Health · Kossuth

Kossuth, WI health

On most measures Kossuth looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (7.6% vs 6.5%) and more adults who have had cancer (9.5% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54247, 54220, 54241

Report card

How Kossuth 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 Kossuth adults…

36 of every 100 Kossuth adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kossuth, betterKossuth, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Kossuth
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Kossuth
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Kossuth
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Kossuth
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kossuth 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kossuth 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Kossuth adults are doing

1 in 3Kossuth adults feel lonely

29.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Kossuth adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Kossuth adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Kossuth adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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

Kossuth adults worry about having enough food

11.7% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Kossuth adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Kossuth adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Kossuth adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.4% of Kossuth adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Kossuth

Kossuth 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.

38.7%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Mishicot39.1%

Kossuth39.4%

Kellnersville39.5%

Manitowoc Rapids39.5%

Franklin39.7%

Two Rivers39.7%

Care nearby

Holy Family MemorialManitowoc · 7.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc CountyTwo Rivers · 7.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aurora Baycare Medical CtrGreen Bay · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension Calumet HospitalChilton · 23.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lchc CalumetManitowoc · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Freedom HouseGreen Bay · 25 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careKossuth is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careKossuth is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthKossuth 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 Kossuth. 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 Kossuth

Measure	Kossuth	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.7–40%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.8%	32.1–39.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	33.4–45.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.4–32.5%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	22.1%	19.1–25.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.6–14.2%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.7–10.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.4–13.5%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.7–8.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.2–17.6%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.4–22.7%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	26–34.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.5%	29.2–40.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.8–81.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.3%	64–70.5%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.7–87.9%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.7%	64.2–73%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	79.5%	73.1–85.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.1–80.7%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.7%	25.6–34.2%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.7–22.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.5–17.1%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.5%	16.1–20.9%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.8%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.7%	9.9–13.6%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.8–10.5%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.5–6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.7–7.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.4%	10.7–14.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	25.9–33.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.8–16.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.7–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	6.9%
Vision	4.7%	4.2–5.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.4–9.3%	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 Kossuth door to door.

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

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