Health · Morse

Morse, WI health

Morse differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.8% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.3% vs 6.5%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 608 people are less certain, so we show Morse's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Morse 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 Morse adults…

38 of every 100 Morse adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.5–42.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Morse, betterMorse, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Morse
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Morse
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Morse
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Morse
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Morse 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

Morse 7.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Morse adults are doing

1 in 3Morse adults feel lonely

31.8% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Morse adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Morse adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Morse adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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 8

Morse adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Morse adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Morse adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Morse adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.5% of Morse adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Morse

Morse 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.

34.4%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Mellen40.2%

Gordon40.5%

Ashland40.6%

Morse40.8%

Marengo41.1%

Sanborn41.1%

Care nearby

Tamarack Health Ashland Medical CenterAshland · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tamarack Health Hayward Medical CenterHayward · 27.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Ironwood HospitalIronwood · 33.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - Ashland DowntownAshland · 21.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - Ashland EastAshland · 22.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMorse is not a shortage area

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

! Mental healthMorse'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 Morse. 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 Morse

Measure	Morse	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.4%	34.5–42.3%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.2%	33.1–41.3%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.8%	34.1–47.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.5%	28.1–34.9%	26.6%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21.3–28.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.6–14.6%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.7–11.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12.2–16.2%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.3%	8–10.8%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8–10.2%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–5.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.2%	14.5–20.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	32%	27.2–37%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	25.3–36.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.6–82.1%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	65%	61.5–68.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	84.8–88.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.7%	65.8–75%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	69.3–82.5%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.8%	79.1–84.3%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.3–9.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	27.3–36.2%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.4–23.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	13.9–17.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	18.3–24.5%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	13.8–18%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.3–15%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	7.9–11.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.8–6.6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.5%	12–17.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.3%	29.9–38.8%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.6%	15.1–20.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	6.9%
Vision	5.5%	4.8–6.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4–5.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.2–10.8%	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 Morse door to door.

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

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