Health · Newkirk

Newkirk, MI health

Newkirk differs from Michigan on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.6% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.4% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49656, 49601, 49644

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 909 people are less certain, so we show Newkirk's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Newkirk 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 Newkirk adults…

45 of every 100 Newkirk adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.7–49.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Newkirk, betterNewkirk, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Newkirk
MI 24.9%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Newkirk
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.3% Newkirk
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Newkirk 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Newkirk 7.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Newkirk adults are doing

1 in 3Newkirk adults feel lonely

31.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Newkirk adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.7% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Newkirk adults lack social or emotional support

23% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Newkirk adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · 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 6

Newkirk adults worry about having enough food

17.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Newkirk adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 11

Newkirk adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Newkirk adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · MI 8.3% · about the same

18.4% of Newkirk adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.9%

Thinking or memory16.6%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Newkirk

Newkirk 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 Newkirk.

37.4%42.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Eden37.5%

Newkirk38.9%

Dover39%

Ellsworth39.2%

South Branch39.6%

Peacock40%

Cherry Valley40.5%

Care nearby

Corewell Health Reed City HospitalReed City · 18.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Cadillac HospitalCadillac · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee · 28.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Corewell Health Big Rapids HospitalBig Rapids · 30.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baldwin Family Health CareBaldwin · 14.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northwest Michigan Health ServicesManistee · 30.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthNewkirk'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 Newkirk. 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 Newkirk

Measure	Newkirk	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.3%	40.7–49.8%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.1%	36.4–45.7%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.9%	30.8–47.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	39.5%	35.6–43.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	27.7%	23.8–31.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.4%	15.9–23%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.7–13.1%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	16.1%	13.9–18.4%	11.9%	worse
COPD	13.3%	11.4–15.4%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.8–6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.3%	17.1–23.5%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.4%	11.8–17.3%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	32%	26.6–37.3%	24.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.1–40.8%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82%	78.7–85%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.1%	60.2–67.7%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.6–89.9%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	63–73.1%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	71.5%	62.8–79.2%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.6%	78.7–84.1%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	6.2–9.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	26.8–36.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23%	19.6–26.8%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16.1–20.4%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.7%	21.9–29.6%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.7%	16.4–21.2%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.4%	14.4–20.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.7%	9.9–13.6%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9%	7.8–10.5%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.6–10.1%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.4%	15.2–21.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	39.3%	34.3–44.4%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.9%	17.9–24%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.6%	14.6–18.9%	14.3%
Hearing	11.3%	9.9–12.6%	7.3%
Vision	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.6%	4.8–6.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	11.3%	9.8–12.9%	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 Newkirk door to door.

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

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