Health · Gerrish

Gerrish, MI health

Gerrish differs from Michigan on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.4% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.4% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 48653 (all of Gerrish)

Report card

How Gerrish 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 Gerrish adults…

43 of every 100 Gerrish adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.2–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gerrish, betterGerrish, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Gerrish
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Gerrish
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Gerrish
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Gerrish
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gerrish 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gerrish 5.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Gerrish adults are doing

1 in 3Gerrish adults feel lonely

29.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Gerrish adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Gerrish adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Gerrish adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · Michigan 17.6% · better

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 9

Gerrish adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Gerrish adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Gerrish adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 16

Gerrish adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MI 8.3% · better

11.3% of Gerrish adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Gerrish

Gerrish 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%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Gerrish37%

Lyon37%

Beaver Creek37.3%

Markey37.5%

Lake38.8%

Higgins38.9%

Care nearby

Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGrayling · 13.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterKalkaska · 31.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mymichigan Medical Center GladwinGladwin · 35.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Midmichigan Medical Offices - RoscommonRoscommon · 2.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Northern Michigan Children's Assessment CenterRoscommon · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careGerrish's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Roscommon County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthGerrish's county is a federal shortage area.North Central · 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 Gerrish. 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 Gerrish

Measure	Gerrish	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.9%	39.2–46.7%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.7%	36.8–44.6%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	37%	30.5–43.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.2%	34–40.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.6%	22.5–28.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.4%	9.6–13.4%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.2–12.4%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13%	11.9–14%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12.7–16%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.8%	9–10.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.3–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	13.2–16.8%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.2%	12–16.5%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	22.4–29.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.4%	25.5–35.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80.7–85.6%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	70.3%	67.5–72.9%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.6%	89.5–91.6%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	75%	71.3–78.3%	69%	better
Mammogram	76.6%	70.5–81.7%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.8%	80.5–84.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	5.7%	4.9–6.7%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	25.5–33.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.7–23.1%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	14.1–17.2%	17.6%	better
Fair or poor health	20.5%	18.3–22.7%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	14.4–17.5%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	10.1–13.3%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.6–7.2%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.3%	9.8–12.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.3%	30.7–38%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15.6–19.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	12.1–14.7%	14.3%
Hearing	10.3%	9.4–11.3%	7.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	4–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.9%	8.1–9.7%	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 Gerrish door to door.

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

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