Health · Lake

Lake, MI health

Lake differs from Michigan on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.6% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.5% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.8% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48725, 48445, 48467

Report card

How Lake 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 Lake adults…

43 of every 100 Lake adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.7–47.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake, betterLake, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.4% Lake
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Lake
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.7% Lake
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Lake
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lake 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lake 6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Lake adults are doing

1 in 3Lake adults feel lonely

30.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Lake adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 8

Lake adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Lake adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 15

Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 16

Lake adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MI 8.3% · better

11.4% of Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Lake

Lake 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.

37.3%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Caseville37.3%

Lake37.6%

Hume38.6%

Chandler38.6%

Care nearby

Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 11.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 26.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hills & Dales General HospitalCass City · 26.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Integrated Care Thumb AreaBad Axe · 14.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb AreaBad Axe · 14.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthLake'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 Lake. 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 Lake

Measure	Lake	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.1%	38.7–47.8%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.8%	36.3–45.7%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	37.6%	29.8–46.4%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.6%	33.9–41.7%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.6%	22.1–29.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.5–13.2%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.8%	11.6–14.1%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.5–16.5%	11.9%	worse
COPD	10.6%	9.3–12%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13–17.8%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.7%	11.3–16.6%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.4%	23–32.6%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	25.1–37.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.9%	80–85.8%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.7%	68.5–74.8%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	90.1%	88.7–91.4%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	72.9%	68.2–77.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	68.9–83.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.5%	79.7–85%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6%	4.9–7.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	25.7–35.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.5–25.3%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.2–17.9%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.5%	17.9–23.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16%	14.1–18.1%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	10.1–14.3%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7.3–10.1%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.5–7.4%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.6–7.4%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11.4%	9.5–13.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.5%	31.2–40.4%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.3–20.2%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12.1–15.5%	14.3%
Hearing	10.1%	9–11.4%	7.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	9%	8–10.1%	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 Lake door to door.

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

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