Health · Dafter

Dafter, MI health

On every measure CDC estimates, Dafter looks like Michigan as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49724, 49783, 49715

Report card

How Dafter 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 Dafter adults…

39 of every 100 Dafter adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.4–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dafter, betterDafter, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Dafter
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Dafter
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Dafter
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Dafter
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dafter 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dafter 6.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Dafter adults are doing

1 in 3Dafter adults feel lonely

32.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Dafter adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.2% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Dafter adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Dafter adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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 7

Dafter adults worry about having enough food

15.3% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Dafter adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Dafter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Dafter adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · MI 8.3% · about the same

13.8% of Dafter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Dafter

Dafter 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%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Soo34.1%

Bruce34.3%

Dafter34.4%

Kinross35.2%

Superior36.6%

Care nearby

Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie · 10.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 35.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry · 51.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 72.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bay Mills Health CenterBrimley · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bay Mills Health CenterBrimley · 10.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careDafter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthDafter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 17 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 Dafter. 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 Dafter

Measure	Dafter	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.5%	34.4–42.8%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	32.9–41.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.4%	27.3–42.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32%	28.5–35.5%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27.2%	23.5–31.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.4%	9.3–13.9%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	12.5%	11.1–14%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	12.5%	10.8–14.4%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.8–10.1%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.7%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14.2–19.5%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16%	13.1–19.1%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.7–29.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	26.6–38.9%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	77.2–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.7%	65.5–72%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.7–89.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	64.3–73.7%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.2%	68.9–82.8%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75–80.7%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.2%	5.1–7.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.9%	27.8–38.1%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.6–26.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.6–20.9%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	17.5–23%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.7–17.6%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.3%	12.9–17.8%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.6%	9.8–13.4%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.4–9.8%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.8%	11.6–16.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	34%	29.6–38.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.4%	13.4–17.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.6–17.5%	14.3%
Hearing	8.7%	7.7–9.7%	7.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.1–10.3%	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 Dafter door to door.

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

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