Health · Appleton

Appleton, WI health

Appleton differs from Wisconsin on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had a stroke (2.9% vs 3.4%) and fewer adults with heart disease (5.7% vs 6.6%).

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

Report card

How Appleton 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 Appleton adults…

32 of every 100 Appleton adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29–34.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Appleton, betterAppleton, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Appleton
WI 26.6%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.4% Appleton
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Appleton
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Appleton 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Appleton 7.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Appleton adults are doing

1 in 3Appleton adults feel lonely

31.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Appleton adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Appleton adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Appleton adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 8

Appleton adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Appleton adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Appleton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Appleton adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12% of Appleton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.2%

of Appleton adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing6.1%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Appleton

Appleton 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.

32.3%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 27towns on this map, healthiest first

Harrison32.3%

Grand Chute35.1%

Center35.5%

Freedom35.8%

Appleton36.3%

Vandenbroek36.6%

Kimberly36.8%

Little Chute36.8%

Buchanan36.9%

Fox Crossing39.7%

Harrison40.3%

Menasha41.3%

Care nearby

Thedacare Regional Medical Center - AppletonAppleton · 0.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth CampusAppleton · 2.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Thedacare Regional Med Ctr - NeenahNeenah · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox ValleyNeenah · 9.6 mi · ER · children's

Partnership Community Health Center - Appleton DentalAppleton · 5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Partnership Community Health Center - Medical and Behavioral CareAppleton · 5.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careAppleton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAppleton is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAppleton 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 Appleton. 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 Appleton

Measure	Appleton	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	29–34.5%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.6%	30.7–36.4%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	31.9–40.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.2%	23–27.3%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24%	21.2–26.7%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.4%	6.9–10%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.6–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.7%	7.1–8.3%	8.6%	better
Diabetes	10%	8.9–11.2%	11.4%	better
COPD	5.8%	5.3–6.4%	6.5%	better
Heart disease	5.7%	5.2–6.2%	6.6%	better
Stroke	2.9%	2.7–3.1%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	11.6–14.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	21.4%	18.7–24.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	23.1–29%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	28.4–36.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74.8–80.3%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.2%	65.5–70.8%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.9%	83.2–86.3%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.9%	66.3–73.4%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	81.1%	76.1–85.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.5%	73–77.8%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	28.5–34.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	17.5–22%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.4–17.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	14.9–18.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	11.1–13.5%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	8.4–10.6%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.8–6.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.6%	6–7.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12%	10.8–13.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.2%	24.4–29.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.7%	10.5–13%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.6–14.2%	12.8%
Hearing	6.1%	5.5–6.7%	6.9%
Vision	4.1%	3.8–4.4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.9–3.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.8–8.2%	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 Appleton door to door.

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

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

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.