Health · Hancock

Hancock, MI health

On most measures Hancock looks like Michigan as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (83.5% vs 87.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Hancock

BHealth Grade

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Hancock’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Hancock is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns, and than 88% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressCMental distressB+ObesityA-DiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 62%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 76%

Towns with similar incomes, $45K–$74K (8,069)Healthier than 88%

Better than its income would suggest. Hancock 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, Hancock 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 Hancock 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. Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock adults…

33 of every 100 Hancock adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.1–36.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hancock, betterHancock, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Hancock
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.2% Hancock
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Hancock
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Hancock
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hancock 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

Hancock 6.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Hancock adults are doing

1 in 3Hancock adults feel lonely

32.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Hancock adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Hancock adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Hancock adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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

Hancock adults worry about having enough food

13.5% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Hancock adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 14

Hancock adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Hancock adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MI 8.3% · about the same

12.7% of Hancock adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory15.6%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Hancock

Hancock 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.

30.5%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Hancock34.1%

Quincy34.4%

Hancock34.6%

Franklin35.6%

Portage35.9%

Care nearby

Up Health System PortageHancock · 0.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and ClinicsLaurium · 10.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baraga County Memorial HospitalL' Anse · 29 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bell HospitalIshpeming · 61.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hancock Family Health CenterHancock · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Houghton Family Health CenterHoughton · 2.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHancock's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Houghton/Keweenaw Counties · need score 14 of 25

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

! Mental healthHancock's county is a federal shortage area.Houghton/Keweenaw Counties · 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 Hancock. 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 Hancock

Measure	Hancock	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.9%	29.1–36.8%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.5%	28.7–36.5%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.1%	27.1–41.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	27.8%	24.8–30.8%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	26.6%	22.7–30.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9–13.6%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.3%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.4%	8.9–12.1%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.7–9.4%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.1–8%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3–4%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.6–15.9%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.2–20.6%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.1%	18.7–28.1%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.2%	23.7–35.4%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	74.8–82.1%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.2%	65–71.5%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.5%	80.5–86.3%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	69.2%	64.6–73.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	66.7–81.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.2%	73.6–78.6%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.6%	5–8.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.7%	27.4–38.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.9%	17.3–24.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	15.9–21.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.2–21.4%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.5–15.4%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.5%	10.5–17.3%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.7%	7.9–11.9%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.1–8.7%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	6.6–9.9%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	9.9–15.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.5%	28.7–38.8%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.2–15.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.6%	13–18.4%	14.3%
Hearing	8.2%	7.2–9.4%	7.3%
Vision	4.9%	4.2–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.2%	7.7–10.9%	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 Hancock door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Hancock 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.