Health · Dover

Dover, MI health

Dover differs from Michigan on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.6% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (12% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49656, 49601, 49688

CHealth Grade

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Dover’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Dover is healthier than 25% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthCPhysical distressC-Mental distressC-ObesityB-DiabetesCSmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 25%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 28%

Towns with similar incomes, $55K–$92K (9,880)Healthier than 21%

About what its income would suggest. Dover does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Dover could be anywhere from D to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Michigan ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Dover with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Dover’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Dover 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 Dover adults…

43 of every 100 Dover adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.1–46.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dover, betterDover, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.9% Dover
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.9% Dover
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Dover
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.1% Dover
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dover 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

Dover 7.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Dover adults are doing

1 in 3Dover adults feel lonely

32% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Dover adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Dover adults lack social or emotional support

22.8% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Dover adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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

Dover adults worry about having enough food

16.6% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Dover adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 11

Dover adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Dover adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · MI 8.3% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

37.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory16.5%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Dover

Dover and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Dover.

37.5%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Burdell38.8%

Newkirk38.9%

Dover39%

Henderson39.1%

Ellsworth39.2%

Care nearby

Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids · 30.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee · 33.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Care - CadillacCadillac · 14.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northwest Michigan Health ServicesManistee · 35.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careDover's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake/Osceola Counties · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthDover's county is a federal shortage area.Lake County · 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 Dover. 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 Dover

Measure	Dover	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.5%	38.1–46.9%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	39.4%	34.9–43.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39%	31.1–47.5%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	36.8%	33.1–40.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.9%	24.1–32%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.6%	13.7–19.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.6–13.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	10–12.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.7%	12.7–16.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12%	10.4–13.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.8%	8.7–11%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.1%	16.3–22.1%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.2%	12.5–18.1%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.9%	24.9–34.9%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.9%	27.4–40.8%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.2%	77.8–84.2%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.2–67.5%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.7–89.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	63.3–73.1%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	72.6%	64.2–79.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.3–82.7%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.1–9.2%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	27.1–37.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.8%	19.4–26.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.4–20.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24%	20.6–27.4%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.6%	15.5–19.8%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.6%	13.8–19.6%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.8–13.4%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.8%	7.6–10.2%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.4–9.8%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.2%	14.4–20.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.7%	33–42.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	16.3–21.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.5%	14.5–18.7%	14.3%
Hearing	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	7.3%
Vision	6.2%	5.5–7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.4–5.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	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 Dover door to door.

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

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