County health data
Will County, IL
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 10.7% of adults in Will County (Illinois: 12.2%). This county has 7 HRSA shortage designations, 3 hospitals, and 11 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Will County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Will County (about 537,627 adults). 24 have a Illinois figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Illinois figure: no leisure-time physical activity 24.0% vs 21.4% (+2.6 points), high cholesterol, adults ever screened 34.0% vs 36.3% (-2.3 points), and frequent mental distress 15.7% vs 13.7% (+2.0 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Will County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 23.8% | 24.5% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 32.0% | 33.5% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 7.2% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 5.3% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 5.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 18.9% | 18.1% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 10.7% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 34.0% | 36.3% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 38.0% | 36.0% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 7.4% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Will County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 9.1% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 76.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 77.5% | 79.4% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 87.7% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 59.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 67.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 68.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Will County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 18.8% | 18.1% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 11.6% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 24.0% | 21.4% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 37.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Will County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 17.7% | 18.2% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 15.7% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 11.7% | 11.7% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Will County | Illinois | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 25.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 5.6% | 5.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 6.8% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 11.6% | 13.0% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 4.2% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Will County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 25.5% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 13.1% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 11.1% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 11.6% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 7.0% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 33.7% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 6.9% | 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
Health professional shortage areas
HRSA lists 7 designated shortage rows in Will County: primary care 2 (highest score 17), mental health 3 (highest score 18), and dental 2 (highest score 17). 1 covers a geographic area or population group; the other 6 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| mental health | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| dental | 0 | 2 | 17 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI-Joliet Service Area MHCA | mental health | HPSA Population | 11 |
Facility designations (6)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will County Community Health Center | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 18 |
| Will County Community Health Center | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 17 |
| Will County Community Health Center | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 17 |
| CF-Northern Reception and Classification Center | mental health | Correctional Facility | 6 |
| CF-Northern Reception and Classification Center | dental | Correctional Facility | 6 |
| CF-Northern Reception and Classification Center | primary care | Correctional Facility | 3 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 3 acute care or critical access hospitals in Will County. None has a readmission rate CMS rates worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER | JOLIET | 1 | 20.5% | 17.5% | 20.4% | 15.5% | n/a |
| SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTERS | NEW LENOX | 5 | 21.8% | 16.4% | 21.2% | 13.7% | 5.7% |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK | BOLINGBROOK | 3 | 21.3% | 18.0% | 19.8% | 14.4% | 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
11 active health center sites in Will County, run by 3 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aunt Martha's Health Center Joliet Jefferson | AUNT MARTHA'S HEALTH & WELLNESS INC | 2219 W Jefferson St | Joliet 60435 |
| Aunt Martha's Health Center West Joliet | AUNT MARTHA'S HEALTH & WELLNESS INC | 333 Madison St STE 150 | Joliet 60435 |
| Aunt Martha's Joliet East Community Health Center | AUNT MARTHA'S HEALTH & WELLNESS INC | 1200 Eagle St | Joliet 60432 |
| VNA Health Care Romeoville | VNA HEALTH CARE, AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION | 160 N Independence Blvd | Romeoville 60446 |
| VNA Health Care- Joliet | VNA HEALTH CARE, AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION | 1501 W Jefferson St | Joliet 60435 |
| VNA Health Center - Bolingbrook | VNA HEALTH CARE, AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION | 396 Remington Blvd, Suite 230 | Bolingbrook 60440 |
| WILL COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | Will County Community Health Center | 1106 Neal Ave | Joliet 60433 |
| Will County Community Health Center - East | Will County Community Health Center | 5601 W Manhattan-Monee Rd, Unit 109 | Monee 60449 |
| Will County Community Health Center - North | Will County Community Health Center | 391 Quadrangle Dr | Bolingbrook 60440 |
| Will County Community Health Center at Will County Health Department | Will County Community Health Center | 501 Ella Ave | Joliet 60433 |
| Will County Community Health Center Brooks Middle School | Will County Community Health Center | 350 Blair Ln | Bolingbrook 60440 |
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
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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 access hospitals 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