Health · Grand Ledge

Grand Ledge, MI health

Grand Ledge differs from Michigan on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.3% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.3% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Grand Ledge

B+Health Grade

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Grand Ledge’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Grand Ledge is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns, and than 87% of towns with similar incomes.

A-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressC+Mental distressC+ObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 69%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 80%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$86K (9,558)Healthier than 87%

Better than its income would suggest. Grand Ledge is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Grand Ledge could be anywhere from C+ to A.

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 Grand Ledge 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. Grand Ledge uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Grand Ledge 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 Grand Ledge adults…

33 of every 100 Grand Ledge adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.4–37.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Grand Ledge, betterGrand Ledge, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.7% Grand Ledge
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Grand Ledge
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Grand Ledge
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.3% Grand Ledge
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grand Ledge 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

Grand Ledge 5.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Grand Ledge adults are doing

1 in 3Grand Ledge adults feel lonely

30.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Grand Ledge adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.1% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Grand Ledge adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Grand Ledge adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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

Grand Ledge adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

Grand Ledge adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Grand Ledge adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 16

Grand Ledge adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · MI 8.3% · better

9.2% of Grand Ledge adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.8%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision3.7%

Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around Grand Ledge

Grand Ledge and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

33.8%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Eagle35.2%

Oneida36.9%

Grand Ledge37.8%

Care nearby

Edward W Sparrow HospitalLansing · 10.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Greater LansingLansing · 13 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte · 13.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Eaton Rapids Medical CenterEaton Rapids · 18.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Forest Community Health CenterLansing · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Care Free MedicalLansing · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGrand Ledge is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGrand Ledge is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthGrand Ledge is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Grand Ledge. 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 Grand Ledge

Measure	Grand Ledge	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.2%	29.4–37.2%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	30.8–38.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.8%	31.2–45.2%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	28.7%	25.5–32%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	28.1%	24.2–32.1%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.4%	6.7–10.5%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	9.9%	8.5–11.5%	11.9%	better
COPD	6.7%	5.8–7.7%	8.1%	better
Heart disease	6%	5.4–6.8%	7%	better
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.3%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.3%	10.2–14.5%	14.6%	better
Binge drink	17.6%	14.6–20.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.7%	17.9–25.9%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	27.4–38.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.3%	68.1–74.5%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.7–89.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	70.9%	66.4–75.3%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.4–83.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.8%	72.8–78.6%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.5%	4.4–6.5%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	26–35.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17–23.4%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.5–19.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.7%	13.4–18.1%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.5–12.2%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.5–10.5%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	9.2%	7.6–11.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	28.3%	24.4–32.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.8%	10–13.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.5–15%	14.3%
Hearing	6.8%	6–7.7%	7.3%
Vision	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	2.9%	2.6–3.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.3–8.3%	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 Grand Ledge door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Grand Ledge directly, so these are its own figures.

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.