Health · Marengo

Marengo, WI health

Marengo differs from Wisconsin on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (17.3% vs 13.6%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.5% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54855, 54546, 54846, 54856

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 577 people are less certain, so we show Marengo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Marengo 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 Marengo adults…

35 of every 100 Marengo adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Marengo, betterMarengo, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.9% Marengo
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Marengo
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Marengo
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Marengo
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Marengo 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

Marengo 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Marengo adults are doing

1 in 3Marengo adults feel lonely

32.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Marengo adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Marengo adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Marengo adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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 8

Marengo adults worry about having enough food

12.6% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Marengo adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Marengo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Marengo adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.4% of Marengo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Marengo

Marengo 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 Marengo.

38.4%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Grand View38.8%

Lincoln39.3%

Gordon40.5%

Ashland40.6%

Morse40.8%

Marengo41.1%

White River41.2%

Care nearby

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 25.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 35.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 38.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - Ashland DowntownAshland · 16.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Park Falls Dental CenterPark Falls · 35.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMarengo is not a shortage area

! Dental careMarengo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ashland County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthMarengo'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 Marengo. 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 Marengo

Measure	Marengo	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	31.1–38.5%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	30.7–38.4%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.1%	34.3–47.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	24.7–31%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	25.7%	22.2–29.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10–15.1%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.3–10.2%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.6%	10.9–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	8%	7–9.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.7–20.1%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.9%	14.9–21.1%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.9%	25.4–34.5%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	26.8–38.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	73.8–80.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.9%	59.2–66.3%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.7–87.4%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	67.4%	62.4–71.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.9%	68.2–82%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76–81.6%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.4–9.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	27.8–36.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.6–23.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.7–18.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.6%	16.9–22.5%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.9–16.6%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.6%	10.5–14.9%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.5–11.8%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.4%	12.1–17%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.6–35.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.9%	12.9–17.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.2–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.2%	7.2–9.2%	6.9%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–10%	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 Marengo door to door.

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

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