Health · Onota

Onota, MI health

Onota differs from Michigan on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.3% vs 15.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49822, 49806, 49825, 49885
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 435 people are less certain, so we show Onota's figures without a grade.

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How Onota 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 Onota adults…

42 of every 100 Onota adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.5–47%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Onota, betterOnota, worseToo close to callMichigan
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.6% Onota
MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Onota
MI 34.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.7% Onota
MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Onota
MI 14.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Onota adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

84%
Yearly checkup
MI 80%
73%
Dentist visit
MI 68%
92%
Cholesterol check
MI 87%
77%
Colon screening
MI 69%
78%
Mammogram
MI 77%
83%
Taking BP meds
MI 78%
1 in 21
working-age adults has no health insurance
Onota 4.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Onota adults are doing

1 in 4Onota adults feel lonely
28.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Onota adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Onota adults lack social or emotional support
20% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call
1 in 7Onota adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · Michigan 17.6% · better
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
Onota adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · MI 15.4% · better
1 in 13
Onota adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · MI 11.9% · better
1 in 17
Onota adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · MI 8.7% · better
1 in 18
Onota adults lack reliable transportation
5.7% · MI 8.3% · better

9.6% of Onota adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory12.1%
Hearing9%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Onota

Onota 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 Onota.

Rock River: 36% Chocolay: 37.1% Au Train: 36.9% Skandia: 37.7% Limestone: 36.1% Sands: 38.2% West Branch: 37.5% Munising: 37.6% Grand Island: 36.8% Mathias: 37.3% Munising: 35% Turin: 39.6% Forsyth: 39.3% Onota: 35.3% Onota Rock River Chocolay Au Train Skandia Munising Memorial Hospital · Munising · 15.8 miH Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital · Marquette · 22.7 mi · 3★ MedicareH Sawyer Family Health Center · Gwinn · 20.7 mi+
35%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Onota35.3%
Rock River36%
Au Train36.9%
Chocolay37.1%
Skandia37.7%
5 places to get careNearest ER 15.8 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Onota

No hospital or community health center in Onota itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMunising Memorial HospitalMunising · 15.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUphs Marquette Dlp Hospital★★★★★ · 22.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Great Lakes Family Health CenterGwinn · 20.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.8 mi
Munising Memorial Hospital
Munising · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.7 mi
Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Gwinn
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.7 mi
Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital
Marquette · ★★★★★
ER
34.9 mi
Bell Hospital
Ishpeming · not rated
ERRural critical access
47.3 mi
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Manistique · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careOnota is not a shortage area
! Dental careOnota's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Alger County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthOnota's county is a federal shortage area.Alger County · need score 12 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Onota. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Onota
MeasureOnotaMarginMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42%37.5–47%36.7%worse
High cholesterol41.6%37–46.3%35.4%worse
Obesity35.3%27.8–43.6%36.2%about the same
Arthritis38.5%34.4–42.8%29.1%worse
Depression25.6%22–29.6%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.5%6.7–10.5%10.2%about the same
Asthma11.5%10.2–12.9%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13.1%11.8–14.5%8.9%worse
Diabetes13.6%11.6–15.9%11.9%about the same
COPD9.7%7.8–11.6%8.1%about the same
Heart disease8.6%7.5–9.9%7%worse
Stroke4.2%3.6–4.9%3.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.9%11–17.2%14.6%about the same
Binge drink13.7%11.3–16.4%15.9%about the same
Get no exercise23.6%18.9–29%24.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.3%25.2–37.4%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup83.9%81.1–86.5%80.3%better
Dentist visit72.6%69.3–75.4%68%better
Cholesterol check92%90.7–93.2%87.4%better
Colon screening76.6%72.1–80.4%69%better
Mammogram78.3%71–84.1%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds82.6%79.8–85.2%77.6%better
No health insurance4.8%3.6–6.2%6.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.4%23.7–33.8%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support20%16.6–23.9%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.3%13.2–17.4%17.6%better
Fair or poor health18.4%15.3–21.9%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.1%13–17.6%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.3%7.9–13.1%15.4%better
Housing insecurity7.8%6.2–9.7%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat5.9%4.9–7.1%8.7%better
No reliable transportation5.7%4.8–6.8%8.3%better
Receive SNAP9.6%7.2–12.5%14.3%
Disability
Any disability31.7%27–37.1%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs16%13.1–19.1%14%
Thinking or memory12.1%10.3–14.2%14.3%
Hearing9%7.8–10.2%7.3%
Vision4.4%3.8–5.2%4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.4%3.8%
Errands alone7.9%6.6–9.3%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 Onota door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Onota better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Onota by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Onota 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.

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