Health · Luther

Luther, MI health

Luther differs from Michigan on 16 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.1% vs 10.2%) and more adults with COPD (12.4% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Luther

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 303 people are less certain, so we show Luther's figures without a grade.

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How Luther 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 Luther adults…

42 of every 100 Luther adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.1–46.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Luther, betterLuther, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.8% Luther
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Luther
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Luther
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.3% Luther
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Luther 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Luther 8.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Luther adults are doing

1 in 3Luther adults feel lonely

33.5% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Luther adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.1% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Luther adults lack social or emotional support

24.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Luther adults are in frequent mental distress

20% · 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 5

Luther adults worry about having enough food

19.8% · MI 15.4% · worse

1 in 7

Luther adults worry about keeping their housing

13.7% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Luther adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.6% · MI 8.7% · worse

1 in 10

Luther adults lack reliable transportation

10.3% · MI 8.3% · worse

21% of Luther adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.5%

Thinking or memory18.2%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone11.8%

Vision6.9%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Luther

Luther and the towns around it

Care nearby

Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City · 13.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee · 33.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baldwin Family Health CareBaldwin · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLuther's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake County · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careLuther's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lake/Osceola Counties · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthLuther's county is a federal shortage area.Lake County · need score 19 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 Luther. 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 Luther

Measure	Luther	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.7%	37.1–46.1%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	33.3–42.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	30.6–47.5%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.6%	31.7–39.4%	29.1%	worse
Depression	29.1%	24.9–33.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.1%	19–27.7%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.3%	10.8–13.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.2–11.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.6%	12.6–16.9%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12.4%	10.4–14.4%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.6–11.2%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.3%	17.7–24.9%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	12.8–18.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.8%	26.3–37.6%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.8%	28.9–43.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	76.3–83%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.9%	57.9–65.7%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.3–87.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.5%	64.5–74.1%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	74.1%	65.7–81.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	75.8–81.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	8.4%	6.4–10.9%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.5%	28.4–39%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.5%	20.8–28.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.6–22.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.6%	21.5–29.7%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.2%	15.7–20.8%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.8%	16–23.8%	15.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.7%	11.4–16.2%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.6%	9–12.2%	8.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.3%	8.8–11.9%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	21%	17–25.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	39.1%	33.6–44.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.5%	16.5–22.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	18.2%	15.6–20.9%	14.3%
Hearing	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	7.3%
Vision	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.8%	10–13.6%	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 Luther door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Luther 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.