Health · Marshall

Marshall, MI health

Marshall differs from Michigan on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.3% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.1% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.9%).

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

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Marshall’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Marshall is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns and 83% of Michigan towns.

A-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressC+ObesityB+DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 71%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 83%

Towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (9,882)Healthier than 84%

About what its income would suggest. Marshall does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Marshall could be anywhere from C+ to A.

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 Marshall 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. Marshall uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Marshall 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 Marshall adults…

36 of every 100 Marshall adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.1–39.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Marshall, betterMarshall, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.8% Marshall
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Marshall
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Marshall
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.2% Marshall
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Marshall 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Marshall 5.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Marshall adults are doing

1 in 3Marshall adults feel lonely

31.2% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Marshall adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.2% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Marshall adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Marshall adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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 10

Marshall adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 12

Marshall adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

Marshall adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 17

Marshall adults lack reliable transportation

6% · MI 8.3% · better

9.3% of Marshall adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

of Marshall adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Marshall

Marshall 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 Marshall.

37.7%43.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Marshall37.7%

Fredonia38.9%

Marengo39.3%

Marshall39.7%

Eckford40.9%

Care in and near Marshall

1 hospital in Marshall, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Oaklawn HospitalMarshall · 1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bronson Battle Creek HospitalBattle Creek · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Battle Creek VA Medical CenterBattle Creek · 17.4 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

University of Michigan Health - Sparrow EatonCharlotte · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grace HealthAlbion · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cfh - LifewaysJackson · 28.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMarshall's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calhoun County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMarshall's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calhoun County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthMarshall's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calhoun County · need score 16 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 Marshall. 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 Marshall

Measure	Marshall	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	32.1–39.8%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.7%	32.8–40.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	31.1–44.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	27.2–33.8%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	26.2%	22.6–29.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.7%	7–10.7%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.6%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	10.7%	9.1–12.3%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6–8.2%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.4%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.2%	10–14.4%	14.6%	better
Binge drink	15.7%	13–18.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.8%	18–25.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	25.2–35.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.4–83.6%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.8%	69.7–75.7%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	88.7%	86.9–90.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	74.9%	70.7–78.8%	69%	better
Mammogram	76%	69–82.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.7–81%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.5%	4.4–6.8%	6.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26.5–36.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.3–24%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.1–18.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.6%	13.3–18%	19.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	10.9–14.3%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.4–12.5%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.4%	6.9–9.9%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5.2–7%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	9.3%	7.5–11.3%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	29.9%	26–34.1%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.6%	10.6–14.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11–14.5%	14.3%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.5%	7.3%
Vision	4%	3.5–4.5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.6–3.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	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 Marshall door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Marshall 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.