Health · Superior

Superior, WI health

On most measures Superior looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.3% vs 9.9%) and more adults in frequent mental distress (17.5% vs 15.5%).

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

Report card

How Superior 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 Superior adults…

33 of every 100 Superior adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.4–36.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Superior, betterSuperior, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Superior
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Superior
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.5% Superior
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Superior
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Superior 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

Superior 7.6% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Superior adults are doing

1 in 3Superior adults feel lonely

31.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Superior adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Superior adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Superior adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · Wisconsin 15.5% · worse

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

Superior adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Superior adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Superior adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Superior adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

14% of Superior adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Superior

Superior 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.

32.8%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Duluth35.1%

Parkland40.8%

Superior41%

Superior41.1%

Care nearby

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 1.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Essentia Health DuluthDuluth · 6.9 mi

St. Lukes HospitalDuluth · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lschc Superior ClinicSuperior · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Lschc Denfeld Retail CenterDuluth · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careSuperior is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSuperior is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSuperior's county is a federal shortage area.Ashland/Bayfield/Douglas/Iron/Sawyer/Washburn Counties · need score 17 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 Superior. 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 Superior

Measure	Superior	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.1%	29.4–36.9%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.8%	30–37.8%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	41%	34.1–48.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.9%	23–29%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	25.3%	21.7–29.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.1–15%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.4–9%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.4–12.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	6.1–7.6%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.9–7.3%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.9–17.1%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.5%	16.2–23%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	23.4–31.9%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	29.1–40.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	72.6–79.9%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	64%	60.8–67.4%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.8%	81.9–85.6%	85.9%	worse
Colon screening	68.3%	64–72.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	71.4–84%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.2%	73.3–78.7%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	6.4–8.9%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	26.7–35.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.7–22.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.6–19.6%	15.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.8–20.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	12–15.3%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	11–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.6–11.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.2–6.9%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.5–8.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14%	12.2–15.8%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.5–35.7%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.7–15.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.8–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	6.9%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.3–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	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 Superior door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Superior 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.