Health · Grant

Grant, MI health

Grant differs from Michigan on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10% vs 11.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.5% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48763, 48748, 48770
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Grant’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Grant is healthier than 21% of U.S. towns, and than 38% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressB-Mental distressC+ObesityDDiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 21%
Less healthyHealthier
Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 19%
Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$70K (7,141)Healthier than 38%

Better than its income would suggest. Grant is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

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

46 of every 100 Grant adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 41.3–50%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Grant, betterGrant, worseToo close to callMichigan
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Grant
MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.8% Grant
MI 34.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Grant
MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.7% Grant
MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grant adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

83%
Yearly checkup
MI 80%
66%
Dentist visit
MI 68%
89%
Cholesterol check
MI 87%
72%
Colon screening
MI 69%
76%
Mammogram
MI 77%
83%
Taking BP meds
MI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grant 7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Grant adults are doing

1 in 3Grant adults feel lonely
30.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Grant adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Grant adults lack social or emotional support
21.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Grant adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · 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
Grant adults worry about having enough food
14.9% · MI 15.4% · about the same
1 in 10
Grant adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · MI 11.9% · better
1 in 13
Grant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.7% · MI 8.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Grant adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.1% of Grant adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.4%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing11.4%
Errands alone10.5%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Grant

Grant 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 Grant.

Tawas: 37.2% Sherman: 37.8% Reno: 40% Plainfield: 39.5% Tawas City: 37.2% Baldwin: 37% Alabaster: 37.2% Wilber: 37.6% Burleigh: 39.8% Turner: 37.6% Logan: 41.3% Oscoda: 40.4% Hill: 38.9% Goodar: 40.8% Curtis: 41.8% Grant: 38.1% Grant Tawas Sherman Reno Plainfield Tawas St. Joseph Hospital · Tawas City · 10.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health Center · Hale · 7.3 mi+ Ahc Oscoda Area High School Sbhc · Oscoda · 18.7 mi+
37%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Tawas37.2%
Sherman37.8%
Grant38.1%
Plainfield39.5%
Reno40%

Care nearby

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 10.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 25.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 38.6 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health CenterHale · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Ahc Oscoda Area High School SbhcOscoda · 18.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careGrant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iosco County · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careGrant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iosco County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthGrant's county is a federal shortage area.AuSable Valley Catchment Area · 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 Grant. 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 Grant
MeasureGrantMarginMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.8%41.3–50%36.7%worse
High cholesterol42.4%37.7–46.8%35.4%worse
Obesity38.1%30.2–46.1%36.2%about the same
Arthritis38.7%34.9–42.4%29.1%worse
Depression26.6%22.8–30.4%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.1%11.5–16.9%10.2%worse
Asthma11.6%10.3–13%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.8%11.6–14%8.9%worse
Diabetes15.6%13.6–17.7%11.9%worse
COPD12.5%11–14.1%8.1%worse
Heart disease11%9.8–12.2%7%worse
Stroke5.3%4.8–5.8%3.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.7%15.2–20.4%14.6%worse
Binge drink13.3%10.9–16%15.9%about the same
Get no exercise30%25.3–34.8%24.9%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.8%25.9–38.1%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup82.8%79.7–85.5%80.3%about the same
Dentist visit66.2%62.8–69.6%68%about the same
Cholesterol check89.2%87.7–90.6%87.4%better
Colon screening72%67.3–76.4%69%about the same
Mammogram75.5%68–81.8%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds82.5%79.7–84.8%77.6%better
No health insurance7%5.7–8.4%6.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.3%25.4–35.4%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support21.6%18.3–25.2%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.9%14.9–18.8%17.6%about the same
Fair or poor health23.8%20.8–27%19.4%worse
Frequent physical distress17.8%15.8–20%14%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.9%12.4–17.5%15.4%about the same
Housing insecurity10%8.5–11.7%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat7.7%6.5–8.8%8.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.7%6.7–8.8%8.3%about the same
Receive SNAP15.1%12.7–17.7%14.3%
Disability
Any disability38.6%34–43.2%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs20.4%17.8–23.1%14%
Thinking or memory15.4%13.6–17.3%14.3%
Hearing11.4%10.1–12.7%7.3%
Vision6.3%5.6–7%4.9%
Dressing or bathing5.1%4.6–5.8%3.8%
Errands alone10.5%9.3–11.8%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 Grant door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Grant better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Grant by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Grant 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.

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