Health · Calvin

Calvin, MI health

Calvin differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.3% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (10.1% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49031, 49095, 49061

Report card

How Calvin 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 Calvin adults…

41 of every 100 Calvin adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.6–45.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Calvin, betterCalvin, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Calvin
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Calvin
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Calvin
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Calvin
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Calvin 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

Calvin 6.9% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Calvin adults are doing

1 in 3Calvin adults feel lonely

31.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Calvin adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Calvin adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Calvin adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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

Calvin adults worry about having enough food

15.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Calvin adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Calvin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Calvin adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.1% of Calvin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Calvin

Calvin 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%44.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Porter36.6%

Penn36.6%

Mason36.8%

Calvin37%

Jefferson37.2%

Care nearby

Elkhart General HospitalElkhart · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalDowagiac · 13.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Three Rivers HealthThree Rivers · 15.2 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cassopolis Family Clinic NetworkCassopolis · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cassopolis Family Clinic AnnexCassopolis · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careCalvin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Cass County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthCalvin's county is a federal shortage area.Cass 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 Calvin. 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 Calvin

Measure	Calvin	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41%	36.6–45.3%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.2%	34.7–43.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37%	29.3–44.9%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	34.2%	30.5–37.9%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.5%	22.7–30.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	10.7–15.9%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.4%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.2–16%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.1%	8.9–11.4%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14.3–19.4%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	11.9–17.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.3%	22.8–32.1%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.3%	28.9–42%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	77.9–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.6%	63.1–69.9%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.7–89.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	64.1–73.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	68.7–82.8%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.1–82.6%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.9%	5.8–8.3%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.5%	25.9–37.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.5–27.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.5–19.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.7%	18.9–24.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.9–17.9%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.4%	12.9–18.1%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.5–13.3%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.3–10.1%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7.1–9.4%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.1%	12.6–17.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.6%	30.1–39.3%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.6–19.2%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.4–17.1%	14.3%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	7.3%
Vision	5.6%	5.1–6.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.5–10.8%	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 Calvin door to door.

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

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