Health · Blaine

Blaine, WI health

Blaine differs from Wisconsin on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.8% vs 19%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.7% vs 9.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.2% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54830, 54859

Report card

How Blaine 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 Blaine adults…

45 of every 100 Blaine adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 40.6–49.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blaine, betterBlaine, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.5% Blaine
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.1% Blaine
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Blaine
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Blaine
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blaine 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Blaine 6.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Blaine adults are doing

1 in 4Blaine adults feel lonely

27.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Blaine adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.2% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Blaine adults lack social or emotional support

18% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Blaine adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · 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 9

Blaine adults worry about having enough food

11% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Blaine adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 20

Blaine adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 17

Blaine adults lack reliable transportation

6% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.4% of Blaine adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%

Thinking or memory12.2%

Hearing11.5%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Blaine

Blaine 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.

35.6%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Minong37%

Blaine38.9%

Dairyland39%

Swiss39.1%

Webb Lake39.1%

Arna42.8%

Care nearby

Spooner Health SystemSpooner · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Indianhead Medical CtrShell Lake · 29.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 33.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Burnett Medical CenterGrantsburg · 34.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - MinongMinong · 17 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - River's EdgeHayward · 34.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBlaine's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Burnett County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careBlaine's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Burnett County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthBlaine's county is a federal shortage area.Burnett County · need score 18 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 Blaine. 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 Blaine

Measure	Blaine	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.1%	40.6–49.4%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	43.5%	39.1–47.7%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	38.9%	32–45.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	39.2%	35.3–43.1%	26.6%	worse
Depression	21.2%	18.1–24.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.6–15.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.5%	12.2–14.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	17.1%	14.8–19.4%	11.4%	worse
COPD	10.5%	8.9–12.2%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	11.2%	9.9–12.5%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.8–6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.1–18.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.8%	11.5–16.3%	19%	better
Get no exercise	32.5%	27.6–37.3%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.1%	24.8–35.8%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.8%	80.1–85.4%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	65.9%	62.6–69.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.2%	89.9–92.3%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	73.3%	68.9–77.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	71.5–84%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	85.2%	82.7–87.5%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.7%	5.4–8.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.3%	23.3–31.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18%	15.2–21.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	11.8–15.2%	15.5%	better
Fair or poor health	21.8%	18.6–25.3%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.4–18.7%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	9–13.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.4–9.1%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.1–5.7%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6%	5.2–6.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.4%	10–15%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	36.6%	32–41.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	20%	17–23%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.2%	10.6–14%	12.8%
Hearing	11.5%	10.1–12.8%	6.9%
Vision	5.8%	5–6.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.3–5.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.9–10.6%	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 Blaine door to door.

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

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