Health · Poynette

Poynette, WI health

On every measure CDC estimates, Poynette looks like Wisconsin as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

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

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Poynette’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Poynette is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns and 73% of Wisconsin towns.

A-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressBMental distressB+ObesityA-DiabetesB-SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 68%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 73%

Towns with similar incomes, $70K–$117K (8,782)Healthier than 62%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Poynette 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 Poynette 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. Poynette 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 Poynette 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 Poynette adults…

30 of every 100 Poynette adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.6–33.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Poynette, betterPoynette, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Poynette
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Poynette
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.6% Poynette
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Poynette
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Poynette 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Poynette 6.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Poynette adults are doing

1 in 3Poynette adults feel lonely

30.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Poynette adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Poynette adults lack social or emotional support

19.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Poynette 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 10

Poynette adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Poynette adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Poynette adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Poynette adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

11.3% of Poynette adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

28%

of Poynette adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Poynette

Poynette and the towns around it

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

31.4%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Arlington32.3%

Poynette34%

Dekorra34%

Care nearby

Aspirus Divine Savior HospitalPortage · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ssm Health St. Clare Hospital - BarabooBaraboo · 17.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sauk Prairie HospitalPrairie Du Sac · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Columbus Community HospitalColumbus · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Children's Dental Center - Sun PrairieSun Prairie · 16.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePoynette is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePoynette is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPoynette 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 Poynette. 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 Poynette

Measure	Poynette	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.2%	26.6–33.8%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	32%	28.2–35.8%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	34%	27.5–40.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.5%	22.6–28.6%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.6%	21.1–28.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.4–12.8%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.4–9.2%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.2%	8.7–11.8%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.3%	5.2–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	5.8%	5.1–6.6%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	11.7–17.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	20.6%	17.2–24.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.4–29.7%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	27.9–40%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	70.7–78.2%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.8%	65.6–72.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.3–87.7%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	66.8%	62.1–71.3%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	81.2%	74.8–86.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	73.5–79.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.2–8.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26–35.5%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.1%	16–22.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.3–18.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.1%	13.3–18.9%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11–14.7%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.2–13.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.4–11.1%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.4–6.4%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.1–7.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.3%	8.7–14.2%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	28%	23.9–32.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.2%	10.2–14.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	6.3%	5.5–7.1%	6.9%
Vision	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.8–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.3–8.7%	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 Poynette door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Poynette 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.