Health · Howards Grove

Howards Grove, WI health

Howards Grove differs from Wisconsin on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.4% vs 12.1%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.9% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Howards Grove

B+Health Grade

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Howards Grove’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Howards Grove is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns and 78% of Wisconsin towns.

A-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressA-Mental distressB-ObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 71%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 78%

Towns with similar incomes, $59K–$98K (9,842)Healthier than 82%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Howards Grove could be anywhere from C 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 Howards Grove 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. Howards Grove uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Howards Grove 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 Howards Grove adults…

35 of every 100 Howards Grove adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.2–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Howards Grove, betterHowards Grove, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Howards Grove
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.1% Howards Grove
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.8% Howards Grove
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Howards Grove
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Howards Grove 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Howards Grove 5.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Howards Grove adults are doing

1 in 3Howards Grove adults feel lonely

28.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Howards Grove adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Howards Grove adults lack social or emotional support

18.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Howards Grove adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · 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 12

Howards Grove adults worry about having enough food

8.4% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Howards Grove adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 23

Howards Grove adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.3% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 20

Howards Grove adults lack reliable transportation

5.1% · WI 6.7% · better

8.7% of Howards Grove adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%

Thinking or memory11.5%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Howards Grove

Howards Grove and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Nicholas HospitalSheboygan · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan · 6.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holy Family MemorialManitowoc · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension Calumet HospitalChilton · 21.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakeshore Community Health Care, Inc. - Main FacilitySheboygan · 6.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Partnership Dental City Center OshkoshOshkosh · 38.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHowards Grove is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHowards Grove is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHowards Grove 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 Howards Grove. 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 Howards Grove

Measure	Howards Grove	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	30.2–38.5%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35%	30.8–39.3%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	29.7–42.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.1%	23.7–30.7%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.8%	19.2–26.7%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.4%	5.9–9.1%	9.9%	better
Asthma	10.5%	9.1–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.4–10.6%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.4%	8.8–12.3%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6%	4.9–7.2%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.7–3.6%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.8%	10–15.8%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	20.8%	17–24.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.6%	20.9–30.8%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.1%	27.3–37.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	74.5–82.1%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.7%	66.5–72.7%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.8%	85.6–89.8%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	71.3%	67.1–75.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	72.4–84.5%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.1–80.9%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	5.9%	4.4–7.5%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	24.7–32.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.3%	15.5–21.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	12.9–17.5%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.6%	12.9–18.7%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	10.8–14.9%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.4%	6.5–10.6%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.4%	5.9–9%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.3%	3.5–5.2%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.1%	4.2–6%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.7%	6.6–11%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.2%	22.8–31.7%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.3%	10.1–14.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.5%	9.6–13.5%	12.8%
Hearing	6.7%	5.7–7.7%	6.9%
Vision	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.5–3.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.9%	5.7–8.1%	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 Howards Grove door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Howards Grove directly, so these are its own figures.

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.