Health · St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence, WI health

St. Lawrence differs from Wisconsin on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.9% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54962, 54977, 54945

Report card

How St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence adults…

39 of every 100 St. Lawrence adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.8–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Lawrence, betterSt. Lawrence, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% St. Lawrence
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.1% St. Lawrence
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% St. Lawrence
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% St. Lawrence
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of St. Lawrence 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

St. Lawrence 7.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How St. Lawrence adults are doing

1 in 3St. Lawrence adults feel lonely

28.7% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4St. Lawrence adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.7% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5St. Lawrence adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6St. Lawrence adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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

St. Lawrence adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

St. Lawrence adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

St. Lawrence adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

St. Lawrence adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · WI 6.7% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence 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.

36.9%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Waupaca37.3%

Scandinavia38%

Helvetia38.4%

Little Wolf38.5%

St. Lawrence38.6%

Care nearby

Thedacare Medical Center-WaupacaWaupaca · 8.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - New LondonNew London · 16.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - Wild RoseWild Rose · 22 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Thedacare Medical Center - ShawanoShawano · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Partnership Community Health Center - Waupaca DentalWaupaca · 8.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Noble Community Clinics - Stevens PointStevens Point · 25.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSt. Lawrence is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSt. Lawrence is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSt. Lawrence's county is a federal shortage area.Waupaca County · need score 10 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 St. Lawrence. 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 St. Lawrence

Measure	St. Lawrence	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.8–42.8%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.8%	34.7–42.9%	34.4%	worse
Obesity	38.6%	32.2–45.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.3–36.1%	26.6%	worse
Depression	22.7%	19.5–26.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.2%	7.4–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.8–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11.2%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.1–15.9%	11.4%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7.2–9.6%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.4–9.4%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	14–19.3%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.9%	15.9–22.3%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	25.2–34.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.1%	27.8–39.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	76–82.3%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.3%	62.9–69.6%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.9–89.2%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.5%	66–74.8%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80.4%	74–85.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.1–83.5%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	6–9.1%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24.5–33.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17–23.6%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.6–17.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	17.3–23.2%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13.1–16.9%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9.3–14.2%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.3–10.7%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.3–7.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.3–15.3%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.9%	28.9–37.2%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	14–18.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.6–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–9.8%	6.9%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	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 St. Lawrence door to door.

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

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