Health · Covington

Covington, MI health

Covington differs from Michigan on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.4% vs 15.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.5% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (12.9% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49919, 49970, 49946, 49861

Report card

How Covington 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 Covington adults…

50 of every 100 Covington adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 44.7–54.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Covington, betterCovington, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.5% Covington
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34% Covington
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.4% Covington
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.4% Covington
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Covington 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

Covington 7.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Covington adults are doing

1 in 3Covington adults feel lonely

29.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Covington adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Covington adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Covington adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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

Covington adults worry about having enough food

16.3% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Covington adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Covington adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Covington adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · MI 8.3% · about the same

17.2% of Covington adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing12.8%

Errands alone11.2%

Vision7.1%

Dressing or bathing6%

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

Around Covington

Covington 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.

35.3%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Duncan35.5%

Hematite37.2%

L'Anse39%

Spurr40.4%

Covington41%

Baraga42.1%

Care nearby

Baraga County Memorial HospitalL' Anse · 15.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River · 28.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bell HospitalIshpeming · 38.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Up Health System PortageHancock · 43.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ice Lake Family Health CenterIron River · 29.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Houghton Family Health CenterHoughton · 41.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthCovington's county is a federal shortage area.Baraga County · need score 12 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 Covington. 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 Covington

Measure	Covington	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	49.6%	44.7–54.4%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	44.8%	39.9–49.8%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	41%	32.1–50%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	43.1%	38.6–47.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.1–30.2%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.3%	12.4–18.5%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.2–13.1%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.7%	12.3–15.1%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	18.7%	16.1–21.6%	11.9%	worse
COPD	14.7%	12.5–17.1%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	12.9%	11.3–14.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	6.1%	5.4–6.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.4%	16.1–23.1%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	12.4%	10.1–15.2%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	32.5%	26.8–38.5%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34%	27.5–41.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.9%	80.9–86.7%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	63.2%	59.5–66.9%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	90.4%	88.9–91.8%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	69.9%	64.9–74.7%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	72.5%	64.1–79.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.5%	81.9–87%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	5.8–9.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.1–34.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.5–25.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.4–18.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.9%	22.7–31.3%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.3%	16.7–22.1%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.3%	13.3–19.8%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.8–12.4%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.2–9.8%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7–9.5%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.2%	14.1–20.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	41.3%	35.8–46.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	23%	19.6–26.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.2–17.6%	14.3%
Hearing	12.8%	11.3–14.4%	7.3%
Vision	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5.1–6.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.2%	9.5–12.9%	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 Covington door to door.

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

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