Health · Blanchard

Blanchard, WI health

On most measures Blanchard looks like Wisconsin as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.8% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 53516 (all of Blanchard)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 330 people are less certain, so we show Blanchard's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Blanchard 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 Blanchard adults…

34 of every 100 Blanchard adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–37%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blanchard, betterBlanchard, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Blanchard
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Blanchard
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Blanchard
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Blanchard
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blanchard 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

Blanchard 6.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Blanchard adults are doing

1 in 3Blanchard adults feel lonely

29.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Blanchard adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Blanchard adults lack social or emotional support

19.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Blanchard adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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 9

Blanchard adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Blanchard adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Blanchard adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Blanchard adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.4% of Blanchard adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

30%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Blanchard

Blanchard 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.

34%42.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Moscow39.2%

York40.3%

Blanchard40.6%

Blanchardville40.9%

Argyle41.3%

Fayette41.5%

Care nearby

Lafayette Hospital and ClinicsDarlington · 12.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Upland Hills HealthDodgeville · 16 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

The Monroe ClinicMonroe · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Madison VA Medical CenterMadison · 30.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Dodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 16.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Children's Dental Center of Madison-FitchburgFitchburg · 28.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBlanchard's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lafayette County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careBlanchard's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lafayette County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthBlanchard's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lafayette County · need score 15 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 Blanchard. 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 Blanchard

Measure	Blanchard	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.3%	31.6–37%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	33.4–38.8%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	35.5–45.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.2%	26–30.4%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24%	21.7–26.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.9–12.1%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	10–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.5–9.8%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.1%	10.1–12.3%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	6.2–7.6%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6.3–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	12.6–16.4%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.1%	16.9–21.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.1%	24–30.4%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	29.5–38.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	75.4–80%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.9%	63.3–68.3%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	85.1–87.8%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	64.9–71.3%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	73.3–82.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	76.4–80.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.9–7.9%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	26.4–33%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.1%	16.9–21.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	14.4–17.3%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	15.7–19.5%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	12.2–14.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	9–12.3%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.4–5.7%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.4%	9.7–13.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	30%	27.2–33%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	12.1–15%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.6–14.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.3%	6.7–8%	6.9%
Vision	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.9%	7.1–8.7%	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 Blanchard door to door.

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

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