Health · Freeman

Freeman, WI health

Freeman differs from Wisconsin on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 9.7%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.6% vs 5.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54628, 54624

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 596 people are less certain, so we show Freeman's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Freeman 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 Freeman adults…

42 of every 100 Freeman adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 39.5–45.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Freeman, betterFreeman, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.2% Freeman
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Freeman
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Freeman
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Freeman
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Freeman 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Freeman 7.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Freeman adults are doing

1 in 4Freeman adults feel lonely

27.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Freeman adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Freeman adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Freeman adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · 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 10

Freeman adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Freeman adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 22

Freeman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 18

Freeman adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · WI 6.7% · better

11.1% of Freeman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory12.6%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Freeman

Freeman 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 Freeman.

37.8%43%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Sterling38.7%

De Soto39.1%

Wheatland39.5%

Freeman39.8%

Utica41%

Seneca41.2%

Lansing43%

Care nearby

Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Veterans Memorial HospitalWaukon · 20.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Crossing Rivers Health Medical CenterPrairie Du Chien · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and ClinicsBoscobel · 25 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Bluffs Health Centers, Inc - Prairie Du ChienPrairie Du Chien · 22.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Dodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 55.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFreeman's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Crawford County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careFreeman's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Crawford County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthFreeman's county is a federal shortage area.Crawford 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 Freeman. 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 Freeman

Measure	Freeman	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.1%	39.5–45.4%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	41.5%	38.9–44.8%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	39.8%	35.6–45.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	35.6%	33.3–38.5%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.9%	20.9–25.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.7–12.8%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	10.2–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12%	11.2–12.9%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.1%	13.6–16.8%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.9%	7.8–10.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.8–10.6%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	13.7–18.5%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.7%	15.9–20.1%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.2%	26.7–34.1%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	27.4–39.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	79.7–83.8%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	66.3%	62.9–69.5%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.8%	88.7–91%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	70.9%	66.5–75%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80.6%	74.5–85.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.9%	82.3–85.7%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.2%	5.9–8.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.9%	23.5–32.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.4–22.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	13.4–16.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.5%	18.1–23.2%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	14.1–17.2%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.4–12.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.5–9.2%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	4–5.4%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.8–6.5%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	11.1%	9.1–13.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	30.6–37.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15.4–19.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.6%	11.2–14%	12.8%
Hearing	9.8%	8.9–10.8%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.4–5.6%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.5–9.5%	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 Freeman door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Freeman by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Freeman by how much of its land each one covers (90% of the town has data).

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.