Health · Bennett

Bennett, WI health

Bennett differs from Wisconsin on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 9.7%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.3% vs 8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54873, 54849

Report card

How Bennett 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 Bennett adults…

40 of every 100 Bennett adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.6–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bennett, betterBennett, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.8% Bennett
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Bennett
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Bennett
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Bennett
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bennett 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bennett 6.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Bennett adults are doing

1 in 4Bennett adults feel lonely

27.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Bennett adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Bennett adults lack social or emotional support

18.2% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Bennett adults are in frequent mental distress

14.4% · 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 10

Bennett adults worry about having enough food

9.7% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Bennett adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 22

Bennett adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.5% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 19

Bennett adults lack reliable transportation

5.4% · WI 6.7% · better

10.2% of Bennett adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing9%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Bennett

Bennett 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.

39%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Solon Springs40.5%

Highland40.6%

Bennett40.7%

Oakland40.8%

Hawthorne41.1%

Lake Nebagamon41.2%

Gordon41.4%

Care nearby

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 22.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 27.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Essentia Health DuluthDuluth · 27.6 mi

St. Lukes HospitalDuluth · 27.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Northlakes - PoplarPoplar · 10 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Lschc Superior ClinicSuperior · 21.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careBennett is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBennett is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBennett's county is a federal shortage area.Ashland/Bayfield/Douglas/Iron/Sawyer/Washburn Counties · need score 17 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 Bennett. 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 Bennett

Measure	Bennett	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36.6–44.1%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.6%	36.9–44.6%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	40.7%	34.7–47.1%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	33%	29.8–36.2%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.7%	19.8–25.9%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.8%	7.3–10.6%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.7–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.5–12.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.4%	11.9–15.2%	11.4%	worse
COPD	7.9%	6.9–8.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.8–9.6%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.9%	12–16.2%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.5%	13.9–19.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.8%	23.8–32%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	28–38.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.7–83.3%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	66.8%	64–70%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.5%	88.2–90.7%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	72%	68.2–76%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.5%	73.9–84.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.2%	79.8–84.5%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.3%	5.2–7.4%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.9%	24.1–31.8%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.2%	15.8–20.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.4%	12.8–16%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	15.9–20.6%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.8–16.1%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.7%	8.1–11.3%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.5%	3.9–5.2%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.4%	4.8–6.2%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.6–11.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32%	28.2–35.8%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.7–17.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	10.5–13.4%	12.8%
Hearing	9%	8–10%	6.9%
Vision	4.5%	4–5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.9–8.8%	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 Bennett door to door.

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

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