Health · Ogema

Ogema, WI health

Ogema differs from Wisconsin on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.7% vs 77.8%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.7% vs 85.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54459, 54556

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 890 people are less certain, so we show Ogema's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ogema 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 Ogema adults…

39 of every 100 Ogema adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ogema, betterOgema, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.6% Ogema
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Ogema
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Ogema
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Ogema
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ogema 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

Ogema 7.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Ogema adults are doing

1 in 4Ogema adults feel lonely

28.5% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Ogema adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Ogema adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Ogema adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · 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

Ogema adults worry about having enough food

12.6% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Ogema adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Ogema adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Ogema adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.3% of Ogema adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone9.3%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Ogema

Ogema 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.

41.1%45.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Kennan42.4%

Hill42.4%

Ogema42.7%

Prentice43.2%

Catawba44.1%

Westboro45.2%

Care nearby

Aspirus Medford Hospital & ClinicsMedford · 20.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 31.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Flambeau HospitalPark Falls · 35 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith · 35.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Medford Dental CenterMedford · 19.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterLadysmith · 35 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOgema's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Price County · need score 15 of 25

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

! Mental healthOgema's county is a federal shortage area.Price County · need score 16 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 Ogema. 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 Ogema

Measure	Ogema	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.2%	35.3–43.3%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39.1%	35.1–43.2%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	42.7%	36.2–49.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	33.6%	30.3–37.2%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.7%	19.6–26.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.1–16.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–11.9%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.3%	12.5–16.3%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.8–20%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	14.1–19.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.6%	27.2–36.3%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.3%	29.2–41.3%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	77.2–83.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.2%	59.7–66.8%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.7%	86–89.3%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	69.4%	64.7–73.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	68.7–82.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.7%	80.1–85.2%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	6.3–9.3%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	24.1–32.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.4–22.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.6–17.3%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	18.5–24.4%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	13.9–17.9%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.6%	10.5–15%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.5–10.5%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.7–6.4%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.8–7.6%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.3%	12.1–16.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	28.7–36.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.5%	15.1–20%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.8–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.6%	6.9%
Vision	5.4%	4.8–6.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	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 Ogema door to door.

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

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