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Health in Copper Harbor · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Copper Harbor?

Copper Harbor differs from Michigan on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.4% vs 11.9%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.5% vs 10.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (15% vs 8.9%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Copper Harbor. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Copper Harbor

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Copper Harbor

No hospital or community health center in Copper Harbor itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERAspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsLaurium · 31.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUp Health System Portage★★★★★ · 40.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Great Lakes Family Health CenterLake Linden · 31.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
31.1 mi
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics
Laurium · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.3 mi
Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Lake Linden
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
40.4 mi
Up Health System Portage
Hancock · ★★★★★
ER
57.2 mi
Baraga County Memorial Hospital
L' Anse · not rated
ERRural critical access
67.3 mi
Bell Hospital
Ishpeming · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careCopper Harbor’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Houghton/Keweenaw Counties · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careCopper Harbor’s county is a federal shortage area.Keweenaw County · need score 12 of 25
! Mental healthCopper Harbor’s county is a federal shortage area.Houghton/Keweenaw Counties · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Copper Harbor; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Copper Harbor adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

86% Yearly checkupMI 80%
73% Dentist visitMI 68%
94% Cholesterol checkMI 87%
76% Colon screeningMI 69%
77% MammogramMI 77%
85% Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 24
working-age adults has no health insurance
Copper Harbor 4.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Copper Harbor adults are doing

On 3 of 4 measures, Copper Harbor does better than Michigan.

1 in 4Copper Harbor adults feel lonely
26.4% · MI 32.4% · Better than MI
1 in 6Copper Harbor adults lack social or emotional support
17.8% · MI 23.1% · Better than MI
1 in 4Copper Harbor adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 7Copper Harbor adults are in frequent mental distress
13.4% · MI 17.6% · Better than MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Copper Harbor adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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 11
Copper Harbor adults worry about having enough food
8.8% · MI 15.4%
Better than MI
1 in 16
Copper Harbor adults worry about keeping their housing
6.4% · MI 11.9%
Better than MI
1 in 20
Copper Harbor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · MI 8.7%
Better than MI
1 in 21
Copper Harbor adults lack reliable transportation
4.8% · MI 8.3%
Better than MI

8.7% of Copper Harbor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Copper Harbor adults…

Copper Harbor runs below MI on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 7. Tap one to see it as people.

15 of every 100 Copper Harbor adults have had cancer
Michigan: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 13.4–16.5%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.5%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 32%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 12.1%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 12.5%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Copper Harbor, betterCopper Harbor, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Map of trails and conserved land in Copper Harbor
Where Copper Harbor gets moving

8.1 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

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Around town

Copper Harbor and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Grant: 34.9% Eagle Harbor: no data Sherman: 37.6% Eagle Harbor: 34.7% Houghton: no data Eagle River: 33.9% Copper Harbor: 35.6% Copper HarborGrantEagle Harbor Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinics · Laurium · 31.1 miH
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Grant34.9%
Copper Harbor35.6%
MI36.2%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory10.7%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Michigan
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 163 people are less certain, so we show Copper Harbor's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Copper Harbor
MeasureCopper HarborLikely rangeMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure46.3%41–51.5%36.7%worse
High cholesterol44.8%39.6–50%35.4%worse
Obesity35.6%27.2–44.6%36.2%about the same
Arthritis41.3%36.7–46.1%29.1%worse
Depression24.4%20.6–28.3%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5.5%4.4–6.9%10.2%better
Asthma10.9%9.6–12.3%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)15%13.4–16.5%8.9%worse
Diabetes15%12.4–17.8%11.9%worse
COPD10.1%7.9–12.6%8.1%about the same
Heart disease10.3%8.6–12%7%worse
Stroke4.7%3.9–5.6%3.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.5%9.1–16.3%14.6%about the same
Binge drink12.1%9.8–14.7%15.9%better
Get no exercise23.5%18.1–29.7%24.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32%25.5–39.1%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup86%83.2–88.4%80.3%better
Dentist visit72.8%69.5–75.9%68%better
Cholesterol check93.8%92.6–95%87.4%better
Colon screening76.3%71.8–80.4%69%better
Mammogram76.8%69.1–83.6%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds84.9%82.1–87.5%77.6%better
No health insurance4.1%2.8–5.7%6.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.4%21.6–31.9%32.4%better
Lack emotional support17.8%14.5–21.7%23.1%better
Frequent mental distress13.4%11.3–15.7%17.6%better
Fair or poor health18.5%14.7–22.8%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress15%12.5–17.9%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.8%6.3–11.9%15.4%better
Housing insecurity6.4%4.7–8.3%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat5.1%3.9–6.4%8.7%better
No reliable transportation4.8%3.8–6.1%8.3%better
Receive SNAP8.7%5.9–12.3%14.3%
Disability
Any disability32.3%26.7–38.3%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs16.7%13.4–20.5%14%
Thinking or memory10.7%8.7–13.1%14.3%
Hearing10.4%8.8–12%7.3%
Vision4.5%3.7–5.5%4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.1–4.8%3.8%
Errands alone7.4%6–9.1%8.6%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Copper Harbor door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don’t call Copper Harbor better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Copper Harbor directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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