Health · Cheboygan

Cheboygan, MI health

Cheboygan differs from Michigan on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.2% vs 8.1%) and more smokers (19% vs 14.6%).

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

Report card

How Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan adults…

40 of every 100 Cheboygan adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.5–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cheboygan, betterCheboygan, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Cheboygan
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Cheboygan
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Cheboygan
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19% Cheboygan
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cheboygan 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cheboygan 8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Cheboygan adults are doing

1 in 3Cheboygan adults feel lonely

32.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Cheboygan adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Cheboygan adults lack social or emotional support

23.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Cheboygan adults are in frequent mental distress

19.5% · 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 5

Cheboygan adults worry about having enough food

18.3% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Cheboygan adults worry about keeping their housing

12.9% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Cheboygan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Cheboygan adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · MI 8.3% · worse

18.9% of Cheboygan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone11.2%

Vision6.4%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Cheboygan

Cheboygan 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.

37.9%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Benton40.8%

Inverness40.8%

Beaugrand40.8%

Cheboygan42.2%

Care nearby

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 21.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord · 43.1 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix · 45.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alcona Health Center Cheboygan CampusCheboygan · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alcona Health Center Pellston ServicesPellston · 16.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCheboygan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cheboygan County · need score 19 of 25

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

! Mental healthCheboygan's county is a federal shortage area.North Country Catchment Area · need score 10 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 Cheboygan. 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 Cheboygan

Measure	Cheboygan	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.6%	35.5–44.1%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	32.9–41.8%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	42.2%	34.3–50.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	30.3–37.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	28.9%	25–33.2%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.5–16%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.4%	11–14%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.2–11.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.8%	11.9–15.8%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	11.2%	9.8–12.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.8–9.8%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19%	16.2–21.9%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.3%	12.5–18.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.4%	23.9–33.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	28.5–42.3%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	76.6–83.4%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.9%	56.9–64.7%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.6–87.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	66.2%	60.8–71.3%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	71.2%	62.6–79.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	75.7–81.1%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	8%	6.5–9.7%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.6%	27.4–38%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.4%	19.8–27.4%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.5%	17.3–21.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.6%	20.4–26.9%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	14.9–19.2%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.3%	15.3–21.5%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.9%	10.8–15%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.4–11.3%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8.5–11.3%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	18.9%	15.8–22.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.7%	33.1–42.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.7–20.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.3–19.7%	14.3%
Hearing	9.5%	8.4–10.7%	7.3%
Vision	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.4–5.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.2%	9.8–12.7%	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 Cheboygan door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cheboygan 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.