Health · Ferris

Ferris, MI health

Ferris differs from Michigan on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.5% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (11.1% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48891, 48829, 48877, 48818

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Ferris’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Ferris is healthier than 14% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressDObesityCDiabetesDSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 14%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 8%

Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$74K (7,939)Healthier than 19%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Ferris 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 Ferris 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. Ferris’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 Ferris 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 Ferris adults…

40 of every 100 Ferris adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–43.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ferris, betterFerris, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.8% Ferris
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Ferris
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Ferris
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.6% Ferris
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ferris 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

Ferris 8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Ferris adults are doing

1 in 3Ferris adults feel lonely

32.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Ferris adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Ferris adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Ferris adults are in frequent mental distress

19.5% · 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

Ferris adults worry about having enough food

17.8% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Ferris adults worry about keeping their housing

12.6% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Ferris adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Ferris adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · MI 8.3% · about the same

17.9% of Ferris adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Ferris

Ferris 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 Ferris.

35.9%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Sumner37.4%

Ferris42.7%

Day42.8%

Richland43.4%

Care nearby

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow CarsonCarson City · 11.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sheridan Community HospitalSheridan · 12.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center AlmaAlma · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Central MichiganMount Pleasant · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Women's Health Center of Isabella Citizens for HealthMount Pleasant · 19.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Montcalm Area Health CenterGreenville · 20.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFerris's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montcalm County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careFerris's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montcalm County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthFerris's county is a federal shortage area.Montcalm County · need score 12 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 Ferris. 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 Ferris

Measure	Ferris	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.7%	35.9–43.6%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	34.3–42.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	42.7%	35.9–49.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	33.5%	30.3–36.8%	29.1%	worse
Depression	28.6%	25–32.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.5%	12.8–18.6%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.1%	10.7–13.5%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.7%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	13.7%	11.9–15.5%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	11.1%	9.7–12.6%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.6%	16.7–22.7%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	13.2–18.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.8%	24.5–33.5%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.1%	30.5–42.2%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	77.3–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.7%	59.1–66.2%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.9%	84–87.7%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	67.6%	63.1–72.1%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	67.3–81%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.8–80%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	8%	6.5–9.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	27.6–37.4%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.9–27.1%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.5%	17.4–21.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.3%	20.3–26.5%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	15–19.1%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.8%	14.8–21%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.6%	10.6–14.8%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.2–11%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.3%	8–10.6%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.9%	14.9–21%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.9%	32.6–41.4%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.4–20.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	15.2–19.5%	14.3%
Hearing	9.1%	8.2–10.2%	7.3%
Vision	6%	5.4–6.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	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 Ferris door to door.

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

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