Health · Somo

Somo, WI health

Somo differs from Wisconsin on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.6% vs 9.7%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.3% vs 8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 54564 (all of Somo)

Report card

How Somo 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 Somo adults…

41 of every 100 Somo adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 38.3–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Somo, betterSomo, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Somo
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Somo
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Somo
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Somo
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Somo 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Somo 6.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Somo adults are doing

1 in 3Somo adults feel lonely

29% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Somo adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Somo adults lack social or emotional support

18.7% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Somo adults are in frequent mental distress

14% · Wisconsin 15.5% · better

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

Somo adults worry about having enough food

9.7% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Somo adults worry about keeping their housing

7.6% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 23

Somo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.4% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 19

Somo adults lack reliable transportation

5.4% · WI 6.7% · better

10.2% of Somo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Somo

Somo 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.

36.2%43.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Somo38.5%

Lynne38.5%

Tomahawk39.8%

Wilson40.4%

Knox41.8%

Care nearby

Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 13.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 27.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 29.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Howard Young Medical CenterWoodruff · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bridge Community Health Clinic - Behavioral Health MerrillMerrill · 27.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Minocqua Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterMinocqua · 29.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSomo is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSomo is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSomo's county is a federal shortage area.Lincoln County · need score 14 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 Somo. 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 Somo

Measure	Somo	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.3%	38.3–44.3%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.6%	37.6–43.7%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	38.5%	34.3–43.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	34.6%	32–37.3%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.3%	20.1–24.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.5–11.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	11–12.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.9–15.9%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.3%	7.3–9.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.7–10.5%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.5–16.9%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.5%	14.5–18.8%	19%	better
Get no exercise	28%	24.7–31.5%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	29.2–36.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	79.2–83.6%	77.6%	better
Dentist visit	67.1%	64.7–69.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.2%	89–91.4%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	71.2%	68–74.1%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	72.5–81.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.2%	80–84.3%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6.3%	5.2–7.6%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25.9–32.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.7%	16.5–21%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14%	12.7–15.4%	15.5%	better
Fair or poor health	19.3%	17–21.8%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.5–16.6%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.4%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.6%	6.5–8.7%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.4%	3.8–5%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.5–12.1%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.4%	30.2–36.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.9–18.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	10.5–13.2%	12.8%
Hearing	9.9%	9–10.9%	6.9%
Vision	4.7%	4.2–5.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	8%	7.1–9%	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 Somo door to door.

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

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