Health · Arbor Vitae

Arbor Vitae, WI health

Arbor Vitae differs from Wisconsin on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.1% vs 9.7%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.9% vs 12.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.4% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54568 (all of Arbor Vitae)

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How Arbor Vitae 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 Arbor Vitae adults…

40 of every 100 Arbor Vitae adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.1–43.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Arbor Vitae, betterArbor Vitae, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Arbor Vitae
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.5% Arbor Vitae
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Arbor Vitae
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.9% Arbor Vitae
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Arbor Vitae 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Arbor Vitae 6% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Arbor Vitae adults are doing

1 in 3Arbor Vitae adults feel lonely

28.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Arbor Vitae adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Arbor Vitae adults lack social or emotional support

18% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Arbor Vitae adults are in frequent mental distress

13.6% · Wisconsin 15.5% · better

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 11

Arbor Vitae adults worry about having enough food

8.9% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Arbor Vitae adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 24

Arbor Vitae adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.1% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 20

Arbor Vitae adults lack reliable transportation

5.1% · WI 6.7% · better

9.4% of Arbor Vitae adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory11.2%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Arbor Vitae

Arbor Vitae 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.

35.3%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodruff35.8%

Arbor Vitae36.1%

Boulder Junction36.6%

St. Germain37%

Lac du Flambeau41.6%

Care nearby

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 5.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 5.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River · 21 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander · 26.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Minocqua Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterMinocqua · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center Mercer CenterMercer · 22.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careArbor Vitae's county is a federal shortage area.Vilas County · need score 12 of 25

✓ Dental careArbor Vitae is not a shortage area

! Mental healthArbor Vitae's county is a federal shortage area.Vilas County · need score 16 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 Arbor Vitae. 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 Arbor Vitae

Measure	Arbor Vitae	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40%	37.1–43.2%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.7%	37.7–44%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	36.1%	31.7–41%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	31.2–36.6%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.7%	20.3–25.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.3%	6.2–8.6%	9.9%	better
Asthma	10.7%	9.7–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.4%	11.4–13.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.5–14.5%	11.4%	worse
COPD	7.7%	6.7–8.8%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	8–9.7%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.9%	11–15%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	14.6–19%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.1%	23.7–30.7%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.5%	24.7–32.3%	32.6%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.1%	78.7–83.4%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	71.6%	69.1–74.1%	67.1%	better
Cholesterol check	90.4%	89.3–91.4%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	74%	70.7–77%	69.4%	better
Mammogram	78.7%	73.5–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.5%	80.4–84.6%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6%	4.9–7.3%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	25.3–32%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18%	15.7–20.4%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.6%	12.2–15%	15.5%	better
Fair or poor health	17.5%	15.3–19.8%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.8–15.9%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.9%	7.5–10.6%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.1%	6–8.2%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.1%	4.5–5.8%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.8–11.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.6%	28.4–34.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13.9–17.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.2%	10–12.6%	12.8%
Hearing	9.2%	8.3–10.1%	6.9%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	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 Arbor Vitae door to door.

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

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