Health · Jacobs

Jacobs, WI health

Jacobs differs from Wisconsin on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.7% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.9% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.4% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54527, 54514

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 423 people are less certain, so we show Jacobs's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Jacobs 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 Jacobs adults…

40 of every 100 Jacobs adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Jacobs, betterJacobs, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.7% Jacobs
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Jacobs
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Jacobs
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Jacobs
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Jacobs 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Jacobs 7.4% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Jacobs adults are doing

1 in 3Jacobs adults feel lonely

30.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Jacobs adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Jacobs adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Jacobs adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · 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 9

Jacobs adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Jacobs adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Jacobs adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Jacobs adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.6% of Jacobs adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing9.7%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Jacobs

Jacobs 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%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Knight34.4%

Peeksville40.4%

Shanagolden40.5%

Gordon40.5%

Jacobs40.8%

Care nearby

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 29.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 32.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 35.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes- Park FallsPark Falls · 16.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Park Falls Dental CenterPark Falls · 16.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careJacobs is not a shortage area

! Dental careJacobs's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ashland County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthJacobs'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 Jacobs. 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 Jacobs

Measure	Jacobs	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	36–44.3%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.7%	34.6–43%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	40.8%	34.1–47.5%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.3–36.4%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.3%	20.1–26.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.6%	9.4–14%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.2–12.6%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.7%	12.9–16.9%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.2%	8–10.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.5–10.6%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14.2–19.6%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.7%	13–18.6%	19%	better
Get no exercise	31.7%	27.3–36.5%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.4%	26–37.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77–83.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.1–66.9%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.3–90.3%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	71%	66.2–75.3%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.4%	67.9–81.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.9%	80–85.4%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	5.9–9.2%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	25.9–34.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17.1–23.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.9–16.3%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	18.1–23.8%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.9–17.8%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.1–13.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.1–9.9%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.4–5.9%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.2–6.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	10.3–14.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.4%	29.5–37.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.5%	15.3–20.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	12.8%
Hearing	9.7%	8.7–10.9%	6.9%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	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 Jacobs door to door.

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

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