Health · Wolverine

Wolverine, MI health

Wolverine differs from Michigan on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.7% vs 10.2%) and more smokers (18.7% vs 14.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Wolverine

Report card

How Wolverine 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 Wolverine adults…

37 of every 100 Wolverine adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wolverine, betterWolverine, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Wolverine
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Wolverine
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Wolverine
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.7% Wolverine
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wolverine 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

Wolverine 7.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Wolverine adults are doing

1 in 3Wolverine adults feel lonely

33% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 3Wolverine adults have been diagnosed with depression

30% · Michigan 25.7% · worse

1 in 4Wolverine adults lack social or emotional support

23.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Wolverine adults are in frequent mental distress

20.5% · Michigan 17.6% · worse

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 6

Wolverine adults worry about having enough food

17.5% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Wolverine adults worry about keeping their housing

12.8% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Wolverine adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Wolverine adults lack reliable transportation

9.7% · MI 8.3% · about the same

18% of Wolverine adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory17.8%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Wolverine

Wolverine and the towns around it

Care nearby

Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGaylord · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Mclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Charlevoix Area HospitalCharlevoix · 31.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGrayling · 42.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Indian River Health CenterIndian River · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alcona Health Center Petoskey Child Health AssociatesPetoskey · 16.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWolverine's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cheboygan County · need score 19 of 25

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

! Mental healthWolverine's county is a federal shortage area.North Country Catchment Area · need score 10 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 Wolverine. 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 Wolverine

Measure	Wolverine	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.1%	33–41.5%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.5%	31.2–39.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	42.2%	34–50.6%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	31.2%	27.6–34.8%	29.1%	about the same
Depression	30%	25.8–34.4%	25.7%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.7%	12.6–19.1%	10.2%	worse
Asthma	12.4%	10.9–14.1%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10.2%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	12.6%	10.7–14.6%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	10.2%	8.6–12%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	6.9–9.1%	7%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.5–4.6%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.7%	15–22.2%	14.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.6%	13.5–20%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.7%	21.5–32.1%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	28.5–42.4%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.3–82.5%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.4%	59.7–67%	68%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.5%	82.1–87%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	66%	60.7–71.2%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	73.2%	64.7–80.8%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.7%	73.6–79.4%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.2%	5.6–9.3%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33%	27.8–38.6%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.4%	19.6–27.7%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.5%	17.9–23.2%	17.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	22%	18.4–25.6%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	13.9–18.6%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.5%	14.1–21.4%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.8%	10.7–15.3%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.3–11.5%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.7%	8.3–11.5%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18%	14.5–21.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.1%	30.8–41.5%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.6–18.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.8%	15.1–20.7%	14.3%
Hearing	8.8%	7.6–9.9%	7.3%
Vision	5.8%	5–6.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.7%	9–12.5%	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 Wolverine door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wolverine 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.