Health · Harbor Beach

Harbor Beach, MI health

Harbor Beach differs from Michigan on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.5% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (11.6% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Harbor Beach

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Harbor Beach’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Harbor Beach is healthier than 17% of U.S. towns, and than 66% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressCMental distressCObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 17%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 14%

Towns with similar incomes, $31K–$51K (2,454)Healthier than 66%

Better than its income would suggest. Harbor Beach 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, Harbor Beach 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 Harbor Beach 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. Harbor Beach 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 Harbor Beach 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 Harbor Beach adults…

42 of every 100 Harbor Beach adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–46.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Harbor Beach, betterHarbor Beach, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.1% Harbor Beach
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Harbor Beach
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Harbor Beach
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Harbor Beach
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harbor Beach 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Harbor Beach 7.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Harbor Beach adults are doing

1 in 3Harbor Beach adults feel lonely

32.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Harbor Beach adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.7% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Harbor Beach adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Harbor Beach adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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 6

Harbor Beach adults worry about having enough food

16.2% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Harbor Beach adults worry about keeping their housing

11.1% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Harbor Beach adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Harbor Beach adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · MI 8.3% · about the same

16% of Harbor Beach adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.8%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone10.6%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Harbor Beach

Harbor Beach and the towns around it

Care nearby

Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach · 0.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Deckerville Community HospitalDeckerville · 22.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mckenzie Health SystemSandusky · 30.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb AreaBad Axe · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Integrated Care Thumb AreaBad Axe · 19.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHarbor Beach's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Huron County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careHarbor Beach's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Huron County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthHarbor Beach's county is a federal shortage area.Huron County · need score 18 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 Harbor Beach. 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 Harbor Beach

Measure	Harbor Beach	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.5%	36.9–46.1%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	39%	34.6–43.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	31.3–48.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.9%	32.1–39.9%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.7%	23.9–32.1%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.5%	13.5–19.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12%	10.6–13.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10–12.4%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.5%	12.3–16.8%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.6%	9.5–13.8%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.1–10.8%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4–5.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	14.6–21.9%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	11.8–17.6%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.1%	24.4–35.9%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.4–40.5%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.9%	77.6–84.2%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.5%	61.9–69%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.5–89.5%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.3%	64.2–74%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	72.4%	64–79.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.6–83.1%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	5.5–9.7%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.4%	27–38.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.3–27.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	15.8–20.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.2%	19.2–27.5%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.2%	14.6–19.9%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.2%	12.5–19.9%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.1%	8.8–13.5%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	6.8–9.9%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	6.9–9.8%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16%	12.3–20%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.6%	32.1–43.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.8%	15.5–22.2%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	13.5–18.8%	14.3%
Hearing	9.9%	8.6–11.3%	7.3%
Vision	6%	5–7.1%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4–5.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.6%	8.8–12.5%	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 Harbor Beach door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Harbor Beach 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.