Health · Beaver

Beaver, WI health

Beaver differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.4% vs 9.9%) and more smokers (18.1% vs 13.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54446, 54437, 54488, 54460

Report card

How Beaver 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 Beaver adults…

32 of every 100 Beaver adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.4–35.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beaver, betterBeaver, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.1% Beaver
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Beaver
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Beaver
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Beaver
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beaver 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Beaver 10.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Beaver adults are doing

1 in 3Beaver adults feel lonely

31.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Beaver adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Beaver adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Beaver adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 7

Beaver adults worry about having enough food

14.6% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Beaver adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Beaver adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Beaver adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

15.4% of Beaver adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Beaver

Beaver and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

37.3%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Unity37.3%

Loyal37.4%

Beaver37.5%

Warner37.5%

Green Grove38.8%

Care nearby

Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville · 18.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 22.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Aspirus Medford Hospital & ClinicsMedford · 23.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Family Health Center - Neillsville Dental CenterNeillsville · 18.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Family Health Center - Marshfield Primary Care CenterMarshfield · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careBeaver's county is a federal shortage area.Clark County · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careBeaver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Clark County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthBeaver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clark 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 Beaver. 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 Beaver

Measure	Beaver	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.9%	28.4–35.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.9%	31.2–38.7%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.5%	31.3–44%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27%	24.2–30.1%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.2%	20.1–26.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	11–16.2%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.3–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.5–9.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	9.9–13.1%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8.2%	7.2–9.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.7–8.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	15.4–20.9%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	19.2%	16.2–22.5%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.1%	27.7–37%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	27.2–38.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.7%	70–77.2%	77.6%	worse
Dentist visit	60.8%	57.4–64.2%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.7%	80.5–84.8%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	61.8%	57–66.5%	69.4%	worse
Mammogram	75.9%	68.4–82.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73.4–79.1%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	10.5%	8.6–12.6%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	27.3–36.2%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.7–25.4%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.4–19.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	18–24%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.3–17%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.6%	12.1–17.4%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11%	9.3–13%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.2–7.2%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.4%	12.9–18.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33%	28.9–37.3%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.2–17.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	13.9–18.1%	12.8%
Hearing	7.9%	7–8.9%	6.9%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.5–11.1%	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 Beaver door to door.

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

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