Health · Plover

Plover, WI health

On most measures Plover looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (16.7% vs 13.6%) and more adults with COPD (7.7% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54414, 54408

B+Health Grade

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Plover’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Plover is healthier than 73% of U.S. towns and 80% of Wisconsin towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressB-ObesityA-DiabetesBSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 73%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 80%

Towns with similar incomes, $68K–$113K (9,071)Healthier than 71%

About what its income would suggest. Plover does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Plover could be anywhere from B− to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Wisconsin ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Plover with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Plover’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Plover 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 Plover adults…

35 of every 100 Plover adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–37.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plover, betterPlover, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29% Plover
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.5% Plover
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Plover
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Plover
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Plover 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

Plover 8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Plover adults are doing

1 in 3Plover adults feel lonely

29.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Plover adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Plover adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Plover adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Plover adults worry about having enough food

12.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Plover adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Plover adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Plover adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.1% of Plover adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Plover

Plover 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 Plover.

36.4%41.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Easton37.3%

Harrison37.7%

Plover39.3%

Norrie39.3%

Aniwa39.7%

Care nearby

Langlade HospitalAntigo · 13.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - WestonWeston · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 23.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bridge Community Health Clinic Antigo DentalAntigo · 14.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - White LakeWhite Lake · 29.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePlover is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePlover is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPlover 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 Plover. 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 Plover

Measure	Plover	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	32–37.7%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	33.9–39.7%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.3%	34.6–44.1%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.8%	26.4–31.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.4%	21–26%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	9–12.5%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.9–11.9%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.4–9.8%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.6%	10.4–13%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.8–8.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.7–8.1%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14.5–18.9%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	19.4%	17.1–21.9%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29%	25.6–32.6%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.5%	29.7–37.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	74.7–79.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	62.1–67.4%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.8%	84.2–87.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	65.1–71.5%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	73.1–82.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	76.1–80.6%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8%	6.7–9.4%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	26.7–33.3%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	18.3–23.2%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.5–17.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	17.1–21.5%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.7–15.6%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.1%	10.4–13.9%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.8–6.2%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.1%	11.3–15.1%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	30.7%	27.6–34.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	12.8–16.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	12.3–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	7.7%	7–8.5%	6.9%
Vision	4.7%	4.2–5.1%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.6–9.3%	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 Plover door to door.

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

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