Health · Sampson

Sampson, WI health

Sampson differs from Wisconsin on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.3% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54757, 54745

Report card

How Sampson 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 Sampson adults…

38 of every 100 Sampson adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.1–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sampson, betterSampson, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.1% Sampson
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Sampson
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Sampson
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Sampson
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sampson 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sampson 7.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Sampson adults are doing

1 in 3Sampson adults feel lonely

29.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Sampson adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Sampson adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Sampson adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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

Sampson adults worry about having enough food

12% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Sampson adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Sampson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Sampson adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.7% of Sampson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Sampson

Sampson 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.

38.3%43.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Rusk39.1%

Dovre41.2%

Big Bend41.3%

Bloomer41.8%

Sampson41.9%

Birch Creek43.1%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer · 10.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Marshfield Medical Center - LadysmithLadysmith · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mayo Clinic Health System-NorthlandBarron · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Marshfield Medical Center - Rice LakeRice Lake · 25.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Family Health Center - Chippewa Falls Dental CenterChippewa Falls · 20.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Family Health Center - Ladysmith Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterLadysmith · 21.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careSampson is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSampson is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSampson 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 Sampson. 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 Sampson

Measure	Sampson	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	35.1–40.5%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.4%	34.6–40%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	41.9%	37.4–46.3%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.1%	28.7–33.3%	26.6%	worse
Depression	24%	21.5–26.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.4%	10.6–14.2%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	10.2–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.3–10.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	12.1–14.8%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.8–9.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.9–4.5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	14.8–18.9%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.4%	16.3–20.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.1%	26.8–33.5%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	29.5–37.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	75.2–80%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.2%	61.6–66.7%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.5%	85–87.7%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	65.6–71.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.6%	71.5–80.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	78.3–82.2%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	6.6–8.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	26.6–32.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17.9–22.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	14.3–17.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.6%	18.5–22.9%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.7–16.6%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12%	10.4–13.6%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	8.1–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.9–6.3%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	6–7.5%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.7%	11.9–15.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	34.3%	31.2–37.5%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	14.4–17.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.6–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	8.1–9.6%	6.9%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.6%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9%	8.1–9.9%	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 Sampson door to door.

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

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