Health · Sims

Sims, MI health

Sims differs from Michigan on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.9% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.8% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 48703 (all of Sims)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 976 people are less certain, so we show Sims's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sims 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 Sims adults…

46 of every 100 Sims adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 41.1–50.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sims, betterSims, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Sims
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Sims
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Sims
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Sims
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sims 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

Sims 6.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Sims adults are doing

1 in 3Sims adults feel lonely

29.9% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Sims adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Sims adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Sims adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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 8

Sims adults worry about having enough food

13.2% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Sims adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 15

Sims adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Sims adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MI 8.3% · better

13% of Sims adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.6%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing11.4%

Errands alone9.8%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Sims

Sims 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.

37.2%39.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Caseville37.3%

Au Gres37.4%

Whitney37.4%

Sims37.5%

Au Gres38.3%

Care nearby

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 19.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 32.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sterling Area Health Center Walk in ClinicStandish · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sterling Area Health CenterSterling · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSims's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Arenac/Ogemaw Counties · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthSims's county is a federal shortage area.Bay/Arenac Counties · need score 8 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 Sims. 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 Sims

Measure	Sims	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.7%	41.1–50.3%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	42.7%	38.1–47.4%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	37.5%	29.5–45.8%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	40.2%	36.3–44.2%	29.1%	worse
Depression	25.8%	22.2–29.8%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.6–17.6%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.3–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.5%	12.3–14.8%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.8%	13.7–18.1%	11.9%	worse
COPD	12%	10.3–13.9%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	11%	9.7–12.2%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.5%	11.1–16.1%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.3–33.3%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	25–38%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.5%	80.7–86.1%	80.3%	better
Dentist visit	62.9%	59–66.6%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	90.2%	88.7–91.5%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	72.1%	67–76.6%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.7%	67.6–82.4%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.6%	80.9–85.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.5%	5.2–8%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	25.1–35.3%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	17.8–25.1%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.2–18.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.8%	19.4–26.4%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.1%	14.9–19.4%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.2%	10.8–16.1%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.5–10.7%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.8–8%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7%	6–8.1%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	13%	10.6–15.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.9%	33–42.9%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.6%	16.8–22.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.4–16.4%	14.3%
Hearing	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.8%	8.5–11.2%	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 Sims door to door.

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

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