Health · Monroe

Monroe, WI health

On most measures Monroe looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Monroe

Report card

How Monroe 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 Monroe adults…

35 of every 100 Monroe adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Monroe, betterMonroe, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Monroe
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33% Monroe
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Monroe
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.4% Monroe
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Monroe 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Monroe 8.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Monroe adults are doing

1 in 3Monroe adults feel lonely

28.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Monroe adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Monroe adults lack social or emotional support

19% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Monroe 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

Monroe adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Monroe adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Monroe adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Monroe adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.1% of Monroe adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Monroe

Monroe 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.

38.5%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Monroe40.1%

Monroe40.3%

Clarno40.3%

Sylvester40.6%

Care nearby

The Monroe ClinicMonroe · 0.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fhn Memorial HospitalFreeport · 21.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lafayette Hospital and ClinicsDarlington · 24.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Stoughton HospitalStoughton · 30.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Children's Dental Center of Madison-FitchburgFitchburg · 29.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Beloit Area Community Health Center Behavioral Health ClinicBeloit · 31.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMonroe is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMonroe is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMonroe 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 Monroe. 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 Monroe

Measure	Monroe	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.4%	31.4–39.4%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.3%	32.1–40.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.1%	33–47.5%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.5%	25.2–31.7%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.2%	19.8–26.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.3%	7.4–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.7–10.7%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.1%	9.5–12.8%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.4%	11.3–15.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.1–21.7%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.2%	22.8–32.1%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33%	27–38.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	73.7–80.8%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.4%	61.9–68.8%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.6–88.3%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.6%	63.7–73%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.9%	71.6–84.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76–81.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.7–9.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.9%	24.4–33.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19%	16.1–22.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.4–17.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15–20.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.5–15%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.7–12.6%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.3–10.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.2–5.8%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.2–7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.1%	9.2–13%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	26.9–35.5%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	11.8–16.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.3–14.6%	12.8%
Hearing	7.9%	7–8.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.1%	7–9.2%	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 Monroe door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Monroe directly, so these are its own figures.

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.