Health · Harrison

Harrison, WI health

Harrison differs from Wisconsin on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.1% vs 6.5%) and more smokers (16.8% vs 13.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54408, 54409

AHealth Grade

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Harrison’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Harrison is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and 95% of Wisconsin towns.

ASelf-rated healthAPhysical distressA-Mental distressB+ObesityADiabetesA-SmokingA-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 89%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 95%

Towns with similar incomes, $91K–$152K (5,303)Healthier than 78%

About what its income would suggest. Harrison does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Harrison could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Wisconsin ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Harrison with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Harrison’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Harrison 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 Harrison adults…

36 of every 100 Harrison adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.2–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Harrison, betterHarrison, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.3% Harrison
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Harrison
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Harrison
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Harrison
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harrison 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Harrison 8.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Harrison adults are doing

1 in 3Harrison adults feel lonely

29.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Harrison adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Harrison adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Harrison adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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

Harrison adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Harrison adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Harrison adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Harrison adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.7% of Harrison adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Harrison

Harrison 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 Harrison.

37.2%42.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Ackley37.5%

Rolling37.6%

Harrison37.7%

Hewitt37.8%

Plover39.3%

Care nearby

Langlade HospitalAntigo · 9.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 19.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bridge Community Health Clinic Antigo DentalAntigo · 10 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - White LakeWhite Lake · 27.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHarrison is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHarrison is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHarrison 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 Harrison. 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 Harrison

Measure	Harrison	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	33.2–39.7%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.9%	34.6–41.3%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	37.7%	32.5–43%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	27.3–32.8%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.9%	20.2–25.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.5–13.3%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.8–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.8–10.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.9–13.9%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7.2–9.2%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.2–8.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14.5–19.4%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.9%	16.3–21.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.3%	26.6–34.4%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	29.1–37.7%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	74.5–80.1%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.2%	60.2–66.1%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.7%	84–87.3%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.8%	66–73.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	72.6–82.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.6–81.3%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	26.3–33.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	18–23.7%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.3–17.8%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20%	17.6–22.6%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	13.2–16.4%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	10.4–14.4%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.3%	8–10.9%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.8–6.3%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	6–7.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.7%	11.7–15.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	29.1–36.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	13.6–17.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.4–15.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.4%	7.6–9.4%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.4–5.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	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 Harrison door to door.

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

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