Health · Dodge

Dodge, WI health

On most measures Dodge looks like Wisconsin as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.8% vs 9.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54661, 54625, 54612

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 503 people are less certain, so we show Dodge's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dodge 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 Dodge adults…

35 of every 100 Dodge adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dodge, betterDodge, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Dodge
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Dodge
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Dodge
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Dodge
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dodge 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dodge 8.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Dodge adults are doing

1 in 4Dodge adults feel lonely

27.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Dodge adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Dodge adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Dodge adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · 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

Dodge adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Dodge adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Dodge adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Dodge adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.6% of Dodge adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%

Thinking or memory12.6%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Dodge

Dodge 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%43.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Buffalo39%

Cross39%

Trempealeau40.4%

Dodge41%

Arcadia43.9%

Care nearby

Winona Health ServicesWinona · 8.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & ClinicsWhitehall · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical CenterLa Crosse · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse · 26.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Bluffs Health Centers Inc- Reach LacrosseLa Crosse · 25.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Bluffs Health Center LaxbhLa Crosse · 25.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDodge is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDodge is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDodge 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 Dodge. 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 Dodge

Measure	Dodge	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.4%	31.4–39.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36%	32–40.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	41%	33.7–48.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29.2%	26–32.6%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.9%	19.5–26.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.8%	6.3–9.6%	9.9%	better
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.6%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.3–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.5–8.3%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.3–17.6%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.3%	16.1–22.7%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.1%	22.5–31.9%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	28.8–41.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	74.8–81.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.5%	65.2–71.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.4–88.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.9%	65.4–74.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80.4%	73.8–85.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	75.5–81.3%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.5–10%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.4%	23.1–32.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.2–22.7%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	13.3–17.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	14.7–20.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	11.9–15.5%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	8.9–13.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.5–10.8%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.6%	9.4–14%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	29.3%	25.1–33.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14%	11.9–16.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.6%	10.9–14.5%	12.8%
Hearing	7.8%	6.8–8.7%	6.9%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	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 Dodge door to door.

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

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