Health · Gurney

Gurney, WI health

Gurney differs from Wisconsin on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing a utility shut-off (8.1% vs 5.5%) and more adults without reliable transportation (9.6% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54559 (all of Gurney)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 186 people are less certain, so we show Gurney's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Gurney 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 Gurney adults…

36 of every 100 Gurney adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gurney, betterGurney, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.3% Gurney
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33% Gurney
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Gurney
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.7% Gurney
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gurney 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

Gurney 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Gurney adults are doing

1 in 3Gurney adults feel lonely

31.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Gurney adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Gurney adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Gurney adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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 6

Gurney adults worry about having enough food

16.6% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 8

Gurney adults worry about keeping their housing

13% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 12

Gurney adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 10

Gurney adults lack reliable transportation

9.6% · WI 6.7% · worse

17% of Gurney adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Gurney

Gurney 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 Gurney.

34.4%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Gurney39.7%

Saxon39.7%

Sanborn41.1%

Care nearby

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 19 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 37.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 44.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - HurleyHurley · 15.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center Mercer CenterMercer · 30.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGurney's county is a federal shortage area.Iron County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careGurney's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iron County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthGurney'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 Gurney. 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 Gurney

Measure	Gurney	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	32.7–39.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.4%	32–38.7%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	34.1–45.5%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	27.2–32.8%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.1%	20.3–25.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.8–12.3%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	12.1%	11–13.3%	10.8%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.4–10.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	14.7%	13–16.4%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8%	6.9–9.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.2–8.8%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.7%	16–21.4%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.3%	15.8–20.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.3%	26.2–34.2%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33%	28.4–37.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	75.2–80.5%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.8–67.3%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	85–87.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	66.8%	63–70.5%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	71.2–81.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.7–81.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.7–9.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	27.9–35.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	19.4–24.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	15.1–18.5%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.8–24.1%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	14–17.4%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.6%	14.4–19.1%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	13%	11.4–14.8%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.6%	8.5–10.8%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	17%	14.7–19.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.2%	29.5–36.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.4%	14.3–18.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.6–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.6%	7.8–9.5%	6.9%
Vision	5.9%	5.3–6.6%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.3–10.5%	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 Gurney door to door.

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

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