Health · Mount Morris

Mount Morris, WI health

Mount Morris differs from Wisconsin on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82% vs 77.8%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.6% vs 85.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.1% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54982, 54984, 54970

Report card

How Mount Morris 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 Mount Morris adults…

40 of every 100 Mount Morris adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.5–43.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mount Morris, betterMount Morris, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.3% Mount Morris
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Mount Morris
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Mount Morris
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Mount Morris
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mount Morris 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

Mount Morris 9.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Mount Morris adults are doing

1 in 3Mount Morris adults feel lonely

28.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Mount Morris adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Mount Morris adults lack social or emotional support

21% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Mount Morris adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · 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

Mount Morris adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Mount Morris adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Mount Morris adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Mount Morris adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.9% of Mount Morris adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Mount Morris

Mount Morris 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.

36.9%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Springwater39.2%

Mount Morris39.7%

Wautoma39.7%

Leon40.2%

Marion40.4%

Care nearby

Thedacare Medical Center - Wild RoseWild Rose · 5.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - BerlinBerlin · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ripon Medical CenterRipon · 26.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Noble Community Clinics - WautomaWautoma · 5.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Partnership Community Health Center - Waupaca DentalWaupaca · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMount Morris's county is a federal shortage area.Waushara County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careMount Morris is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMount Morris's county is a federal shortage area.Waushara County · need score 13 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 Mount Morris. 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 Mount Morris

Measure	Mount Morris	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.5%	35.5–43.6%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.7–42.1%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	33–46.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.8%	29.5–36.3%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.3%	19.2–25.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	10–14.7%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–12%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–11.9%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.6%	12.7–16.6%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.9%	7.8–10%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	14–18.9%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17%	14.1–20.1%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.3%	27.8–37.1%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	25.1–35.8%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.5–82.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.5–67.9%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	86.1–89.1%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	72.3%	68–76.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.9%	70–82.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82%	79.4–84.5%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	9.1%	7.7–10.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24.4–33.2%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.9–24.2%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	13.5–17.1%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.7%	18.1–23.5%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.5–17.1%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	11–15.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	8.2–11.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.8–6.3%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.9%	11.8–16.1%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	29.8–38.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12.1–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	6.9%
Vision	5.5%	5–6.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.1–10.3%	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 Mount Morris door to door.

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

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