Health · Pershing

Pershing, WI health

Pershing differs from Wisconsin on 17 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.7% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54433, 54766

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 188 people are less certain, so we show Pershing's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Pershing 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 Pershing adults…

38 of every 100 Pershing adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35–41.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pershing, betterPershing, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.1% Pershing
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Pershing
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Pershing
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.6% Pershing
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pershing 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

Pershing 9.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Pershing adults are doing

1 in 3Pershing adults feel lonely

31.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Pershing adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pershing adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Pershing adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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 7

Pershing adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Pershing adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Pershing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Pershing adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · WI 6.7% · worse

16.9% of Pershing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Pershing

Pershing 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 Pershing.

41.3%45.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

McKinley42.8%

Ruby43.3%

Jump River43.6%

Pershing45.1%

Cleveland45.6%

Aurora45.6%

Care nearby

Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith · 18.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 20.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Medford Hospital & ClinicsMedford · 26.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer · 32.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterLadysmith · 18.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - AugustaAugusta · 41.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePershing's county is a federal shortage area.Taylor County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental carePershing is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPershing's county is a federal shortage area.Taylor 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 Pershing. 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 Pershing

Measure	Pershing	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.4%	35–41.9%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	34.5–41.4%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	45.1%	39.5–51%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	31.7%	28.8–34.7%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.6%	19.9–25.7%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12.2–17.4%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	10–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.8–10.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	12.1–15.5%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.5%	8.4–10.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	8–9.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.6%	16.1–21.5%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	15–20.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.1%	29.9–38.7%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	28.4–38.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	75.4–81.1%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.2%	58.1–64.3%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.9%	83–86.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.8%	61.5–70%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.5%	72.4–83.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	78.2–82.7%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	9.1%	7.5–10.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	27.4–35.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.8–23.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15.3–19%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23%	20.3–26%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.5–18.3%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	11.9–16.7%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.9–12%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.2%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.9%	14.2–19.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	36.7%	32.9–41%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.4%	16.2–20.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.7–17.3%	12.8%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	6.9%
Vision	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.2%	9.1–11.5%	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 Pershing door to door.

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

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