Health · Edwards

Edwards, MI health

Edwards differs from Michigan on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.3% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48661, 48624, 48610

Report card

How Edwards 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 Edwards adults…

42 of every 100 Edwards adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38–46.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Edwards, betterEdwards, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Edwards
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.7% Edwards
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Edwards
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Edwards
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Edwards 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Edwards 7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Edwards adults are doing

1 in 3Edwards adults feel lonely

31.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Edwards adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Edwards adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Edwards adults are in frequent mental distress

17.9% · 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

Edwards adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Edwards adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Edwards adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Edwards adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.1% of Edwards adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%

Thinking or memory15.7%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Edwards

Edwards 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.

38.4%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Ogemaw38.4%

Edwards38.7%

Horton39.1%

Clement40.3%

Nester40.7%

Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 8.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare · 35 mi · ★★★★★

Sterling Area Health Center - West Branch ClinicWest Branch · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Midmichigan Medical Offices-West BranchWest Branch · 5.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careEdwards's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Arenac/Ogemaw Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careEdwards's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ogemaw County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthEdwards's county is a federal shortage area.AuSable Valley Catchment Area · 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 Edwards. 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 Edwards

Measure	Edwards	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.3%	38–46.8%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	39.3%	35–43.8%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.7%	31.1–47.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.3%	33.6–41.2%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.6%	23.7–31.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.2–16.5%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.5–13.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.6–12.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.6–16.6%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.3%	10.1–12.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.7–10.7%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.3–5.2%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.5%	15.1–20%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	12–17.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.5%	24–33.2%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.7%	29.3–42.4%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.2–84.4%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.3%	62.6–69.4%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.4–89.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.8%	66–75.1%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	66.3–81.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78–83.3%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	7%	5.8–8.4%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.5–36.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	19–25.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.9%	15.9–20%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.8%	19.9–25.7%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	15–19%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	12.6–17.2%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.9–12.1%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.9–9.1%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.9–9%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.1%	12.9–17.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	32.8–41.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.5%	16.1–20.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.7%	13.9–17.5%	14.3%
Hearing	10.3%	9.2–11.4%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	5.2–6.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.3–5.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	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 Edwards door to door.

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

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