Health · Ruby

Ruby, WI health

Ruby differs from Wisconsin on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.1% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.9% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54745, 54766, 54433

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 499 people are less certain, so we show Ruby's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ruby 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 Ruby adults…

41 of every 100 Ruby adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.2–43.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ruby, betterRuby, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.9% Ruby
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Ruby
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Ruby
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.9% Ruby
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ruby 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ruby 8.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Ruby adults are doing

1 in 3Ruby adults feel lonely

29.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Ruby adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Ruby adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Ruby 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

Ruby adults worry about having enough food

13% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Ruby adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Ruby adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Ruby adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · WI 6.7% · about the same

15.3% of Ruby adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Ruby

Ruby 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.

41.1%45.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Marshall42.3%

Estella42.9%

Lake Holcombe43.1%

Ruby43.3%

Colburn43.9%

Pershing45.1%

Care nearby

Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith · 17.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer · 24.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Medford Hospital & ClinicsMedford · 32.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterLadysmith · 18 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Dental CenterLadysmith · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careRuby is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careRuby is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthRuby 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 Ruby. 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 Ruby

Measure	Ruby	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.5%	37.2–43.9%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39.4%	36–42.9%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	43.3%	37.8–49%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	34.1%	31.3–37.1%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.7–26.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	11.2–15.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	10.2–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	10–11.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.8%	13.2–16.6%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.7–10.6%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.3–5.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.9%	15.7–20.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.7%	14.3–19.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.9%	29–37.1%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	27.6–37%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	76.3–81.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.6%	60.6–66.6%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.8%	85.3–88.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70%	66–73.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	70.9–81.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.1%	79.8–84.1%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	8.3%	6.9–9.7%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	26.4–33.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17.6–22.7%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.4–17.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.8%	20.4–25.6%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	14.7–18.2%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	11.1–15.1%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	8.2–10.8%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	5–6.5%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.2–7.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.3%	13.2–17.5%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	33.7–41.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.5%	16.5–20.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	13.1–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	6.9%
Vision	5.7%	5.2–6.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.9–11%	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 Ruby door to door.

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

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