Health · Drummond

Drummond, WI health

Drummond differs from Wisconsin on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.7% vs 9.7%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.6% vs 8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.8% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54832, 54821, 54839, 54856

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 560 people are less certain, so we show Drummond's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Drummond 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 Drummond adults…

43 of every 100 Drummond adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 38.4–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Drummond, betterDrummond, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Drummond
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Drummond
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Drummond
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Drummond
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Drummond 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Drummond 5.6% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Drummond adults are doing

1 in 4Drummond adults feel lonely

27.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Drummond adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Drummond adults lack social or emotional support

17.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Drummond adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · Wisconsin 15.5% · better

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 11

Drummond adults worry about having enough food

8.7% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 15

Drummond adults worry about keeping their housing

6.7% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 24

Drummond adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.1% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 20

Drummond adults lack reliable transportation

5.1% · WI 6.7% · better

9.4% of Drummond adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%

Thinking or memory11.2%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Drummond

Drummond 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 Drummond.

34.4%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Cable38.3%

Drummond38.7%

Grand View38.8%

Delta38.9%

Mason39.3%

Barnes40.4%

Care nearby

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 17.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 25.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spooner Health SystemSpooner · 43.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 46.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - Iron RiverIron River · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lschc Superior ClinicSuperior · 44.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDrummond is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDrummond is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDrummond'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 Drummond. 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 Drummond

Measure	Drummond	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.5%	38.4–46.7%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	44.4%	40.2–48.6%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	38.7%	32.6–45%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	35.7%	32.1–39.4%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.8%	19.6–26.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.1%	6.4–9.9%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.8%	11.6–14%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12–16.2%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.2%	6.8–9.7%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.1–10.6%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	10.4–15.9%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.5–17.8%	19%	better
Get no exercise	27.5%	22.7–32.4%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.7%	25.1–36.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.9%	78.8–84.5%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	68.9%	65.5–72%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.9%	89.5–92.2%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	74.1%	69.5–78.2%	69.4%	better
Mammogram	80.9%	74.5–86.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.3%	81.6–86.6%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	5.6%	4.5–7%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.3%	23.2–31.8%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	17.6%	14.7–20.7%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	11.6–15.2%	15.5%	better
Fair or poor health	18.5%	15.5–21.9%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.5–16.9%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.7%	6.9–10.8%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	6.7%	5.5–8.1%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.1%	3.4–4.8%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.1%	4.3–6%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.5–11.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	28–37.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.7%	14.1–19.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.2%	9.6–13%	12.8%
Hearing	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	6.9%
Vision	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.4–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.8–9.2%	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 Drummond door to door.

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

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