Health · Buckeye

Buckeye, MI health

Buckeye differs from Michigan on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.6% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.3% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48624, 48612

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Buckeye’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Buckeye is healthier than 17% of U.S. towns, and than 35% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressC+Mental distressC-ObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 17%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 13%

Towns with similar incomes, $40K–$66K (6,212)Healthier than 35%

Better than its income would suggest. Buckeye is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Buckeye 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 Buckeye 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. Buckeye’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 Buckeye 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 Buckeye adults…

43 of every 100 Buckeye adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39–47.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buckeye, betterBuckeye, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.2% Buckeye
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Buckeye
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Buckeye
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.3% Buckeye
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Buckeye 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Buckeye 7.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Buckeye adults are doing

1 in 3Buckeye adults feel lonely

31.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Buckeye adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.1% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Buckeye adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Buckeye adults are in frequent mental distress

17.9% · 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 6

Buckeye adults worry about having enough food

15.7% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Buckeye adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Buckeye adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.3% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Buckeye adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MI 8.3% · about the same

16% of Buckeye adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Buckeye

Buckeye 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.

33.8%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Tobacco40.3%

Buckeye40.4%

Grout40.4%

Hay40.4%

Gladwin40.4%

Gladwin40.6%

Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin · 4.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare · 19.3 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant · 29 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Midmichigan Medical Offices - BeavertonBeaverton · 5.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sterling Area Health CenterSterling · 21.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBuckeye's county is a federal shortage area.Gladwin County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careBuckeye's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gladwin County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthBuckeye's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central Michigan MHCA · need score 19 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 Buckeye. 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 Buckeye

Measure	Buckeye	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.4%	39–47.5%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41%	36.5–45.3%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	40.4%	32.4–48.2%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.4%	33.6–41%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.1%	23.3–30.9%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.3%	12.5–18.2%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.6–13.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.7%	10.6–12.8%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.9%	13–16.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12%	10.7–13.3%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.1%	9.1–11.1%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.5–5.3%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.3%	16–20.9%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.4%	11.8–17.1%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.2%	24.9–33.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	27.1–39.5%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82%	78.8–84.8%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.2%	60.6–67.5%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.6–89.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.3%	65.5–74.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.2%	67.8–81.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.6%	78.9–83.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	6.2–8.6%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	26.8–36.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.6–26.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.9%	16.1–20%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.5%	20.7–26.4%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.3%	15.4–19.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.7%	13.5–18.2%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.2–12.4%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16%	13.8–18.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.6%	32.2–40.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	16.6–21.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	14.2–17.7%	14.3%
Hearing	10.5%	9.4–11.6%	7.3%
Vision	6.1%	5.5–6.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.6–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.4–11.6%	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 Buckeye door to door.

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

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