Health · Riverton

Riverton, MI health

Riverton differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.9% vs 11.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.5% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49454, 49431, 49449

Report card

How Riverton 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 Riverton adults…

40 of every 100 Riverton adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–44.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Riverton, betterRiverton, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Riverton
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Riverton
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Riverton
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Riverton
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Riverton 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

Riverton 6.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Riverton adults are doing

1 in 3Riverton adults feel lonely

30.4% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Riverton adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Riverton adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Riverton adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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

Riverton adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Riverton adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Riverton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Riverton adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · MI 8.3% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Riverton

Riverton 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%41.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Weare38.9%

Summit39.4%

Riverton39.9%

Pere Marquette40.3%

Amber40.6%

Eden41.4%

Custer41.4%

Scottville41.5%

Care nearby

Corewell Health Ludington HospitalLudington · 9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusShelby · 18.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalManistee · 28 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Corewell Health Gerber HospitalFremont · 33.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Northwest Michigan Health ServicesShelby · 18.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Baldwin Family Health CareBaldwin · 23.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careRiverton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mason County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthRiverton's county is a federal shortage area.Mason County · need score 15 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 Riverton. 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 Riverton

Measure	Riverton	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40%	35.9–44.2%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.7%	34.4–42.8%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.9%	32.2–47.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	35.4%	31.9–39%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.6%	22.9–30.3%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.6–14.3%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.4–12.5%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.4%	11.6–15.3%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.7–9.6%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	13–17.8%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15%	12.4–17.7%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.7–29.3%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	27–39.1%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	78.4–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.6%	64.2–70.9%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.6%	87.2–90%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	72%	67.5–76.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.6–82.9%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.9–83%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.6%	5.6–7.9%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	25.9–35.8%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18.2–24.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15–19%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	17.5–22.9%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.6–17.4%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.3–16%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.4–11.6%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.4–8.7%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.4–8.4%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.1%	11–15.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.2%	29.9–38.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	14.2–18.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.7–16.2%	14.3%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	7.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	9%	8–10.2%	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 Riverton door to door.

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

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