Health · Dunkirk

Dunkirk, WI health

Dunkirk differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.8% vs 12.1%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.4% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 53589, 53534

Report card

How Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk adults…

31 of every 100 Dunkirk adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.8–33.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dunkirk, betterDunkirk, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.9% Dunkirk
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.7% Dunkirk
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Dunkirk
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.8% Dunkirk
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dunkirk 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dunkirk 6.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Dunkirk adults are doing

1 in 3Dunkirk adults feel lonely

29.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Dunkirk adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Dunkirk adults lack social or emotional support

18.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Dunkirk 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 11

Dunkirk adults worry about having enough food

8.8% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Dunkirk adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 23

Dunkirk adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.3% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 19

Dunkirk adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · WI 6.7% · better

8.9% of Dunkirk adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone6.8%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Dunkirk

Dunkirk 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.

33.5%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Pleasant Springs34.1%

Stoughton34.6%

Dunkirk35.2%

Albion38.5%

Porter39.6%

Care nearby

Stoughton HospitalStoughton · 2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Edgerton Hospital and Health ServicesEdgerton · 8.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - MadisonMadison · 15.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unitypoint Health - MeriterMadison · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Children's Dental Center of Madison-FitchburgFitchburg · 14 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Joyce & Marshall Erdman ClinicMadison · 14.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDunkirk is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDunkirk is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDunkirk 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 Dunkirk. 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 Dunkirk

Measure	Dunkirk	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.6%	27.8–33.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.4%	30.4–36.5%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.2%	31–39.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.1%	22.8–27.5%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.3%	21.5–27.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.4%	6–9%	9.9%	better
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.2%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	11.4%	better
COPD	5.7%	5–6.4%	6.5%	better
Heart disease	6.2%	5.5–6.8%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.8%	10.2–13.6%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.2%	16.6–21.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.9%	19.9–25.8%	26.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	29.7%	26.3–33.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.3%	73.4–79%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	70%	67.3–72.6%	67.1%	better
Cholesterol check	87.8%	86.3–89.3%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	72.5%	68.9–75.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	70.8–81.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.2–80.7%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	5.2–7.5%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	25.9–32.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.4%	15.9–20.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.9–16.1%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15%	13.1–16.8%	17.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.9–13.6%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.8%	7.3–10.2%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.5–8.9%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.3%	3.6–4.9%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.6–6%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.9%	7.4–10.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	26.9%	23.9–29.8%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.9%	10.4–13.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	10–12.6%	12.8%
Hearing	6.7%	5.9–7.4%	6.9%
Vision	3.6%	3.3–4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.7–3.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.8%	6.1–7.6%	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 Dunkirk door to door.

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

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