Health · Ross

Ross, WI health

Ross differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.7% vs 77.8%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (88% vs 85.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.9% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54511 (all of Ross)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 133 people are less certain, so we show Ross's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ross 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 Ross adults…

40 of every 100 Ross adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–44.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ross, betterRoss, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Ross
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Ross
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Ross
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Ross
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ross 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

Ross 7.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Ross adults are doing

1 in 3Ross adults feel lonely

29.8% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Ross adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Ross adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Ross adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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

Ross adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Ross adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Ross adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Ross adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12.4% of Ross adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Ross

Ross and the towns around it

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

37.5%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Fence38.8%

Popple River39.4%

Argonne40.1%

Ross40.4%

Caswell40.4%

Care nearby

Aspirus Iron River Hospital & ClinicsIron River · 27.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Eagle River HospitalEagle River · 29.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Iron Mountain Mi VA Medical CenterIron Mountain · 32.5 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Ice Lake Family Health CenterIron River · 27.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - LakewoodLakewood · 29.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRoss's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Forest County · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthRoss's county is a federal shortage area.Forest County · need score 15 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 Ross. 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 Ross

Measure	Ross	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.1%	35.6–44.6%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.7%	36.1–45.2%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	40.4%	32.8–48.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.9%	29.1–36.6%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.9%	19.6–26.6%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	7.9–12.2%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–12%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12.2–16.2%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.7%	7.5–9.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–4.8%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.8–19%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	14.5–20.8%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	25.1–35.1%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.4–40.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	75.7–82.4%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.4%	59.6–67.1%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88%	86.4–89.6%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	69%	63.9–73.8%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	68.6–83.2%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	78.7–84.2%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.9–8.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.1–35%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.6–23.2%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.4–17.3%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17.5–23.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.2–17.2%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	9.4–13.6%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.3–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.5–6.2%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.4–7.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.4%	10.5–15%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.3%	28.9–37.9%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.3–19.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.4–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	9.3%	8.2–10.4%	6.9%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.7–9.9%	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 Ross door to door.

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

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