Health · Flowerfield

Flowerfield, MI health

On most measures Flowerfield looks like Michigan as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.2% vs 10.2%) and more adults who have had cancer (10.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49067, 49093

Report card

How Flowerfield 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 Flowerfield adults…

38 of every 100 Flowerfield adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.3–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Flowerfield, betterFlowerfield, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Flowerfield
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Flowerfield
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Flowerfield
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Flowerfield
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Flowerfield 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Flowerfield 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Flowerfield adults are doing

1 in 3Flowerfield adults feel lonely

31.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Flowerfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Flowerfield adults lack social or emotional support

22.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Flowerfield adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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

Flowerfield adults worry about having enough food

13.7% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Flowerfield adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Flowerfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Flowerfield adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MI 8.3% · about the same

12.9% of Flowerfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.2%

of Flowerfield adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Flowerfield

Flowerfield 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.

35.7%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Prairie Ronde35.7%

Marcellus36.4%

Flowerfield37%

Fabius38.2%

Park38.2%

Care nearby

Three Rivers HealthThree Rivers · 6.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Bronson Lakeview HospitalPaw Paw · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bronson Methodist HospitalKalamazoo · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Borgess Medical CenterKalamazoo · 20.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Covered Bridge Healthcare of St. Joseph CountyCentreville · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center SheridanKalamazoo · 17.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careFlowerfield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthFlowerfield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph County · 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 Flowerfield. 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 Flowerfield

Measure	Flowerfield	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	34.3–41.4%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	33.2–40.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37%	30.7–43.7%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	29.3–35.1%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.6%	24.3–30.9%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	10.3–14.6%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.6–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.3–10.9%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.9–13.8%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.1%	8.3–10.1%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	7–8.5%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.6–4.2%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	14.3–18.4%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.8–18.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	21.5–28.7%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.5%	29.5–40.3%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	77–82.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.1%	64.3–70.3%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	86.2–89%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.3%	65.5–73.3%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.6%	69.5–81.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.6–80.3%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.8–8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.5–36.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.6%	19.6–25.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	16.3–19.9%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.7–22.3%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.5–16.7%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.7%	11.8–15.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	9.2–12%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.9%	11.2–14.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.2%	29.6–36.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	13.3–16.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.6–16.8%	14.3%
Hearing	8.3%	7.5–9.1%	7.3%
Vision	4.8%	4.4–5.3%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.9%	8.1–9.8%	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 Flowerfield door to door.

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

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