Health · Hawes

Hawes, MI health

Hawes differs from Michigan on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.4% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.4% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.2% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48742, 48705, 48762

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 979 people are less certain, so we show Hawes's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Hawes 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 Hawes adults…

46 of every 100 Hawes adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 41.1–50.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hawes, betterHawes, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.3% Hawes
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Hawes
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Hawes
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Hawes
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hawes 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hawes 6.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Hawes adults are doing

1 in 3Hawes adults feel lonely

29.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Hawes adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Hawes adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Hawes adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · Michigan 17.6% · better

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 8

Hawes adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Hawes adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Hawes adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 15

Hawes adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MI 8.3% · better

12% of Hawes adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing11.8%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Hawes

Hawes 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.

37.1%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Hawes38%

Alcona38.1%

Haynes38.4%

Gustin38.7%

Millen40.7%

Mitchell41%

Care nearby

Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 30.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 45.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 55.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alcona Health Center-Lincoln ServicesHarrisville · 6.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alcona Health Centers - Harrisville ServicesHarrisville · 11 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthHawes's county is a federal shortage area.Alcona County · need score 14 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 Hawes. 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 Hawes

Measure	Hawes	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.9%	41.1–50.5%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	43.4%	38.7–48.3%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38%	29.9–46.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	40.4%	36.3–44.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25%	21.3–28.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.7–16.4%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	14%	12.7–15.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.6%	13.4–17.9%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.7%	10.1–13.4%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11.2%	9.9–12.5%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.7–5.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	13.1–18%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	12.7%	10.4–15.4%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	28.3%	23.4–33.3%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31%	24.4–38%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.3%	81.4–86.9%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	68.8%	65.2–72.2%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.7%	89.4–92%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	74.2%	69.3–78.6%	69%	better
Mammogram	75.8%	67.2–82.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.2%	81.5–86.5%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.1%	4.9–7.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	24.7–34.6%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.5–24.3%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.7–17.4%	17.6%	better
Fair or poor health	21.9%	18.8–25.1%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.7%	14.6–18.9%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	10.2–14.7%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7–9.9%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.7–7.6%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12%	10–14.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.4%	32.5–42.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.2%	16.5–22.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12.1–15.7%	14.3%
Hearing	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	7.3%
Vision	5.7%	5–6.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	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 Hawes door to door.

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

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