Health · Bronson

Bronson, MI health

Bronson differs from Michigan on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.1% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.7% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Bronson

Report card

How Bronson 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 Bronson adults…

34 of every 100 Bronson adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.9–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bronson, betterBronson, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Bronson
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Bronson
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Bronson
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.7% Bronson
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bronson 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bronson 11.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Bronson adults are doing

1 in 3Bronson adults feel lonely

35.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Bronson adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.2% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Bronson adults lack social or emotional support

24.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Bronson adults are in frequent mental distress

20.7% · Michigan 17.6% · worse

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

Bronson adults worry about having enough food

21% · MI 15.4% · worse

1 in 6

Bronson adults worry about keeping their housing

15.8% · MI 11.9% · worse

1 in 9

Bronson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11% · MI 8.7% · worse

1 in 9

Bronson adults lack reliable transportation

10.7% · MI 8.3% · worse

20% of Bronson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory18.4%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone10.3%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Bronson

Bronson 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.

36.2%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Bronson36.2%

Bronson37.1%

Care nearby

Insight Hospital and Medical Center ColdwaterColdwater · 11.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sturgis HospitalSturgis · 12.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cameron HealthAngola · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Parkview Lagrange HospitalLagrange · 19.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Covered Bridge Healthcare of St. Joseph CountyCentreville · 17 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bowen Center AngolaAngola · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careBronson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Branch County · need score 18 of 25

✓ Mental healthBronson is not a shortage area

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 Bronson. 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 Bronson

Measure	Bronson	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.8%	29.9–38%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.8%	28.7–37%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.1%	29.6–45.3%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	26.7%	23.6–30%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	29.2%	25.1–33.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.7%	15.5–22.4%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.4%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	8.9%	better
Diabetes	11.5%	9.9–13.4%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.8%	7.4–10.3%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.5–7.2%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.7%	15.3–22.1%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.4%	14.3–20.9%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.9%	23.7–34.2%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	30–43.5%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.9%	72.1–79.6%	80.3%	worse
Dentist visit	62.5%	58.9–66.2%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.7%	80–85.1%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	64.7%	59.6–69.7%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	73%	65.1–80.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.6%	68.4–74.7%	77.6%	worse
No health insurance	11.5%	9.3–14%	6.9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.5%	30–40.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.7%	20.8–28.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.7%	18.1–23.3%	17.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.5%	19–26.1%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	13.7–18.1%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21%	17.4–25.2%	15.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.8%	13.2–18.7%	11.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11%	9.3–12.8%	8.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.7%	9.1–12.4%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	20%	16.3–24%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.9%	30.8–41%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12–16.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	18.4%	15.7–21.1%	14.3%
Hearing	7.1%	6.3–8.1%	7.3%
Vision	5.9%	5.1–6.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.3%	8.7–11.8%	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 Bronson door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bronson 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.