% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49743, 49779, 49759

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 413 people are less certain, so we show Bismarck's figures without a grade.

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How Bismarck 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 Bismarck adults…

46 of every 100 Bismarck adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 41–50.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bismarck, betterBismarck, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.1% Bismarck
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34% Bismarck
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.9% Bismarck
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Bismarck
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bismarck 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

Bismarck 6.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Bismarck adults are doing

1 in 3Bismarck adults feel lonely

29.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Bismarck adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Bismarck adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Bismarck adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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 7

Bismarck adults worry about having enough food

14.5% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Bismarck adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 13

Bismarck adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Bismarck adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15% of Bismarck adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.6%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing11.9%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Bismarck

Bismarck 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.

38.2%42.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Montmorency39.2%

Moltke41.1%

Case41.3%

Belknap41.7%

Bismarck41.8%

Metz41.8%

Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena · 27.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord · 39.8 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 50.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGrayling · 56.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Thunder Bay Community Health Service - Rogers CityRogers City · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Thunder Bay Community Health Service - HillmanHillman · 14.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBismarck's county is a federal shortage area.Presque Isle County · need score 13 of 25

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

! Mental healthBismarck's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Presque Isle County · need score 14 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 Bismarck. 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 Bismarck

Measure	Bismarck	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.8%	41–50.6%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	43.2%	38.3–48.1%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	41.8%	33.1–50.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	41.1%	36.8–45.2%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.5%	22.6–30.5%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.7–17.5%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.2%	11.9–14.5%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	16.4%	14.1–18.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12.7%	11–14.6%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11.5%	10.2–12.8%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.5%	4.9–6.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.5%	14.7–20.7%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	12.9%	10.5–15.6%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	30.1%	24.9–35.4%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34%	27.4–41.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.7%	80.7–86.5%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	65.7%	62.1–69.3%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.6–91.4%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	73.1%	68.3–77.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.1%	65.9–81.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.4%	80.6–85.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.7%	5.4–8.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	24.5–35.6%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	17.8–25.4%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.6–18.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.1%	20.6–27.7%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.9%	15.7–20.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.5%	11.8–17.4%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.2–11.6%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.4–8.9%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15%	12.3–17.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	38.8%	33.8–43.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.6%	17.7–23.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	13–17%	14.3%
Hearing	11.9%	10.5–13.4%	7.3%
Vision	6.3%	5.5–7.1%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.6–5.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.1–11.9%	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 Bismarck door to door.

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

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