Health · Duncan

Duncan, MI health

Duncan differs from Michigan on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.9% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (5.3% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (15.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49967, 49961
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 203 people are less certain, so we show Duncan's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Duncan 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 Duncan adults…

48 of every 100 Duncan adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 44–52.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Duncan, betterDuncan, worseToo close to callMichigan
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Duncan
MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.2% Duncan
MI 34.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 11.7% Duncan
MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Duncan
MI 14.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

86%
Yearly checkup
MI 80%
73%
Dentist visit
MI 68%
93%
Cholesterol check
MI 87%
76%
Colon screening
MI 69%
76%
Mammogram
MI 77%
86%
Taking BP meds
MI 78%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Duncan 5.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Duncan adults are doing

1 in 4Duncan adults feel lonely
27.7% · Michigan 32.4% · better
1 in 4Duncan adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Duncan adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call
1 in 7Duncan adults are in frequent mental distress
13.8% · Michigan 17.6% · better
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 10
Duncan adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · MI 15.4% · better
1 in 14
Duncan adults worry about keeping their housing
6.9% · MI 11.9% · better
1 in 19
Duncan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · MI 8.7% · better
1 in 18
Duncan adults lack reliable transportation
5.5% · MI 8.3% · better

9.7% of Duncan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.3%
Thinking or memory12.1%
Hearing12.4%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Duncan

Duncan 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 Duncan.

Laird: 36.8% Covington: 41% Interior: 36.9% Iron River: 39.3% Bates: 39.7% Baraga: 42.1% Bohemia: 37.4% Elm River: 37% Portage: 35.9% Stannard: 37% Spurr: 40.4% Hematite: 37.2% L'Anse: 39% Haight: 37% Watersmeet: 35.6% Stambaugh: 39.7% Iron River: 40.5% Crystal Falls: 38.6% Duncan: 35.5% Duncan Laird Covington Interior Iron River Bates Baraga County Memorial Hospital · L' Anse · 23.1 miH Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics · Iron River · 30.3 miH Ice Lake Family Health Center · Iron River · 30.5 mi+
35.5%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Duncan35.5%
Laird36.8%
Interior36.9%
Iron River39.3%
Bates39.7%
Covington41%
6 places to get careNearest ER 23.1 mi

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

Getting care

Care in and near Duncan

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

HNearest ERBaraga County Memorial HospitalL' Anse · 23.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUp Health System Portage★★★★★ · 44 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Great Lakes Family Health CenterIron River · 30.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
23.1 mi
Baraga County Memorial Hospital
L' Anse · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.3 mi
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics
Iron River · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.5 mi
Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Iron River
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
44 mi
Up Health System Portage
Hancock · ★★★★★
ER
46.3 mi
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital
Eagle River · not rated
ERRural critical access
62 mi
Family Health Center - Minocqua Alcohol & Drug Recovery Center
Minocqua · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careDuncan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Houghton/Keweenaw Counties · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careDuncan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Houghton County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthDuncan'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 Duncan. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Duncan
MeasureDuncanMarginMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure48.1%44–52.1%36.7%worse
High cholesterol44.6%40.5–48.8%35.4%worse
Obesity35.5%29.2–42.2%36.2%about the same
Arthritis42.4%38.7–46%29.1%worse
Depression22.8%19.9–25.8%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10%8.3–11.9%10.2%about the same
Asthma10.8%9.7–12%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)15.2%13.8–16.7%8.9%worse
Diabetes16.2%14.2–18.4%11.9%worse
COPD11.5%9.7–13.4%8.1%worse
Heart disease11.6%10.2–13.1%7%worse
Stroke5.4%4.6–6.1%3.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%11.6–16.8%14.6%about the same
Binge drink11.7%9.9–13.8%15.9%better
Get no exercise26.9%22.4–31.7%24.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.2%23.6–33.2%34.7%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup85.8%83.6–87.9%80.3%better
Dentist visit73.3%70.7–75.8%68%better
Cholesterol check92.8%91.7–93.8%87.4%better
Colon screening75.5%71.8–78.9%69%better
Mammogram76.2%69.8–81.7%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds85.6%83.3–87.6%77.6%better
No health insurance5.1%4–6.7%6.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.7%23.7–32.2%32.4%better
Lack emotional support19.9%17–23.2%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.8%12.2–15.5%17.6%better
Fair or poor health20.8%17.8–24.2%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.3%14.3–18.5%14%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.2%8.3–12.5%15.4%better
Housing insecurity6.9%5.8–8.3%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.4–6.2%8.7%better
No reliable transportation5.5%4.7–6.4%8.3%better
Receive SNAP9.7%7.6–12%14.3%
Disability
Any disability37%32.4–41.7%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs19.3%16.5–22.4%14%
Thinking or memory12.1%10.4–13.8%14.3%
Hearing12.4%10.9–13.9%7.3%
Vision5.3%4.6–6.2%4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.8–5.1%3.8%
Errands alone8.7%7.4–10.1%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 Duncan door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Duncan better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Duncan by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Duncan 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.

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