Health · LaGrange

LaGrange, MI health

LaGrange differs from Michigan on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.9% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (10.2% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49031, 49047

Report card

How LaGrange 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 LaGrange adults…

41 of every 100 LaGrange adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.3–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

LaGrange, betterLaGrange, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% LaGrange
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% LaGrange
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% LaGrange
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.1% LaGrange
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of LaGrange 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

LaGrange 7.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How LaGrange adults are doing

1 in 3LaGrange adults feel lonely

32.1% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4LaGrange adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4LaGrange adults lack social or emotional support

23.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6LaGrange adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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

LaGrange adults worry about having enough food

16.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

LaGrange adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 11

LaGrange adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.1% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 11

LaGrange adults lack reliable transportation

8.7% · MI 8.3% · about the same

16.2% of LaGrange adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around LaGrange

LaGrange 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.

36.2%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Penn36.6%

Jefferson37.2%

LaGrange37.3%

Wayne37.4%

Pokagon37.5%

Dowagiac39.2%

Care nearby

Ascension Borgess Lee HospitalDowagiac · 5.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Elkhart General HospitalElkhart · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Saint Joseph Regional Medical CenterMishawaka · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Unity Physicians HospitalMishawaka · 17.3 mi

Cassopolis Family Clinic NetworkCassopolis · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Cassopolis Family Clinic AnnexCassopolis · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careLaGrange's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Cass County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthLaGrange's county is a federal shortage area.Cass 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 LaGrange. 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 LaGrange

Measure	LaGrange	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.5%	36.3–44.8%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.7%	34.3–43.1%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.3%	29.6–45.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	30.2–37.3%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.9%	23.1–30.9%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.9%	11.3–16.6%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12%	10.7–13.5%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.2–11.1%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.2–15.9%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.2%	9.1–11.5%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.7–9.4%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.1%	14.8–19.7%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	11.9–17.6%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.9%	23.4–32.6%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.5%	29.2–42.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.9%	77.5–84%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.5%	62–68.8%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	86–89.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	63.5–72.9%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	68.1–82.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	76.8–82.1%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	6.2–8.8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.1%	26.4–38.1%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.6%	19.8–27.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	16–20.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.3%	19.5–25.2%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16%	14.1–18%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.4%	13.9–19.2%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12%	10.1–14%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.1%	7.8–10.6%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.7%	7.6–10%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.2%	13.7–18.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	30.8–39.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17%	14.8–19.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	14–17.7%	14.3%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	5.3–6.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.9–11.1%	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 LaGrange door to door.

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

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