Health · Norway

Norway, MI health

On most measures Norway looks like Michigan as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 8.9%) and more adults with arthritis (33.2% vs 29.1%).

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

Report card

How Norway 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 Norway adults…

39 of every 100 Norway adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.2–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Norway, betterNorway, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Norway
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Norway
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Norway
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Norway
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Norway 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

Norway 6.3% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Norway adults are doing

1 in 3Norway adults feel lonely

31.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Norway adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.5% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Norway adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Norway 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 7

Norway adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Norway adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 13

Norway adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Norway adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MI 8.3% · about the same

13.1% of Norway adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Norway

Norway 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.

36.5%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Norway38.6%

Breitung38.8%

Norway39%

Care nearby

Dickinson County Memorial HospitalIron Mountain · 6.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Iron Mountain Mi VA Medical CenterIron Mountain · 7.3 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Osf St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 39.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River · 39.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ice Lake Family Health CenterIron River · 39.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Gwinn Family Health CenterGwinn · 40.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNorway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Dickinson County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careNorway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Dickinson County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthNorway's county is a federal shortage area.Dickinson/Iron Counties · 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 Norway. 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 Norway

Measure	Norway	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	34.2–42.8%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	32.7–41.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39%	30.9–46.9%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	33.2%	29.5–36.6%	29.1%	worse
Depression	28.5%	24.5–32.4%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	7.8–12%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.5–11.6%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.5–14.3%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.6%	7.9–11.2%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	8.1%	7–9.2%	7%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.4–4.5%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	13.5–20%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.3%	13.3–19.3%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.9%	21.8–31.8%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	25.7–38.4%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.1–83.7%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.7%	65.3–72.1%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.5–89.4%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.6%	63.9–73.1%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.1–83.3%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	75.8–81.4%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	4.8–8.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	26.2–37.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	18–26.2%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	15.8–20.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	16.7–23.3%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.3%	13.1–17.4%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	10.5–16.4%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8–12.1%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.2–9%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.1–8.7%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.1%	10.3–16.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.9%	29.7–39.7%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13–18.4%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13–17.3%	14.3%
Hearing	8.9%	7.6–9.9%	7.3%
Vision	5%	4.2–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.4–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.2%	7.8–10.6%	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 Norway door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Norway 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.