Health · Germfask

Germfask, MI health

Germfask differs from Michigan on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.3% vs 15.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.2% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (12.8% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49836, 49883, 49840

Report card

How Germfask 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 Germfask adults…

46 of every 100 Germfask adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 41.8–49.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Germfask, betterGermfask, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Germfask
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Germfask
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Germfask
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.3% Germfask
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Germfask 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

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

Mind & connection

How Germfask adults are doing

1 in 3Germfask adults feel lonely

30.1% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Germfask adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Germfask adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Germfask 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 7

Germfask adults worry about having enough food

15.3% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Germfask adults worry about keeping their housing

10.3% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Germfask adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.2% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Germfask adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.7% of Germfask adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.4%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.4%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Germfask

Germfask 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.

37.1%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Lakefield38.1%

Portage40.1%

Germfask40.8%

Seney41%

Mueller41.2%

Doyle41.4%

Care nearby

Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry · 21 mi · ER · rural critical access

Schoolcraft Memorial HospitalManistique · 27 mi · ER · rural critical access

Munising Memorial HospitalMunising · 35.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 62.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Ganawenindiwag - Community Recovery Center (Crc)Brimley · 64.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Bay Mills Health CenterBrimley · 64.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careGermfask's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schoolcraft County · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthGermfask's county is a federal shortage area.Schoolcraft County · need score 14 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 Germfask. 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 Germfask

Measure	Germfask	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.6%	41.8–49.3%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	42.7%	39–46.5%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	40.8%	34.3–47.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	40.5%	37.2–43.8%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.5%	23.4–29.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.6–16.3%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.6–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.7%	11.7–13.9%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	16.6%	14.6–18.6%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12.8%	11–14.8%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11%	9.8–12.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.8–6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.3%	15.4–21.4%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	13.3%	11.3–15.4%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	29.8%	25.3–34.4%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	28–38.4%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.4%	80.9–85.6%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	66.4%	63.6–69.2%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.8%	88.4–91.1%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	70.7%	67–74.5%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.5%	69.6–81.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.2%	80.9–85.3%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.4–8.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.2–34.3%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.8–24.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	15–18.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.1%	20.9–27.7%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18%	15.8–20.2%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.3%	12.7–18.2%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.3%	8.7–12%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.2%	7.1–9.4%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.9–9.1%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.7%	13–18.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	38.3%	33.9–42.8%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.4%	17.7–23.4%	14%
Thinking or memory	15%	13.1–17%	14.3%
Hearing	11.3%	10.1–12.6%	7.3%
Vision	6.4%	5.5–7.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.5–6%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.1–11.9%	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 Germfask door to door.

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

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