Health · Jackson

Jackson, WI health

Jackson differs from Wisconsin on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.3% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Jackson

Report card

How Jackson 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 Jackson adults…

31 of every 100 Jackson adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.7–34.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Jackson, betterJackson, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.6% Jackson
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Jackson
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.2% Jackson
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.7% Jackson
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Jackson 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

Jackson 5.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Jackson adults are doing

1 in 3Jackson adults feel lonely

28.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Jackson adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Jackson adults lack social or emotional support

18.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Jackson adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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

Jackson adults worry about having enough food

8.3% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Jackson adults worry about keeping their housing

7.2% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 24

Jackson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.1% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 20

Jackson adults lack reliable transportation

5% · WI 6.7% · better

8.3% of Jackson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.8%

of Jackson adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision3.4%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Jackson

Jackson 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.

31.3%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Jackson34.5%

Jackson36.2%

Polk36.2%

Care nearby

St. Josephs Community Hospital West BendWest Bend · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aurora Medical Ctr Washington CountyHartford · 10 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension Wisconsin Hosp Menomonee Falls CampusMenomonee Falls · 10.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls · 10.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lchc West BendWest Bend · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Isaac Coggs Heritage Health CtrMilwaukee · 15.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careJackson is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careJackson is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthJackson 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 Jackson. 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 Jackson

Measure	Jackson	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.1%	27.7–34.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	31–38.1%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.2%	30.6–41.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	24.9%	22.1–27.6%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.9%	19.8–26.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6%	4.8–7.3%	9.9%	better
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–11.9%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	9.6%	8.3–11%	11.4%	better
COPD	5.4%	4.7–6.3%	6.5%	better
Heart disease	5.9%	5.2–6.6%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	2.9%	2.6–3.2%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.7%	9.7–13.9%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	21.2%	18–24.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.6%	18.1–25.3%	26.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	27.5–37.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	75.4–81.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	74.8%	71.8–77.4%	67.1%	better
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.2–89.4%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	69.9%	65.3–74%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	81.4%	75.3–86.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.2–80.8%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	5.8%	4.7–7.1%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	24.9–32.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.3%	15.8–21.2%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	13–16.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.2%	12.2–16.5%	17.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.5%	10–13%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.3%	6.9–10.1%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.2%	6.1–8.6%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.1%	3.5–4.9%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5%	4.4–5.8%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.3%	6.8–10.1%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	24.8%	21.3–28.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11%	9.4–12.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	9.7–12.8%	12.8%
Hearing	6.3%	5.6–7.1%	6.9%
Vision	3.4%	3–3.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.5–3.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	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 Jackson door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Jackson 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.