Health · Kimball

Kimball, WI health

Kimball differs from Wisconsin on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (83.1% vs 77.8%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (88.8% vs 85.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.7% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54534 (all of Kimball)

Report card

How Kimball 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 Kimball adults…

39 of every 100 Kimball adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.9–43.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kimball, betterKimball, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.3% Kimball
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Kimball
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Kimball
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Kimball
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kimball 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kimball 6.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Kimball adults are doing

1 in 3Kimball adults feel lonely

29.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Kimball adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Kimball adults lack social or emotional support

18.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Kimball 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 9

Kimball adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Kimball adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Kimball adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Kimball adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.8% of Kimball adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Kimball

Kimball 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%40.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Knight34.4%

Hurley35%

Kimball35.1%

Pence36%

Ironwood37.7%

Ironwood39.5%

Saxon39.7%

Care nearby

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 8.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 37.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 48.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - HurleyHurley · 4.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center Mercer CenterMercer · 23.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKimball's county is a federal shortage area.Iron County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careKimball's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Iron County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthKimball'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 Kimball. 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 Kimball

Measure	Kimball	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	34.9–43.4%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.7%	34.3–43.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.1%	27.8–42.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	34.8%	31.2–38.5%	26.6%	worse
Depression	21.9%	18.7–25.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.4%	10–15.2%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.3%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12%	10.8–13.2%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.6%	12.7–16.8%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.2%	7.9–10.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.6–10.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.2–5.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	13–18.1%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	13.7–19.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.3%	26.5–36.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.4%	23.5–35.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	76.9–83.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	60.7–67.8%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.8%	87.1–90.3%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	67.6%	62.5–72.4%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	70.1–84%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.1%	80.4–85.5%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.6–8.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	24.7–34.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.6%	15.7–22%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	13.1–16.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.7%	17.8–23.7%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.6–17.6%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9.2–13.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.1–10.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.2%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.5–7.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.8%	10.5–15.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	29.5–38.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18%	15.5–20.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.4–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	10.1%	8.9–11.4%	6.9%
Vision	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4–5.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.1–10.6%	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 Kimball door to door.

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

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