Health · Felch

Felch, MI health

Felch differs from Michigan on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.6% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10% vs 15.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.4% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49831, 49815, 49877, 49881

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 501 people are less certain, so we show Felch's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Felch 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 Felch adults…

42 of every 100 Felch adults have high blood pressure

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

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Felch, betterFelch, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Felch
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.5% Felch
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Felch
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Felch
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Felch 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 20

working-age adults has no health insurance

Felch 5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Felch adults are doing

1 in 3Felch adults feel lonely

29.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Felch adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Felch adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Felch adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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 10

Felch adults worry about having enough food

10% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 13

Felch adults worry about keeping their housing

7.6% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 18

Felch adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 18

Felch adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · MI 8.3% · better

9.1% of Felch adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Felch

Felch 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 Felch.

36.5%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

West Branch36.5%

Felch37.1%

Breen37.1%

Sagola37.6%

Ely38.5%

Norway38.6%

Care nearby

Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Iron Mountain Mi VA Medical CenterIron Mountain · 20.8 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Bell HospitalIshpeming · 30.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River · 36.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gwinn Family Health CenterGwinn · 25 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - LakewoodLakewood · 62.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFelch's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Dickinson County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careFelch's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Dickinson County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthFelch's county is a federal shortage area.Dickinson/Iron Counties · 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 Felch. 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 Felch

Measure	Felch	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.6%	37–46%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.2%	35.6–44.7%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	37.1%	29.3–44.7%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	36%	31.9–39.8%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.9%	22.2–29.5%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.5%	7.7–11.6%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.4%	11.2–13.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.2–15.4%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	7.7–10.9%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	9%	7.8–10.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.1%	11.3–17.1%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.2–17.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.8%	20–29.7%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.5%	24.8–36.9%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.2%	80.2–85.8%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.6%	68.4–74.7%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	90.6%	89.1–92%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	73.6%	69.3–77.6%	69%	better
Mammogram	78.9%	72.3–84.7%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.9%	78.9–84.4%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	5%	3.8–6.5%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	24.4–35.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17–24.7%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.5–17.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.3–21.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.6–16.8%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10%	7.8–12.6%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.6%	6.1–9.3%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.6–6.7%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.7–6.7%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	9.1%	7–11.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.4%	28.5–38.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	12.9–18.2%	14%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	10.8–14.7%	14.3%
Hearing	9.6%	8.4–10.8%	7.3%
Vision	4.4%	3.7–5.1%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.7–9.1%	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 Felch door to door.

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

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