Health · Hamlin

Hamlin, MI health

Hamlin differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.9% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.6% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49431, 49411

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Hamlin’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Hamlin is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC-Physical distressB-Mental distressC-ObesityCDiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 33%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 42%

Towns with similar incomes, $61K–$101K (9,753)Healthier than 23%

About what its income would suggest. Hamlin does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

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

41 of every 100 Hamlin adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.6–45.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hamlin, betterHamlin, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Hamlin
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Hamlin
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Hamlin
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Hamlin
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hamlin 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

Hamlin 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Hamlin adults are doing

1 in 3Hamlin adults feel lonely

30.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Hamlin adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Hamlin adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Hamlin adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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

Hamlin adults worry about having enough food

14.1% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Hamlin adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Hamlin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Hamlin adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · MI 8.3% · about the same

14.1% of Hamlin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Hamlin

Hamlin 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.

36.7%41.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Grant39.2%

Pere Marquette40.3%

Hamlin40.4%

Victory40.7%

Care nearby

Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington · 3.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee · 18.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusShelby · 29.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Paul Oliver Memorial HospitalFrankfort · 43.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwest Michigan Health ServicesManistee · 17.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northwest Michigan Health ServicesShelby · 29.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHamlin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mason County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careHamlin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mason County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthHamlin's county is a federal shortage area.Mason County · need score 15 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 Hamlin. 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 Hamlin

Measure	Hamlin	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.9%	36.6–45.3%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.9%	34.4–43.3%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	32.4–48.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	36.2%	32.5–40.1%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.8%	22.9–30.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.7–13.1%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.5–12.7%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.9%	12–16%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.3%	9–11.7%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.4–18.3%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.7%	12.1–17.6%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.5%	21.1–30.1%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	27.1–39.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.9%	78.6–84.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.2%	63.7–70.6%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.5%	87–89.9%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71.7%	66.8–76%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.7%	68.3–82.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.3–83.4%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.7–8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	25.9–35.9%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18.1–25.1%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.1–19.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.9%	18.1–23.8%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	13.9–17.9%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.1%	12–16.8%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.7–12%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.8–9.1%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.7–8.7%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.1%	12.1–16.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	30.7–39.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	14.9–19.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	13–16.6%	14.3%
Hearing	9.6%	8.5–10.8%	7.3%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.1%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.4–10.7%	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 Hamlin door to door.

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

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