Health · Doty

Doty, WI health

Doty differs from Wisconsin on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14% vs 19%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.6% vs 9.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54149, 54491, 54175
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How Doty 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 Doty adults…

45 of every 100 Doty adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 40.8–49.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Doty, betterDoty, worseToo close to callWisconsin
Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.2% Doty
WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.5% Doty
WI 32.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14% Doty
WI 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Doty
WI 13.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Doty adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

83%
Yearly checkup
WI 78%
65%
Dentist visit
WI 67%
91%
Cholesterol check
WI 86%
74%
Colon screening
WI 69%
80%
Mammogram
WI 80%
85%
Taking BP meds
WI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Doty 7.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Doty adults are doing

1 in 4Doty adults feel lonely
27.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Doty adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Doty adults lack social or emotional support
19% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Doty adults are in frequent mental distress
13.7% · 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
Doty adults worry about having enough food
11.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same
1 in 13
Doty adults worry about keeping their housing
7.6% · WI 9.7% · better
1 in 22
Doty adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.5% · WI 5.5% · better
1 in 17
Doty adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.3% of Doty adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing11.2%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Doty

Doty 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 Doty.

Wolf River: 37.9% Townsend: 42.2% Mountain: 43.2% Riverview: 42.1% Langlade: 37.5% Evergreen: 36.9% Freedom: 43.2% Menominee: no data Lakewood: 42.3% Wabeno: 42.6% Brazeau: 40.5% Breed: 43.7% Stephenson: 38.9% Doty: 41.1% Doty Wolf River Townsend Mountain Riverview Hshs St. Clare Memorial Hospital · Oconto Falls · 33.4 miH Northlakes - Lakewood · Lakewood · 7.8 mi+
36.9%43.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Wolf River37.9%
Doty41.1%
Riverview42.1%
Townsend42.2%
Mountain43.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 25.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Doty

No hospital or community health center in Doty itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERLanglade HospitalAntigo · 25.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThedacare Medical Center - Shawano★★★★★ · 30.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc theLakewood · 7.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
4 sites · nearest in Lakewood
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.7 mi
Bridge Community Health Clinic Antigo Dental
Antigo · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
25.9 mi
Langlade Hospital
Antigo · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.7 mi
Thedacare Medical Center - Shawano
Shawano · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
Hshs St. Clare Memorial Hospital
Oconto Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.3 mi
Bellin Health Oconto Hospital
Oconto · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careDoty's county is a federal shortage area.Oconto County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careDoty is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDoty is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Doty. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Doty
MeasureDotyMarginWisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.2%40.8–49.7%33.3%worse
High cholesterol44.6%40.2–49.1%34.4%worse
Obesity41.1%34.2–48.4%37.7%about the same
Arthritis39%35.1–43.1%26.6%worse
Depression20.9%17.9–24.2%23.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.3%10–14.9%9.9%worse
Asthma10.8%9.6–12.1%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13.2%11.9–14.5%8.6%worse
Diabetes16.6%14.3–19%11.4%worse
COPD10.3%8.8–12.1%6.5%worse
Heart disease11%9.7–12.5%6.6%worse
Stroke5.3%4.6–5.9%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.8%13.1–18.7%13.6%about the same
Binge drink14%11.6–16.6%19%better
Get no exercise33.2%28.1–38.5%26.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30.5%25–36.5%32.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup83.2%80.4–85.8%77.6%better
Dentist visit64.8%61.2–68.1%67.1%about the same
Cholesterol check90.7%89.3–91.9%85.9%better
Colon screening73.6%69–77.8%69.4%about the same
Mammogram79.7%73–85.3%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds85.3%82.7–87.7%77.8%better
No health insurance7.1%5.6–8.8%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.9%23.5–32.6%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19%15.9–22.3%20.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.7%12–15.5%15.5%about the same
Fair or poor health21.9%18.7–25.5%17.8%worse
Frequent physical distress16.6%14.4–18.9%12.9%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.1%8.9–13.6%12.1%about the same
Housing insecurity7.6%6.3–9.1%9.7%better
Utility shut-off threat4.5%3.8–5.4%5.5%better
No reliable transportation5.8%4.9–6.8%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP12.3%9.8–14.9%12.5%
Disability
Any disability37.4%32.7–42.3%29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs20%17.1–23.2%13.4%
Thinking or memory12.3%10.7–14.2%12.8%
Hearing11.2%9.9–12.6%6.9%
Vision5.6%4.9–6.4%4.5%
Dressing or bathing4.8%4.2–5.6%3.5%
Errands alone9.1%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 Doty door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Doty better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Doty by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Doty 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.

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