County health data
Union County, IL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 14.1% of adults in Union County (Illinois: 12.2%). This county has 9 HRSA shortage designations (3 area or population, 6 facility), 1 hospital, and 2 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Union County (about 13,274 adults). 24 have an Illinois figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Illinois figure: arthritis 31.6% vs 24.5% (+7.1 points), no leisure-time physical activity 28.0% vs 21.4% (+6.6 points), and current smoking 17.1% vs 10.8% (+6.3 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Union County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 31.6% | 24.5% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 39.8% | 33.5% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.7% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 8.7% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 10.1% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 22.8% | 18.1% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 14.1% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 39.3% | 36.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 39.8% | 36.0% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 4.4% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 20.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Union County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 9.3% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 78.8% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 78.8% | 79.4% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 86.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 58.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 61.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 71.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Union County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 16.6% | 18.1% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 17.1% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 28.0% | 21.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 35.1% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Union County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 23.1% | 18.2% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 17.5% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 15.7% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Union County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 15.1% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 34.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 9.2% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 9.9% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 17.6% | 13.0% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 4.7% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 6.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Union County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 24.6% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 16.5% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 17.0% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 12.3% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 8.4% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 33.2% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 8.3% | 2023 |
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
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Health professional shortage areas
HRSA, the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, designates Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs): places, population groups, or facilities with too few primary care, mental health, or dental providers. An area designation covers a geographic area or a population group, such as low-income residents. A facility designation covers one site, such as a health center or clinic. Each has a score from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need.
HRSA lists 9 designated shortage rows in Union County: primary care 3 (highest score 19), mental health 3 (highest score 21), and dental 3 (highest score 23). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 6 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| mental health | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| dental | 1 | 2 | 23 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI- Union County | primary care | HPSA Population | 17 |
| Southern IL MHCA | mental health | Geographic HPSA | 16 |
| LI - Union County | dental | HPSA Population | 9 |
Facility designations (6)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| RURAL HEALTH INC | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 23 |
| RURAL HEALTH INC | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 21 |
| RURAL HEALTH INC | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 19 |
| SIH MEDICAL GROUP ANNA PRIMARY CARE | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 18 |
| SIH MEDICAL GROUP ANNA PRIMARY CARE | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
| SIH MEDICAL GROUP ANNA PRIMARY CARE | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 17 |
In the Type column, a Geographic HPSA covers everyone in the area; and an HPSA Population designation covers one group of people in the area. In HRSA's designation names, LI means low-income residents, and MHCA means mental health catchment area.
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 1 acute care or critical access hospital in Union County, 1 of them critical access. The CMS file in this snapshot does not compare these rates with the national rate, so none is marked better or worse.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS UNION COUNTYCritical access | ANNA | n/a | n/a | 17.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Each rate is the share of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge, July 2023 to June 2025. "n/a" means CMS did not publish a rate for that hospital.
Source: CMS Care Compare hospital general information, as of August 13, 2026. Publisher page
Source: CMS Care Compare unplanned hospital visits, as of September 30, 2026. Publisher page
Health centers
2 active health center sites in Union County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNA MEDICAl CLINIC | RURAL HEALTH INC | 513 N Main St | Anna 62906 |
| DONGOLA MEDICAL CLINIC | RURAL HEALTH INC | 318 US Highway 51 N | Dongola 62926 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Illinois rural health plan
Illinois Rural Health Transformation Program - To support rural communities across the State of Illinois in improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes by transforming healthcare delivery.
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 21):
- Hospital Transformation
- Community Care Infrastructure
- Hospital Disease Prevention
- EMS and Mobile Healthcare
- Technological Innovation for Virtual Care
- Healthcare Workforce Expansion
- Training Healthcare Support Workers
- Rural Health Education Pipeline
CMS says the abstract budgets are illustrative and are not award amounts, so none are shown.
Source: CMS Rural Health Transformation Program state project abstracts, as of December 2025. Publisher page
Neighboring counties
Medicare plans in Union County, IL
About this data
County rates are CDC PLACES model-based estimates of adults, built from the CDC BRFSS survey and Census population data. State and US figures are BRFSS survey results for the same year. They are not averages of counties, and small differences may not be meaningful.
Shortage rows are HRSA designations with status Designated. Scores run from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need. Hospitals are acute care and critical accesshospitals CMS lists in the county, with 30-day rates of unplanned readmission. Health centers are active HRSA-funded and look-alike sites.
Rural health plan initiatives are copied as the state wrote them. Nothing here is medical advice.
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page