Health · Ensign

Ensign, MI health

Ensign differs from Michigan on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.1% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.9% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 49878 (all of Ensign)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 837 people are less certain, so we show Ensign's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ensign 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 Ensign adults…

42 of every 100 Ensign adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.5–46%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ensign, betterEnsign, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Ensign
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Ensign
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14% Ensign
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Ensign
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ensign 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

Ensign 6.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Ensign adults are doing

1 in 3Ensign adults feel lonely

30% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Ensign adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Ensign adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Ensign adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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 8

Ensign adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

Ensign adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Ensign adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Ensign adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MI 8.3% · better

12% of Ensign adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing10%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Ensign

Ensign 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 Ensign.

37.3%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Gladstone38.6%

Brampton38.8%

Nahma39%

Ensign39.6%

Bay de Noc39.6%

Masonville39.6%

Care nearby

Osf St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Schoolcraft Memorial HospitalManistique · 28.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munising Memorial HospitalMunising · 39.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette · 53.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gwinn Family Health CenterGwinn · 38.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - MarinetteMarinette · 65.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careEnsign's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delta County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careEnsign's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delta County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthEnsign's county is a federal shortage area.Delta County · need score 16 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 Ensign. 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 Ensign

Measure	Ensign	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.7%	37.5–46%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	34.9–43.7%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.6%	32.2–47.2%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.3%	33.5–40.9%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.3%	23.7–31%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.4–16.5%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.1%	11–13.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.4–16.4%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.7%	9.3–12.1%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	13.7–18.6%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14%	11.6–16.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	22.2–31%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.3%	24.1–35.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.1%	79.1–84.8%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.3%	66.2–72.4%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.7%	88.3–91%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	72.1%	67.8–76.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.9%	70.2–82.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.8%	79–84.3%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.2%	5.1–7.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.2–34.9%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.1–24.7%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.9–18.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	18.1–23.7%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.1%	14.2–18.1%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	10.7–15%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.7–10.6%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–7.9%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12%	10–14.3%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.3%	32–40.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.3–20.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.6–16.1%	14.3%
Hearing	10%	8.9–11.1%	7.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.2%	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 Ensign door to door.

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

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