Health · Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake, WI health

On most measures Turtle Lake looks like Wisconsin as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.1% vs 6.5%) and more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Turtle Lake
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 960 people are less certain, so we show Turtle Lake's figures without a grade.

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How Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake adults…

35 of every 100 Turtle Lake adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Turtle Lake, betterTurtle Lake, worseToo close to callWisconsin
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Turtle Lake
WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Turtle Lake
WI 32.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Turtle Lake
WI 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Turtle Lake
WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Turtle Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

78%
Yearly checkup
WI 78%
65%
Dentist visit
WI 67%
86%
Cholesterol check
WI 86%
70%
Colon screening
WI 69%
79%
Mammogram
WI 80%
80%
Taking BP meds
WI 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Turtle Lake 8.4% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Turtle Lake adults are doing

1 in 3Turtle Lake adults feel lonely
31.2% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Turtle Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Turtle Lake adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Turtle Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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 8
Turtle Lake adults worry about having enough food
13.1% · WI 12.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Turtle Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · WI 9.7% · about the same
1 in 18
Turtle Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · WI 5.5% · about the same
1 in 14
Turtle Lake adults lack reliable transportation
7% · WI 6.7% · about the same

13.9% of Turtle Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone9%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Turtle Lake.

Almena: 37.9% Beaver: 37.7% Almena: 37.8% Crystal Lake: 38.6% Clinton: 38.4% Turtle Lake: 38.2% Apple River: 35.6% Johnstown: 38.3% Clayton: 37.2% Turtle Lake: 38% Turtle Lake Almena Beaver Amery Hospital & Clinic · Amery · 12.1 mi · 2★ MedicareH Northlakes--Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake · 0.7 mi+
35.6%38.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Beaver37.7%
Almena37.9%
Turtle Lake38%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.1 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Turtle Lake

1 community health center in Turtle Lake, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERAmery Hospital & ClinicAmery · 12.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Health System-Northland★★★★★ · 15 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc theTurtle Lake · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.7 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
5 sites · nearest in Turtle Lake
Sliding-scale feesIn Turtle Lake
Directions to nearest
12.1 mi
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Amery · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
13.1 mi
Cumberland Memorial Hospital
Cumberland · not rated
ERRural critical access
15 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System-Northland
Barron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.5 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
Rice Lake · ★★★★★
ER
20.7 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
3 sites · nearest in Rice Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careTurtle Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTurtle Lake is not a shortage area
! Mental healthTurtle Lake's county is a federal shortage area.Barron County · need score 16 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Turtle Lake. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Turtle Lake
MeasureTurtle LakeMarginWisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.3%31.8–38.8%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol35.8%32.3–39.4%34.4%about the same
Obesity38%32.3–43.9%37.7%about the same
Arthritis29.1%26.3–32.2%26.6%about the same
Depression24.4%21.2–27.7%23.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.4%8.6–12.5%9.9%about the same
Asthma11.3%10.1–12.6%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.7–10.6%8.6%worse
Diabetes12.7%11–14.5%11.4%about the same
COPD8.1%6.8–9.6%6.5%worse
Heart disease7.7%6.8–8.8%6.6%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.5%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16%13.1–19.1%13.6%about the same
Binge drink18.6%15.7–21.6%19%about the same
Get no exercise29.8%25.2–34.8%26.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.2%26.2–36.5%32.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.7%74.4–80.8%77.6%about the same
Dentist visit65%61.9–68%67.1%about the same
Cholesterol check86%83.8–88%85.9%about the same
Colon screening69.8%65.4–73.6%69.4%about the same
Mammogram79.4%73.3–84.6%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds79.6%77.1–82%77.8%about the same
No health insurance8.4%6.5–10.8%8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.2%26.7–35.6%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%17.8–24.5%20.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.3%14.3–18.3%15.5%about the same
Fair or poor health19.9%16.8–23.3%17.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.7%12.8–16.8%12.9%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.1%10.4–16.3%12.1%about the same
Housing insecurity10%8.2–12%9.7%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.7%4.8–6.7%5.5%about the same
No reliable transportation7%5.9–8.3%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP13.9%10.9–17.2%12.5%
Disability
Any disability32.3%27.9–36.9%29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.5%13.3–18.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.3%12.2–16.6%12.8%
Hearing8.1%7.1–9.1%6.9%
Vision5%4.3–5.8%4.5%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.5–4.7%3.5%
Errands alone9%7.7–10.5%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 Turtle Lake door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Turtle Lake better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Turtle Lake 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.

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