Health · Carey

Carey, WI health

Carey differs from Wisconsin on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (83.4% vs 77.8%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (89.2% vs 85.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.8% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54534, 54547

Report card

How Carey 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 Carey adults…

40 of every 100 Carey adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.2–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carey, betterCarey, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.1% Carey
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.1% Carey
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Carey
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Carey
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carey 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

Carey 6.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Carey adults are doing

1 in 3Carey adults feel lonely

29% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Carey adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Carey adults lack social or emotional support

18.5% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Carey adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · 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

Carey adults worry about having enough food

11% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Carey adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Carey adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Carey adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Carey

Carey 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.

34.4%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Knight34.4%

Oma34.6%

Mercer34.7%

Carey35%

Hurley35%

Pence36%

Montreal36.5%

Care nearby

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 14.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 27.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 36.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 36.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center Mercer CenterMercer · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - HurleyHurley · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCarey's county is a federal shortage area.Iron County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careCarey's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iron County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthCarey'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 Carey. 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 Carey

Measure	Carey	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.5%	35.2–44%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	34.8–43.7%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	35%	27.6–42.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	35.2%	31.5–39%	26.6%	worse
Depression	21.6%	18.4–25%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	9.6–14.6%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.2%	11–13.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.8%	12.8–17%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.2%	7.9–10.6%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.8%	8.7–11%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.2–5.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12.8–18%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.5–19.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.1%	26.2–36.2%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.1%	23.2–35.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	77.3–83.5%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.3%	61.7–68.8%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.2%	87.5–90.6%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	69.1%	64.1–73.8%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.5–84.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.4%	80.7–85.8%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.7%	5.5–8.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	24.4–34.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.5%	15.6–21.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.8–16.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.6%	17.7–23.7%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.5–17.6%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	8.9–13.3%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.9–9.8%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.1–15%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.7%	29.3–38.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18%	15.5–20.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.1–14.5%	12.8%
Hearing	10.2%	8.9–11.5%	6.9%
Vision	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4–5.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.2%	7.9–10.5%	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 Carey door to door.

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

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