Health · Bowler

Bowler, WI health

Bowler differs from Wisconsin on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults without reliable transportation (9.2% vs 6.7%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.5% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Bowler

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 316 people are less certain, so we show Bowler's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Bowler 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 Bowler adults…

34 of every 100 Bowler adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.2–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bowler, betterBowler, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.9% Bowler
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Bowler
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Bowler
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Bowler
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bowler 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bowler 9.4% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Bowler adults are doing

1 in 3Bowler adults feel lonely

33% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Bowler adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Bowler adults lack social or emotional support

22.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Bowler adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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 6

Bowler adults worry about having enough food

16% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 8

Bowler adults worry about keeping their housing

12.6% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 14

Bowler adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 11

Bowler adults lack reliable transportation

9.2% · WI 6.7% · worse

16.4% of Bowler adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Bowler

Bowler 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.

39.5%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Bowler40.7%

Morris41%

Almon41.2%

Seneca41.8%

Bartelme42.8%

Care nearby

Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Langlade HospitalAntigo · 20.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston · 29.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau · 34.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bridge Community Health Clinic Antigo DentalAntigo · 21 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - White LakeWhite Lake · 22.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBowler is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBowler is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBowler is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bowler. 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 Bowler

Measure	Bowler	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.1%	30.2–37.9%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	30.9–38.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.7%	33.8–47.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29%	25.8–32.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.8%	19.5–26.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.5%	11.1–16.3%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	12.2%	10.8–13.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.9–9.7%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.6%	10.9–14.5%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.5%	14.6–20.5%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.6%	15.4–21.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.9%	25–34.9%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.3%	31–42.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74–80.9%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.7%	59.4–66%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.4%	82.1–86.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	73.3%	69–77.3%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	74.9%	67.8–81.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	76–81.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	9.4%	7.6–11.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33%	28.4–38%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.6%	19.2–26.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.4–19.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	17.8–24%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13–16.9%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16%	13.1–19%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.6%	10.6–14.8%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.2%	7.9–10.6%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.4%	13.5–19.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.2%	28.6–37.8%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13.5–18.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.4–17.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.4–9.5%	6.9%
Vision	5.6%	5–6.4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.4–11%	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 Bowler door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bowler directly, so these are its own figures.

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.