Health · Denver

Denver, MI health

Denver differs from Michigan on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (8% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.6% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48858, 48618, 48878

Report card

How Denver 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 Denver adults…

35 of every 100 Denver adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–38.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Denver, betterDenver, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Denver
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Denver
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Denver
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Denver
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Denver 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

Denver 7.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Denver adults are doing

1 in 3Denver adults feel lonely

35.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Denver adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.7% · Michigan 25.7% · worse

1 in 4Denver adults lack social or emotional support

23% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Denver adults are in frequent mental distress

21% · Michigan 17.6% · worse

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

Denver adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · MI 15.4% · worse

1 in 8

Denver adults worry about keeping their housing

13.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Denver adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.3% · MI 8.7% · worse

1 in 9

Denver adults lack reliable transportation

10.9% · MI 8.3% · worse

19% of Denver adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

of Denver adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%

Thinking or memory18.2%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Denver

Denver 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.

33.2%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Geneva36.4%

Wise38.8%

Denver39.4%

Chippewa40.2%

Isabella40.9%

Care nearby

Mclaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare · 10.4 mi · ★★★★★

Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin · 21.4 mi · ER · rural critical access

Isabella Citizens for HealthMount Pleasant · 7.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Women's Health Center of Isabella Citizens for HealthMount Pleasant · 8.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careDenver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Isabella County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthDenver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central Michigan MHCA · need score 19 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 Denver. 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 Denver

Measure	Denver	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	30.8–38.2%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	33%	29.3–36.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	32.5–46.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	27.6%	24.7–30.5%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	29.7%	25.9–33.7%	25.7%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.6%	13.1–18.9%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.2%	10.9–13.7%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8%	7.2–8.7%	8.9%	better
Diabetes	11%	9.7–12.6%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8.8%	7.8–9.8%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	6–7.4%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.7%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14.6–19.1%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	17%	14.1–20.2%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	22.5–30.7%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	29.7–41.6%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.9–81.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.5%	59.3–66.1%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.9%	79.8–83.9%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	67.2%	63–72.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	68.1–81.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.5%	69.7–74.9%	77.6%	worse
No health insurance	7.7%	6.4–9.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.7%	30.3–41.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23%	19.4–26.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	21%	18.7–23.3%	17.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	21.3%	18.6–23.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.3–16.8%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	16.2–21.9%	15.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.3%	11.3–15.4%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.3%	8.9–11.8%	8.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.9%	9.5–12.4%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	19%	16.3–21.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	31–39.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.3%	12.5–16.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	18.2%	16.3–20.2%	14.3%
Hearing	7.7%	6.8–8.5%	7.3%
Vision	5.7%	5.2–6.3%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.6–11.9%	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 Denver door to door.

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

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