Health · Lakefield

Lakefield, MI health

Lakefield differs from Michigan on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.2% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.9% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.7% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49853, 49868

CHealth Grade

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Lakefield’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lakefield is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns, and than 56% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressBMental distressC+ObesityC-DiabetesC+SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 32%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 41%

Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$71K (7,286)Healthier than 56%

Better than its income would suggest. Lakefield 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, Lakefield 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 Lakefield 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. Lakefield’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Lakefield 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 Lakefield adults…

44 of every 100 Lakefield adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.5–48.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lakefield, betterLakefield, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Lakefield
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Lakefield
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Lakefield
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Lakefield
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lakefield 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

Lakefield 6.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Lakefield adults are doing

1 in 3Lakefield adults feel lonely

30.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Lakefield adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Lakefield adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Lakefield adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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

Lakefield adults worry about having enough food

13% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Lakefield adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Lakefield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Lakefield adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MI 8.3% · better

12.4% of Lakefield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing11%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Lakefield

Lakefield and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lakefield.

35.9%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Lakefield38.1%

Columbus38.2%

Portage40.1%

Pentland40.8%

Germfask40.8%

Care nearby

Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry · 11.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Schoolcraft Memorial HospitalManistique · 34.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munising Memorial HospitalMunising · 43.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 55.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ganawenindiwag - Community Recovery Center (Crc)Brimley · 54.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alcona Health Center Pickford Medical ClinicPickford · 66.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthLakefield's county is a federal shortage area.Luce County · need score 13 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 Lakefield. 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 Lakefield

Measure	Lakefield	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.7%	39.5–48.6%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.8%	37.7–46.8%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.1%	30.8–47.3%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	38%	34.5–42.3%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.8%	22.4–30%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.7%	12.9–18.9%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.3–13.1%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.8%	11.7–14.2%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.5%	12.6–16.9%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11%	9.2–12.8%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.3–19.2%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.1%	12–17.2%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.2%	22.6–32.7%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.2–40.4%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83%	80.4–85.9%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	68%	64.5–71.3%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.5–91.4%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	72.1%	67.3–76.3%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	70.7–83.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.5%	80.1–85%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.3%	4.9–8.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	25.5–35.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	18.6–25.7%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.5–18.5%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.7%	18.5–25.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.5%	14.4–18.9%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.5–15.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.7–10.9%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.8–8.1%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	12.4%	10.1–15.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.1%	32.5–42.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.4%	15.6–21.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.4–16.5%	14.3%
Hearing	11%	9.6–12.4%	7.3%
Vision	5.6%	4.8–6.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.1–11.1%	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 Lakefield door to door.

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

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