Health · Porterfield

Porterfield, WI health

Porterfield differs from Wisconsin on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.9% vs 77.8%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.9% vs 85.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.2% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54159, 54143, 54157

B-Health Grade

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Porterfield’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Porterfield is healthier than 46% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressA-Mental distressC+ObesityCDiabetesC+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 46%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 31%

Towns with similar incomes, $56K–$93K (9,880)Healthier than 50%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Porterfield could be anywhere from C− 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 Porterfield 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. Porterfield’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 Porterfield 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 Porterfield adults…

37 of every 100 Porterfield adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Porterfield, betterPorterfield, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Porterfield
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Porterfield
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Porterfield
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Porterfield
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Porterfield 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Porterfield 7.1% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Porterfield adults are doing

1 in 4Porterfield adults feel lonely

28.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Porterfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Porterfield adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Porterfield adults are in frequent mental distress

15% · 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 9

Porterfield adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Porterfield adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 20

Porterfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Porterfield adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.3% of Porterfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Porterfield

Porterfield 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.

36.1%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Peshtigo37.3%

Grover37.4%

Porterfield37.5%

Wagner37.9%

Marinette37.9%

Lake38%

Menominee38.6%

Care nearby

Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette · 9.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bellin Health Oconto HospitalOconto · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hshs St. Clare Memorial HospitalOconto Falls · 27.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Door County Medical CenterSturgeon Bay · 31 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Menominee Family Health CenterMenominee · 8.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - MarinetteMarinette · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePorterfield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Marinette County · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental carePorterfield is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPorterfield's county is a federal shortage area.Marinette 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 Porterfield. 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 Porterfield

Measure	Porterfield	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.4%	33.4–41.4%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.7%	34.6–42.8%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	37.5%	30.8–44.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.6%	28.2–35%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.1%	19.7–26.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10%	8–12.1%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.3%	11.5–15.3%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8%	6.9–9.2%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.2–9.2%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.3–18.2%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18%	14.9–21.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.9%	24.3–33.7%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.4%	25.6–37.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76–82.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.2%	62.7–69.5%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.3–89.5%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	70.7%	66–74.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	71–84.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.1–83.5%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.9–8.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.3%	24–33.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.7–23.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15%	13.2–16.9%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.3–21.8%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.7–16.4%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	9.3–13.5%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.3–10.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–6%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.3%	10.2–14.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	28.5–37.1%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.5–18%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.4–14.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	6.9%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.4–4.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	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 Porterfield door to door.

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

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