Health · Millen

Millen, MI health

Millen differs from Michigan on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.4% vs 15.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.8% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (12.5% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48705, 48737, 48745, 48728

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 367 people are less certain, so we show Millen's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Millen 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 Millen adults…

49 of every 100 Millen adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 43.8–53.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Millen, betterMillen, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.7% Millen
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Millen
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.4% Millen
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.6% Millen
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Millen 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Millen 6.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Millen adults are doing

1 in 3Millen adults feel lonely

29.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Millen adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Millen adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Millen 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 7

Millen adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Millen adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 13

Millen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Millen adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · MI 8.3% · about the same

15.7% of Millen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing12.8%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Millen

Millen 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.

37.1%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Hawes38%

Gustin38.7%

Mikado40.2%

Millen40.7%

Mitchell41%

Curtis41.8%

Care nearby

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center AlpenaAlpena · 31.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mymichigan Medical Center West BranchWest Branch · 37 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 48.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alcona Health Center-Lincoln ServicesHarrisville · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alcona Health Centers - Harrisville ServicesHarrisville · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMillen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Alcona County · need score 13 of 25

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

! Mental healthMillen's county is a federal shortage area.Alcona 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 Millen. 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 Millen

Measure	Millen	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	48.6%	43.8–53.2%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	44.6%	39.7–49.5%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	40.7%	32.3–49.5%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	42.3%	38–46.4%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.6%	21.8–29.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.2%	14–20.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.1–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.6%	12.3–14.9%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	17.7%	15.3–20.2%	11.9%	worse
COPD	13.9%	11.9–16%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	12.5%	11–14%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.9%	5.3–6.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.6%	15.5–21.9%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	12.4%	10.1–15%	15.9%	better
Get no exercise	31.7%	26.2–37.2%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	25.9–40%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.1%	81.1–86.8%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	63.5%	59.8–67.2%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	90.3%	88.8–91.7%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	70.9%	65.7–75.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	73%	64.1–80.8%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.3%	81.6–86.7%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.3–8.6%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	24.8–34.9%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.3–25.5%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.4–18.4%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.4%	21.6–29.3%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.7%	16.2–21.2%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.3–18.3%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.2–11.7%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.6–9.1%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.6–9%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.7%	12.8–18.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	40.3%	35.1–45.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	22%	18.7–25.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.1–17.4%	14.3%
Hearing	12.8%	11.3–14.3%	7.3%
Vision	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.6%	4.9–6.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.4–12.4%	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 Millen door to door.

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

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