Health · Tomahawk

Tomahawk, WI health

Tomahawk differs from Wisconsin on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.4% vs 9.9%) and more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 6.5%).

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

Report card

How Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk adults…

39 of every 100 Tomahawk adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.9–42.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tomahawk, betterTomahawk, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.9% Tomahawk
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.1% Tomahawk
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Tomahawk
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17% Tomahawk
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tomahawk 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Tomahawk 8.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Tomahawk adults are doing

1 in 3Tomahawk adults feel lonely

31.3% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Tomahawk adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Tomahawk adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Tomahawk adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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 7

Tomahawk adults worry about having enough food

14.3% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Tomahawk adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Tomahawk adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Tomahawk adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · WI 6.7% · about the same

16.1% of Tomahawk adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Tomahawk

Tomahawk and the towns around it

Care nearby

Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk · 1.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Merrill HospitalMerrill · 21 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - MinocquaMinocqua · 28.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Alcohol & Drug Recovery CenterRhinelander · 19.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Rhinelander Dental CenterRhinelander · 19.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careTomahawk is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careTomahawk is not a shortage area

! Mental healthTomahawk'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 Tomahawk. 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 Tomahawk

Measure	Tomahawk	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	34.9–42.7%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38%	34–42%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	43%	36.3–49.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	34.1%	30.6–37.4%	26.6%	worse
Depression	24.6%	21.1–28.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.8–17.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.7%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.4%	11.6–15.5%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.4%	8.1–10.9%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8–10.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4–5.2%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17%	14.2–19.7%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.4%	14.5–20.5%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.9%	28.1–37.9%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.1%	28.1–38.9%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	75.4–81.8%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.4%	58–64.9%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.8–87.5%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	63.8–73.2%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	69.8–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.3–82.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.9%	7.2–10.8%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	26.9–36%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	16.9–23.3%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.6–18.7%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.5%	19.4–25.9%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.7–17.8%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.3%	11.6–17.1%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.7–12.4%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.1%	13.1–19%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	37.7%	33.2–42.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.4%	15.7–21.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15%	13–17.1%	12.8%
Hearing	9.9%	8.8–11.3%	6.9%
Vision	5.9%	5.1–6.7%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.4%	9–11.9%	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 Tomahawk door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tomahawk 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.