Health · Rubicon

Rubicon, MI health

Rubicon differs from Michigan on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.5% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.7% vs 10.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48468, 48441

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 814 people are less certain, so we show Rubicon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Rubicon 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 Rubicon adults…

43 of every 100 Rubicon adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.8–47.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rubicon, betterRubicon, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Rubicon
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Rubicon
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Rubicon
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Rubicon
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rubicon 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rubicon 7.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Rubicon adults are doing

1 in 3Rubicon adults feel lonely

31.3% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Rubicon adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Rubicon adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Rubicon adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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

Rubicon adults worry about having enough food

13.8% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Rubicon adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Rubicon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Rubicon adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MI 8.3% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

37%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.6%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Rubicon

Rubicon 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 Rubicon.

37.8%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Gore37.8%

Port Hope38%

Bloomfield38.3%

Rubicon38.4%

Sand Beach39.2%

Care nearby

Harbor Beach Community HospitalHarbor Beach · 4.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Deckerville Community HospitalDeckerville · 26 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 30.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Great Lakes Bay Health Centers Thumb AreaBad Axe · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alcona Health Center - Oscoda ServicesOscoda · 47.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRubicon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Huron County · need score 14 of 25

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

! Mental healthRubicon's county is a federal shortage area.Huron County · need score 18 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 Rubicon. 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 Rubicon

Measure	Rubicon	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.3%	38.8–47.9%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.6%	36.2–45.4%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	38.4%	30.4–47.1%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	37.4%	33.6–41.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.4–30.2%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12–17.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11.1–13.6%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	14.9%	12.8–17.1%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.3%	9.7–13%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.8–11.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14–19.4%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.4–16.8%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.3%	24.4–34.6%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	26–38.9%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.2%	79–85.2%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.9%	64.4–71.2%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.1%	87.4–90.6%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	73.5%	68.8–77.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.9%	68–82.5%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.1%	79.3–84.6%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.7–8.6%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	26.4–36.9%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.2–26.7%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.7–18.8%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.1%	19–25.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.7%	14.7–19%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.8%	11.4–16.7%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	8–11.4%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7%	6–8.2%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.1–8.3%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.1%	10.8–15.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37%	32.2–42%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.6%	16–21.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	12.7–16.7%	14.3%
Hearing	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	7.3%
Vision	5.6%	4.9–6.4%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.4–11.1%	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 Rubicon door to door.

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

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