Health · Pound

Pound, WI health

On most measures Pound looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.5% vs 9.9%) and more smokers (17.2% vs 13.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pound

CHealth Grade

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Pound’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pound is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressB+Mental distressCObesityCDiabetesCSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 33%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 17%

Towns with similar incomes, $63K–$105K (9,533)Healthier than 21%

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

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

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 Pound 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. Pound uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Pound 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 Pound adults…

34 of every 100 Pound adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.9–37.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pound, betterPound, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Pound
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.1% Pound
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Pound
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Pound
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pound 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

Pound 9.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Pound adults are doing

1 in 3Pound adults feel lonely

29.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Pound adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pound adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Pound adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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 7

Pound adults worry about having enough food

13.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Pound adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Pound adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Pound adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14.7% of Pound adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Pound

Pound and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

37.4%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Pound38.8%

Pound39.6%

Beaver40%

Care nearby

Bellin Health Oconto HospitalOconto · 16.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hshs St. Clare Memorial HospitalOconto Falls · 16.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aurora Medical Center Bay AreaMarinette · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano · 36.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northlakes - OcontoOconto · 16.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Menominee Family Health CenterMenominee · 20.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental carePound is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPound'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 Pound. 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 Pound

Measure	Pound	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.9%	29.9–37.8%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.7%	31.7–39.7%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	31.9–45.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	24.6–31.1%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.9%	20.5–27.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.5%	11.9–17.5%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.3%	10.6–14.2%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.2–9%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.1–8%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.1–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.2%	13.9–20.5%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	19.9%	16.6–23.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	24.4–34.7%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.1%	27–39.4%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	72.7–79.9%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.5%	58.8–66.1%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.3%	82.8–87.4%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	69.6%	64.5–74.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	68.8–82.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.3%	74.1–80.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	7.2–11.6%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	25.4–35%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.2–25.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.2–18.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	16.5–23.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.5–16.8%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.9%	11.1–17.3%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11%	9–13.2%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.4%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.3–8.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.7%	11.6–18.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	27.8–37.3%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.9%	12.3–17.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.4–16.7%	12.8%
Hearing	7.5%	6.6–8.6%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.2–5.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.3–10.2%	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 Pound door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pound directly, so these are its own figures.

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.