Health · Sharon

Sharon, WI health

Sharon differs from Wisconsin on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.4% vs 8.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.6% vs 9.9%).

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

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Sharon’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Sharon is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressC+Mental distressDObesityB-DiabetesCSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 30%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 12%

Towns with similar incomes, $51K–$84K (9,329)Healthier than 36%

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

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

33 of every 100 Sharon adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.2–36.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sharon, betterSharon, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Sharon
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Sharon
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.5% Sharon
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.1% Sharon
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sharon 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sharon 10.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Sharon adults are doing

1 in 3Sharon adults feel lonely

32.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Sharon adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Sharon adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Sharon adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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 6

Sharon adults worry about having enough food

15.7% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 8

Sharon adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 14

Sharon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 12

Sharon adults lack reliable transportation

8.5% · WI 6.7% · worse

16.8% of Sharon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing7%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Sharon

Sharon and the towns around it

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

39.5%42.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first

Sharon42.1%

Sharon42.5%

Care nearby

Mercy Harvard HospitalHarvard · 8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Beloit Health SystemBeloit · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterLake Geneva · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aurora Lakeland Medical CenterElkhorn · 16.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Susana P. Castro Health Center - Dental ClinicHarvard · 8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Beloit Area Community Health Center Behavioral Health ClinicBeloit · 15.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSharon is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSharon is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSharon 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 Sharon. 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 Sharon

Measure	Sharon	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.9%	29.2–36.6%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.1%	30.2–37.9%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	42.5%	35.6–49.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.9%	23–28.9%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.6%	20.1–27.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11.2–16.4%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.8–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	8.6%	better
Diabetes	11.9%	10.3–13.7%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.3–8.8%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6–7.8%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.1%	14–20.6%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	20.5%	17.2–24.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	25.1–35.1%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	29.2–40.5%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.4%	71.6–79%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.6%	59.2–66%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.5%	81–85.7%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	65.7%	60.9–70.3%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.4%	68.3–81.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.8%	72.7–78.7%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	10.7%	8.6–13.1%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.4%	27.9–37.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.9–26.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	17.6–24.3%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13–17.2%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.7%	12.7–19.1%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.2–14.8%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7%	5.9–8.3%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.5%	7.2–10%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.8%	13.5–20.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	28.3–37.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	12.6–17.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.3–17.9%	12.8%
Hearing	7%	6.1–7.9%	6.9%
Vision	5.4%	4.7–6.2%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	8–10.8%	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 Sharon door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sharon 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.