Health · Kickapoo

Kickapoo, WI health

Kickapoo differs from Wisconsin on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.7% vs 9.9%) and more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54652, 54664

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 687 people are less certain, so we show Kickapoo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo adults…

38 of every 100 Kickapoo adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.3–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kickapoo, betterKickapoo, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.5% Kickapoo
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Kickapoo
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Kickapoo
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.8% Kickapoo
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kickapoo 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kickapoo 8.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Kickapoo adults are doing

1 in 3Kickapoo adults feel lonely

29.1% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Kickapoo adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Kickapoo adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Kickapoo adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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 7

Kickapoo adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Kickapoo adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Kickapoo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Kickapoo adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

16.7% of Kickapoo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Kickapoo

Kickapoo 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.

36.2%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Franklin37.8%

Viroqua37.9%

Sylvan38.5%

Liberty38.5%

Kickapoo40.2%

Clayton41.5%

Care nearby

Vernon Memorial HospitalViroqua · 11 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Richland HospitalRichland Center · 18.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and ClinicsBoscobel · 22.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gundersen St. Josephs Hospital and ClinicsHillsboro · 22.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Bluffs Chc - CashtonCashton · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Bluffs Chc-NorwalkNorwalk · 26.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKickapoo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careKickapoo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthKickapoo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon County · need score 18 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 Kickapoo. 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 Kickapoo

Measure	Kickapoo	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.2%	34.3–42.2%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.4%	33.5–41.5%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.2%	33.2–47.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.9–35.4%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.3%	20–26.6%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.7%	13.3–18.4%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	10–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9–10.9%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.9%	12.1–15.9%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.5%	8.2–10.8%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.8%	15–20.8%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.4%	15.3–21.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.5%	26.9–36.6%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.9%	27.8–38.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	74.7–81.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.7%	54.5–61%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.8–87.6%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.3%	63–71.3%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	71.2–82.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.7–82.8%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	7.1–10.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.1%	24.8–33.8%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	16.8–23.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.5–18.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.1%	19.1–25.4%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	14–17.9%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	11.7–17.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.7–12.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.5–7.6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.7%	13.8–19.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.6%	30.3–39.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.3–20.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	12.9–16.7%	12.8%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	6.9%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	10%	8.7–11.3%	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 Kickapoo door to door.

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

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