Health · Hughes

Hughes, WI health

Hughes differs from Wisconsin on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.2% vs 9.7%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9% vs 12.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54847, 54820

Report card

How Hughes 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 Hughes adults…

40 of every 100 Hughes adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36–43.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hughes, betterHughes, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Hughes
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Hughes
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Hughes
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Hughes
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hughes 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hughes 6.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Hughes adults are doing

1 in 4Hughes adults feel lonely

28% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Hughes adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Hughes adults lack social or emotional support

18.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Hughes adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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 11

Hughes adults worry about having enough food

9% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Hughes adults worry about keeping their housing

7.2% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 23

Hughes adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.3% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 19

Hughes adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · WI 6.7% · better

9.6% of Hughes adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Hughes

Hughes 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.

34.4%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first

Iron River38.5%

Tripp38.5%

Oulu38.9%

Delta38.9%

Hughes39.2%

Barnes40.4%

Brule40.6%

Highland40.6%

Care nearby

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 31.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 33.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Lukes HospitalDuluth · 34.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - Iron RiverIron River · 4.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - PoplarPoplar · 15.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHughes is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHughes is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHughes'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 Hughes. 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 Hughes

Measure	Hughes	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.5%	36–43.1%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	41.3%	37.6–45%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	39.2%	33.5–45.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.4–35.6%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.1%	20.2–26.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.9–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.6–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.5–12.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.2–14.7%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.5–8.6%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	8.4%	7.5–9.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	11.2–15.4%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.9%	14.3–19.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	22.6–30.6%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	26.2–36.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	77.2–82.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.7%	66.8–72.7%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.3%	87.9–90.6%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	72.1%	68.1–76.1%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.8%	73.7–85.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.1%	79.7–84.3%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.1%	5–7.3%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28%	24.1–32.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.1%	15.5–20.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.6–15.8%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15.3–20.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.3–15.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9%	7.4–10.8%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.2%	6–8.5%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.3%	3.6–4.9%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9.6%	7.9–11.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27.4–35%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.1–17.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	10.2–13%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.7–9.7%	6.9%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	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 Hughes door to door.

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

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