Health · Anson

Anson, WI health

On every measure CDC estimates, Anson looks like Wisconsin as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54748, 54727, 54729

Report card

How Anson compares with Wisconsin

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 Anson adults…

35 of every 100 Anson adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.9–38.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Anson, betterAnson, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Anson
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Anson
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Anson
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Anson
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Anson adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Anson 7.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Anson adults are doing

1 in 3Anson adults feel lonely

29.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Anson adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.2% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Anson adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Anson adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · Wisconsin 15.5% · 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 10

Anson adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Anson adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Anson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Anson adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.5% of Anson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

of Anson adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Anson

Anson 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.

33.8%43.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Eagle Point40.9%

Anson41.4%

Lafayette41.4%

Goetz42.9%

Arthur42.9%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer · 13.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 17 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona · 17.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire · 18.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Chippewa Falls Dental CenterChippewa Falls · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes Eau Claire - Oak RidgeEau Claire · 19.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAnson is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAnson is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAnson is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Anson. 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 Anson

Measure	Anson	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	30.9–38.3%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.7%	31.9–39.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.4%	35–47.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.5–31.8%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.2%	20.9–27.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.9%	8.8–13.1%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.3%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.6%	10–13.3%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.2–8.2%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.3–18.2%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.9%	16.8–23.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	23.5–31.9%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	27.1–38%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.3%	72.7–79.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	68%	64.6–71%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.6–88.1%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.4%	64.7–73.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	70–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.3–81.1%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	5.9–8.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	25.8–33.8%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17.3–23.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	14–17.8%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	16–21.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.2–15.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.8–12.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.5–10.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.4–5.9%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.4–7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.5%	9.7–13.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.2%	28.2–36.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.9–15.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.8–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	6.9%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	7.9%

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 Anson door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Anson by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Anson by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin 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.