Health · Raber

Raber, MI health

Raber differs from Michigan on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.7% vs 10.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.3% vs 11.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.6% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49736, 49774, 49719

Report card

How Raber 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 Raber adults…

42 of every 100 Raber adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.6–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Raber, betterRaber, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Raber
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Raber
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Raber
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Raber
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Raber 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Raber 5.8% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Raber adults are doing

1 in 3Raber adults feel lonely

30.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Raber adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Raber adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Raber adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 8

Raber adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

Raber adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Raber adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 15

Raber adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · MI 8.3% · better

11% of Raber adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Raber

Raber 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.

34.1%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Soo34.1%

Detour34.1%

Raber34.4%

Pickford37.3%

Clark38%

Care nearby

Chippewa County War Memorial HospitalSault Ste Marie · 28.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 31.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 64.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Helen Newberry Joy HospitalNewberry · 67.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alcona Health Center Pickford Medical ClinicPickford · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bay Mills Health CenterBrimley · 31.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careRaber's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthRaber's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 17 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 Raber. 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 Raber

Measure	Raber	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.1%	37.6–46.7%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.2%	35.8–44.8%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	34.4%	27.2–42.2%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.1%	31.2–39%	29.1%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21.1–28.7%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.7%	6.1–9.4%	10.2%	better
Asthma	11.3%	9.9–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.4–12.9%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.4%	11.4–15.6%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	7.6–11.1%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	8.8%	7.6–10.1%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	11.8–18.1%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.3–17.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.3%	19.4–29.6%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	26–38.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.4%	79.3–85.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.8%	66.5–72.9%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.8%	88.2–91.2%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	74%	69.6–78.2%	69%	better
Mammogram	76.3%	69.1–82.6%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	77.9–83.4%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	5.8%	4.5–7.5%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	25.7–35.7%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	18.5–25.6%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	13.9–18.3%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	15.9–22.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	12.9–17.6%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	9.7–15%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	9.3%	7.6–11.1%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.7–8%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.8–8%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	11%	8.6–13.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	28–38.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13–18.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.2–15.5%	14.3%
Hearing	9.3%	8–10.6%	7.3%
Vision	4.7%	4.1–5.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.2%	6.9–9.6%	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 Raber door to door.

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

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