Health · Mackford

Mackford, WI health

Mackford differs from Wisconsin on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.9% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.6% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 53946, 53956

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 451 people are less certain, so we show Mackford's figures without a grade.

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How Mackford 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 Mackford adults…

38 of every 100 Mackford adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–42.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mackford, betterMackford, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.4% Mackford
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Mackford
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Mackford
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Mackford
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mackford 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

Mackford 8.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Mackford adults are doing

1 in 3Mackford adults feel lonely

30.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Mackford adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Mackford adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Mackford adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Mackford adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Mackford adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Mackford adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Mackford adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.9% of Mackford adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Mackford

Mackford and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Mackford.

36.1%46%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Manchester39.4%

Markesan39.8%

Mackford40.5%

Green Lake41.2%

Fox Lake42.3%

Alto44%

Care nearby

Waupun Memorial HospitalWaupun · 10.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ripon Medical CenterRipon · 13.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam (Mmc-Bd)Beaver Dam · 16.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - BerlinBerlin · 21.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Noble Community Clinics - Beaver Dam Spring StreetBeaver Dam · 14.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Partnership Dental City Center OshkoshOshkosh · 31.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMackford is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMackford is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMackford 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 Mackford. 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 Mackford

Measure	Mackford	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.1%	34.2–42.3%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.6%	33.6–41.9%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.5%	33.6–48.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.3–36.2%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.2–27.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.6%	11.9–17.4%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.2%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.9%	12.1–15.8%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.1%	7.9–10.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.9–9.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	14–19.2%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.1%	14.2–20.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.4%	27.7–37.5%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.5–40%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.8–81.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.2%	59.6–66.6%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.5–88.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.7%	62.8–72.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	70.6–84%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.2–83.6%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	8.8%	7.2–10.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.3%	25.9–35.2%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.3–23.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14–17.9%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	18.3–24.4%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.6–17.4%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.2–16%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.4–11.6%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5–6.8%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.2–8.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.9%	12.6–17.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	35.4%	31.1–40.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15–19.9%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.5–16.1%	12.8%
Hearing	9.3%	8.3–10.5%	6.9%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.2%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.4–10.8%	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 Mackford door to door.

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

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