Health · Chester

Chester, WI health

Chester differs from Wisconsin on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (16.8% vs 13.6%) and more adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 5.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 53963, 53922, 53006

Report card

How Chester 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 Chester adults…

34 of every 100 Chester adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–37.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chester, betterChester, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.9% Chester
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Chester
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.8% Chester
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Chester
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Chester 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

Chester 9.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Chester adults are doing

1 in 3Chester adults feel lonely

31.1% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Chester adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Chester adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Chester adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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 7

Chester adults worry about having enough food

14.3% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 9

Chester adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 15

Chester adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 13

Chester adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · WI 6.7% · worse

14.9% of Chester adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

of Chester adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Chester

Chester 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.

40.8%46%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#16 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Burnett42.3%

Leroy43.5%

Oakfield43.6%

Trenton44.4%

Chester44.9%

Waupun45.3%

Waupun46%

Care nearby

Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)Beaver Dam · 11.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ripon Medical CenterRipon · 18.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ssm Health St. Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Noble Community Clinics - Beaver Dam Spring StreetBeaver Dam · 9.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Noble Community Clinics - Beaver DamBeaver Dam · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careChester is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careChester is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthChester 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 Chester. 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 Chester

Measure	Chester	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.1%	31.1–37.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.3%	32.4–38.5%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	44.9%	39.8–50.2%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	27.1%	24.7–29.4%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23%	20.4–25.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	10–13.9%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.7–11.9%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.4–8.7%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	10.2–12.8%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.3–8.1%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6.2–7.6%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.8%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14.6–19.2%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	19.8%	17.2–22.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.9%	26.2–33.6%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	30.9–39.7%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	74.5–80.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.3%	60.4–66%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.8%	81.8–85.6%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	65.6%	61.9–69.1%	69.4%	worse
Mammogram	77.3%	71.9–82%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76%	73.6–78.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	7.8–11%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	27.5–34.8%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.8–25.4%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	15–18.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	17.2–21.9%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.4–15.4%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.3%	12.3–16.6%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.6%	9.9–13.3%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.9–7.7%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	14.9%	12.8–17.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	29.1–36.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12.6–16%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.9–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.3%	6.6–8.1%	6.9%
Vision	4.8%	4.4–5.4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	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 Chester door to door.

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

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