Health · King

King, WI health

King differs from Wisconsin on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.4% vs 9.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.7% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.2% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54487 (all of King)

Report card

How King 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 King adults…

40 of every 100 King adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–43.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

King, betterKing, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% King
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.8% King
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% King
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% King
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of King 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

King 7.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How King adults are doing

1 in 3King adults feel lonely

29.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4King adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5King adults lack social or emotional support

19% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7King 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

King adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

King adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 21

King adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 17

King adults lack reliable transportation

6% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.9% of King adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing9.7%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around King

King 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.

35.1%42.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodboro36.5%

Harrison40%

King40.7%

Bradley40.8%

Skanawan42.5%

Care nearby

Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 7.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 26.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterRhinelander · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Dental CenterRhinelander · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careKing is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careKing is not a shortage area

! Mental healthKing's county is a federal shortage area.Lincoln County · need score 14 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 King. 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 King

Measure	King	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.4%	36.9–43.8%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.1%	36.7–43.7%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	40.7%	35.3–46.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	35.3%	32.3–38.3%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.1%	20.4–26.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.5–13.5%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.7–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.6–12.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.8%	12.2–15.4%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.8%	7.8–9.7%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.4–10.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4.1–4.8%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	13.2–17%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.7%	14.4–19.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.8%	26.1–33.7%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.8%	27.8–36.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	78.1–83.2%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	66.8%	64–69.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.7–90.1%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	71.3%	67.7–74.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.7%	74.6–84.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	79.3–83.9%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.2%	6.2–8.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.7%	26.1–33.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19%	16.7–21.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	13.2–16.4%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	18–22.6%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.5–16.7%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.6–12.8%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6%	5.3–6.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.9%	10.3–13.7%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.9%	31.3–38.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	15.4–19.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.4–14.2%	12.8%
Hearing	9.7%	8.8–10.6%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.6–5.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.8–9.7%	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 King door to door.

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

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