Health · St. Clair

St. Clair, MI health

St. Clair differs from Michigan on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.9% vs 15.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.2% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for St. Clair

BHealth Grade

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St. Clair’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, St. Clair is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns, and than 81% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB-Mental distressBObesityB+DiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 64%

Less healthyHealthier

Michigan towns we grade (1,267)Healthier than 77%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (9,616)Healthier than 81%

Better than its income would suggest. St. Clair is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, St. Clair could be anywhere from C− to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Michigan ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares St. Clair with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. St. Clair uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How St. Clair 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 St. Clair adults…

36 of every 100 St. Clair adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.5–40.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Clair, betterSt. Clair, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% St. Clair
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.1% St. Clair
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% St. Clair
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% St. Clair
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of St. Clair 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

St. Clair 5.4% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How St. Clair adults are doing

1 in 3St. Clair adults feel lonely

32.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4St. Clair adults have been diagnosed with depression

27% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5St. Clair adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6St. Clair adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · 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 9

St. Clair adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MI 15.4% · better

1 in 11

St. Clair adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 16

St. Clair adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 16

St. Clair adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · MI 8.3% · better

9.4% of St. Clair adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

of St. Clair adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around St. Clair

St. Clair 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.

33.6%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

St. Clair34.2%

East China34.4%

China34.4%

St. Clair34.5%

Care nearby

Ascension River District HospitalEast China · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lake Huron Medical CenterPort Huron · 10.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Port HuronPort Huron · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren MacombMount Clemens · 25.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community First Health Centers - Port HuronPort Huron · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community First Health Centers - AlgonacAlgonac · 14.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSt. Clair's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-St. Clair County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careSt. Clair's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-St. Clair County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthSt. Clair's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Clair County MHCA · need score 12 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 St. Clair. 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 St. Clair

Measure	St. Clair	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.4%	32.5–40.9%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.6%	31.8–40%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.2%	28–41.7%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.5–34.6%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	27%	23.4–31.2%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.1%	8.1–12.3%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.4%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	10.7%	9.1–12.5%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.4–9.3%	8.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	2.9–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	11–17.1%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.5–19.4%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	18.1–27.3%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.1%	28.6–40%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.2%	78.2–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.5%	69.2–75.5%	68%	better
Cholesterol check	88.9%	86.9–90.7%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	72.4%	68–76.5%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.7–83%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.5–81.2%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	5.4%	4–7.1%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.8%	27.8–38.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.3–25.9%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.1–19.7%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.1–20.4%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	11.7–15.9%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.4–13.7%	15.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.1–10.7%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.1–7.5%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.1–7.4%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.1–11.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	30.7%	26–35.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	10.8–15.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.3–15.8%	14.3%
Hearing	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	7.3%
Vision	4%	3.4–4.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.7–3.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.4–8.9%	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 St. Clair door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes St. Clair directly, so these are its own figures.

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.