Health · Brule

Brule, WI health

Brule differs from Wisconsin on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 9.7%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.8% vs 12.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54820, 54854, 54849

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 545 people are less certain, so we show Brule's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brule 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 Brule adults…

38 of every 100 Brule adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brule, betterBrule, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Brule
WI 26.6%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Brule
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Brule
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brule 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

Brule 6.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Brule adults are doing

1 in 4Brule adults feel lonely

28.5% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Brule adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Brule adults lack social or emotional support

18.5% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Brule adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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

Brule adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Brule adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 21

Brule adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 18

Brule adults lack reliable transportation

5.6% · WI 6.7% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing8%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Brule

Brule and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Brule.

38.5%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Oulu38.9%

Hughes39.2%

Brule40.6%

Highland40.6%

Cloverland40.9%

Lake Nebagamon41.2%

Maple41.3%

Care nearby

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 24.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Lukes HospitalDuluth · 27 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 27.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health DuluthDuluth · 27.1 mi Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - PoplarPoplar · 9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lschc Superior ClinicSuperior · 22.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBrule is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBrule is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBrule'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 Brule. 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 Brule

Measure	Brule	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.5%	33.9–41.1%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	34.7–42.2%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	40.6%	34.5–47%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.1%	27.1–33.1%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.2%	20.2–26.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.4%	7.8–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.7–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.3–11.1%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.5%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	11.5–16.2%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.1%	15.3–21%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	22.4–30.8%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	28–38.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	76–81.9%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.1%	66.4–72.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.5–89.6%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	71.3%	67.6–75.3%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	74.7–85.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.5–82.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.5%	5.2–7.9%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	24.5–32.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.5%	15.8–21.4%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.2–16.8%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.3%	14.8–19.8%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	12–15.4%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	8–11.8%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.5–9.3%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	3.9–5.4%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.6%	4.8–6.5%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.3–12.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	30.4%	26.5–34.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12.1–16.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.5–13.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8%	7.1–8.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.5–8.6%	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 Brule door to door.

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

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