Health · Whitney

Whitney, MI health

Whitney differs from Michigan on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.4% vs 11.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.1% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.7% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 48703, 48765, 48763

Report card

How Whitney 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 Whitney adults…

45 of every 100 Whitney adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 40.6–48.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Whitney, betterWhitney, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Whitney
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Whitney
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.7% Whitney
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Whitney
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Whitney 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

Whitney 6.7% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Whitney adults are doing

1 in 3Whitney adults feel lonely

30.6% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Whitney adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Whitney adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Whitney 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

Whitney adults worry about having enough food

13.9% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Whitney adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · MI 11.9% · better

1 in 14

Whitney adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · MI 8.7% · better

1 in 14

Whitney adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · MI 8.3% · about the same

13.7% of Whitney adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

38%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.5%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing11.2%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Whitney

Whitney 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%38.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Alabaster37.2%

Whitney37.4%

Sims37.5%

Turner37.6%

Care nearby

Tawas St. Joseph HospitalTawas City · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saint Mary's Standish Community HospitalStandish · 21.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scheurer HospitalPigeon · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Thumb RegionBad Axe · 34.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sterling Area Health Center Walk in ClinicStandish · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hale Clinic- Sterling Area Health CenterHale · 21.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthWhitney'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 Whitney. 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 Whitney

Measure	Whitney	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.7%	40.6–48.9%	36.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.9%	37.6–46.1%	35.4%	worse
Obesity	37.4%	30.1–45%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	38.8%	35.3–42.5%	29.1%	worse
Depression	26.3%	22.9–30%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.8–15.8%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.4–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.9%	11.9–14.1%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	15.2%	13.3–17.3%	11.9%	worse
COPD	11.8%	10.3–13.6%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	10.7%	9.5–11.8%	7%	worse
Stroke	5.1%	4.5–5.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	14.1–19.3%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.7%	11.5–16.2%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.6%	24.1–33.4%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	25.7–37.5%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.8%	80.1–85.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	60.2–67.2%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	89.4%	87.9–90.7%	87.4%	better
Colon screening	71.7%	67.1–75.8%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75%	67.5–81.1%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.8%	80.3–84.9%	77.6%	better
No health insurance	6.7%	5.5–8.2%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	26–35.5%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.4–25.1%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.8–18.6%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.9%	19.8–26.1%	19.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.2%	15.1–19.3%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.9%	11.5–16.5%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	8–11%	11.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	8.7%	better
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.7%	11.4–16.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	38%	33.5–42.6%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.5%	16.9–22.2%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	13.1–16.9%	14.3%
Hearing	11.2%	10–12.5%	7.3%
Vision	5.9%	5.2–6.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.1%	8.8–11.4%	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 Whitney door to door.

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

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