Health · Fifield

Fifield, WI health

Fifield differs from Wisconsin on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.7% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54552, 54524

Report card

How Fifield 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 Fifield adults…

41 of every 100 Fifield adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fifield, betterFifield, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.9% Fifield
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Fifield
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Fifield
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Fifield
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fifield 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fifield 7.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Fifield adults are doing

1 in 4Fifield adults feel lonely

28% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Fifield adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Fifield adults lack social or emotional support

19.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Fifield adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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 8

Fifield adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Fifield adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Fifield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Fifield adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.2% of Fifield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.3%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Fifield

Fifield 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.

34.7%44.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#18 of 25towns on this map, healthiest first

Minocqua36.2%

Lac du Flambeau41.6%

Sherman41.8%

Lake42%

Fifield42.1%

Worcester42.1%

Emery42.1%

Flambeau42.2%

Eisenstein42.8%

Care nearby

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 24.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 34.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Park Falls Dental CenterPark Falls · 11.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes- Park FallsPark Falls · 12 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFifield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Price County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careFifield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Price County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthFifield's county is a federal shortage area.Price County · need score 16 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 Fifield. 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 Fifield

Measure	Fifield	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.8%	36.9–44.7%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.1%	36.1–44.2%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	42.1%	35.9–48.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	35%	31.6–38.4%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22%	19–25.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	10–14.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.3%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.7%	10.6–12.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.1%	13.1–17.1%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.7%	8.3–11.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	10%	8.9–11.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.4–5.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	14–19.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	16%	13.4–18.9%	19%	better
Get no exercise	31.9%	27.2–36.5%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.3%	29.5–41%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78.5–84.1%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	62.7%	59.3–66.2%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.7%	87–90.2%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	69.6%	64.9–73.8%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.5%	68.3–81.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.7%	81.3–86%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	6.1–9.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28%	23.8–32.3%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.1%	16.1–22%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	13–16.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.6%	18.6–24.7%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16%	14–17.9%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.3–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.5–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.7–6.4%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.8–7.6%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.2%	12–16.7%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.5%	29.3–37.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.3%	15.9–20.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.4–14.9%	12.8%
Hearing	10.3%	9.2–11.4%	6.9%
Vision	5.7%	5–6.4%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.3–10.8%	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 Fifield door to door.

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

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