Health by ZIP

Saginaw County, MI health estimates

Michigan. 187,782 residents, 147,908 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 19 ZIP Codes and 15 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Saginaw County in Michigan. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

The figures are model-based estimates for the adults of an area. They are not measurements. They say nothing about one person.

We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs.

First, it is not adequate to simply compare point estimates. The confidence intervals should also be considered, and some are very broad.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

PLACES 2025 release. Survey years (BRFSS): 2022 and 2023. CDC updated the data on . What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

CDC estimates that 36.6% of the adults of Saginaw County, MI have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 30.5% to 42.7%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence uses the 2000 US standard population, so that areas with different ages can be compared. CDC: Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level.

"Higher" or "lower": the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. "Similar": they overlap. Against the state figure, which has no interval, the words are "above", "below" and "in line".

Health outcomes: Saginaw County, MI
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalMI figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 202214.4%11.6 to 17.510.2%above12.2%similar14.6%11.8 to 17.710.5%above12.6%similar
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202331.9%28.7 to 35.129.1%in line25.4%higherinterval 25.1 to 25.626.8%24.0 to 29.825.1%in line21.9%higherinterval 21.6 to 22.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20239.2%8.3 to 10.18.9%in line7.9%higherinterval 7.8 to 8.17.2%6.4 to 7.97.3%in line6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20239.6%8.2 to 11.38.1%above6.2%higherinterval 6.1 to 6.38.0%6.8 to 9.46.9%in line5.3%higherinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20238.0%7.1 to 9.17.0%above6.4%higherinterval 6.2 to 6.56.2%5.5 to 7.15.7%in line5.3%higherinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202312.2%10.8 to 13.611.5%in line9.8%higherinterval 9.6 to 10.012.3%11.0 to 13.811.5%in line9.8%higherinterval 9.6 to 10.0
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202326.5%23.0 to 30.125.7%in line20.2%higherinterval 19.9 to 20.527.6%24.0 to 31.426.6%in line20.7%higherinterval 20.4 to 21.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202314.1%12.3 to 16.111.9%above12.0%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.211.6%10.1 to 13.310.1%in line10.3%similar
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202340.1%36.3 to 43.836.7%in line34.4%higherinterval 34.0 to 34.735.3%31.6 to 38.932.7%in line30.7%higherinterval 30.4 to 31.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202335.2%31.5 to 39.035.4%in line37.4%similar29.6%26.0 to 33.130.5%in line32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202336.6%30.5 to 42.736.2%in line32.8%similar37.1%30.9 to 43.236.4%in line32.9%similar
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20234.3%3.8 to 4.93.7%above3.4%higherinterval 3.3 to 3.53.5%3.1 to 3.93.1%in line2.9%higherinterval 2.8 to 3.0
Prevention: Saginaw County, MI
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 90%Estimate95% intervalMI figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202386.3%84.2 to 88.287.4%in line87.5%similar84.3%81.8 to 86.585.9%in line85.6%similar
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202270.9%66.6 to 75.069.0%in line66.3%similar64.6%60.0 to 69.163.4%in line54.1%higherinterval 53.7 to 54.6
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 20238.2%6.6 to 10.16.9%in line11.0%lowerinterval 10.7 to 11.38.6%6.9 to 10.77.2%in line11.5%lowerinterval 11.2 to 11.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202277.6%70.9 to 83.476.9%in line76.5%similar77.1%70.2 to 82.976.3%in line76.0%similar
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202379.3%76.6 to 81.677.6%in line77.0%similar60.6%56.4 to 64.458.7%in line57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202262.9%59.5 to 66.268.0%below63.9%similar61.9%58.5 to 65.367.3%below63.4%similar
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202381.1%77.9 to 83.880.3%in line77.7%similar78.8%75.3 to 81.878.4%in line75.7%similar
Health risk behaviors: Saginaw County, MI
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalMI figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202314.2%11.7 to 16.715.9%in line15.2%similar16.0%13.2 to 18.817.5%in line16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202316.2%13.6 to 19.214.6%in line11.4%higherinterval 11.2 to 11.617.0%14.1 to 20.215.0%in line11.6%higherinterval 11.4 to 11.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202330.6%26.0 to 35.524.9%above24.5%higherinterval 24.2 to 24.829.2%24.8 to 34.023.9%above23.7%higherinterval 23.4 to 24.0
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202235.5%30.2 to 40.934.7%in line36.0%similar36.9%31.4 to 42.435.7%in line36.8%similar
Disability: Saginaw County, MI
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalMI figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202335.5%31.2 to 40.331.1%above30.0%higherinterval 29.7 to 30.333.2%29.0 to 37.829.4%in line28.3%higherinterval 28.0 to 28.7
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202316.0%14.0 to 18.314.3%in line13.7%higherinterval 13.4 to 13.916.8%14.6 to 19.414.9%in line14.1%higherinterval 13.8 to 14.3
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20238.2%7.2 to 9.37.3%in line6.7%higherinterval 6.6 to 6.96.7%5.9 to 7.66.2%in line5.8%similar
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 202310.2%8.9 to 11.78.6%above7.9%higherinterval 7.7 to 8.110.0%8.7 to 11.58.4%above7.6%higherinterval 7.4 to 7.8
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202317.2%14.7 to 19.814.0%above13.5%higherinterval 13.3 to 13.714.3%12.3 to 16.512.0%above11.7%higherinterval 11.5 to 11.9
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.6%4.0 to 5.43.8%above3.8%higherinterval 3.6 to 3.94.2%3.6 to 4.83.5%above3.4%similar
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.0%5.3 to 6.94.9%above5.5%similar5.6%4.9 to 6.34.6%above5.2%similar
Health status: Saginaw County, MI
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalMI figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202323.4%20.2 to 26.819.4%above19.2%higherinterval 18.9 to 19.522.1%19.0 to 25.418.4%above18.3%higherinterval 18.0 to 18.6
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202318.5%16.3 to 20.817.6%in line15.6%higherinterval 15.3 to 15.820.0%17.6 to 22.518.7%in line16.3%higherinterval 16.0 to 16.6
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202315.9%13.9 to 18.114.0%in line12.8%higherinterval 12.6 to 13.014.8%12.9 to 16.813.1%in line12.1%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.3

ZIP Codes in Saginaw County

ZIP Codes in Saginaw County, MI, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Saginaw County
ZIP Code 484159,04233.5%27.8 to 39.5similar
ZIP Code 484172,61233.7%27.8 to 39.7similar
ZIP Code 4860132,16546.9%40.4 to 53.2similar
ZIP Code 4860227,61342.2%35.7 to 48.5similar
ZIP Code 4860327,49232.8%27.1 to 38.6similar
ZIP Code 4860412,38636.6%30.6 to 42.5similar
ZIP Code 486071,45646.6%40.0 to 52.9similar
ZIP Code 4860912,08233.3%27.3 to 39.2similar
ZIP Code 486141,22634.5%28.8 to 40.8similar
ZIP Code 486167,45834.5%28.6 to 40.6similar
ZIP Code 4862315,10532.7%27.7 to 38.1similar
ZIP Code 486265,96233.1%27.7 to 38.8similar
ZIP Code 486373,12034.8%29.8 to 40.1similar
ZIP Code 4863813,19932.8%27.0 to 38.5similar
ZIP Code 486491,63435.9%29.9 to 42.1similar
ZIP Code 486556,03334.3%28.3 to 40.4similar
ZIP Code 487223,13734.6%28.6 to 40.8similar
ZIP Code 4872443141.2%34.5 to 47.7similar
ZIP Code 487347,35029.4%24.0 to 34.9similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Saginaw County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

A ZIP Code is in the county that holds the largest share of its land. A ZIP Code that is in two counties shows one time. Download the ZIP Codes of Saginaw County as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Saginaw County

Places in Saginaw County, MI, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Saginaw County
Birch Run1,52533.3%27.6 to 39.8similar
Bridgeport6,57141.5%35.0 to 47.7similar
Buena Vista5,85551.3%44.5 to 57.8higher
Burt1,19433.3%27.4 to 39.3similar
Chesaning2,43034.0%28.0 to 40.2similar
Frankenmuth4,98728.6%23.3 to 34.2similar
Freeland7,63033.3%27.5 to 39.2similar
Hemlock1,40833.4%27.5 to 39.7similar
Merrill66336.2%30.1 to 42.4similar
Oakley29935.5%29.2 to 41.9similar
Robin Glen-Indiantown67436.7%30.6 to 42.9similar
Saginaw44,20245.6%39.0 to 51.8similar
Shields7,03533.1%27.1 to 39.0similar
St. Charles1,99234.4%28.3 to 40.6similar
Zilwaukee1,53435.5%29.2 to 41.7similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Saginaw County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

Estimates in earlier PLACES releases

The current modeling procedure does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

The table lists what each PLACES release published for Saginaw County, MI, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Saginaw County, MI: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD8.7%7.6 to 9.88.7%7.3 to 10.110.4%9.4 to 11.59.6%8.2 to 11.3
Coronary Heart Disease8.0%7.3 to 8.87.6%6.6 to 8.58.2%7.4 to 9.18.0%7.1 to 9.1
Current Asthma11.3%10.8 to 11.911.1%9.7 to 12.411.9%10.6 to 13.412.2%10.8 to 13.6
Depression21.5%20.4 to 22.622.4%18.9 to 26.025.4%21.9 to 28.926.5%23.0 to 30.1
Diabetes13.6%12.8 to 14.613.0%11.2 to 14.913.2%11.6 to 15.014.1%12.3 to 16.1
High Blood Pressure37.2%36.1 to 38.337.4%33.4 to 41.137.4%33.5 to 41.140.1%36.3 to 43.8
Obesity42.4%40.9 to 43.942.2%35.9 to 48.442.4%36.2 to 48.636.6%30.5 to 42.7
Health Insurance11.3%9.6 to 13.19.0%7.2 to 11.26.9%6.0 to 7.88.2%6.6 to 10.1
Binge Drinking18.3%17.7 to 19.015.0%12.3 to 17.816.5%13.6 to 19.614.2%11.7 to 16.7
Current Cigarette Smoking20.2%17.7 to 22.717.7%14.4 to 21.119.4%17.2 to 21.716.2%13.6 to 19.2
Physical Inactivity24.7%22.4 to 27.026.1%21.8 to 30.429.9%25.8 to 34.030.6%26.0 to 35.5
General Health17.4%15.4 to 19.418.8%16.3 to 21.521.9%19.8 to 24.223.4%20.2 to 26.8

Official sources

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Health by ZIP. Saginaw County, MI: CDC PLACES estimates, 2025 release. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. https://healthbyzip.com/county/mi/saginaw-county/

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Where the figures come from

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. CDC updated the data on . The page shows the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases as a record. The data are a US government work in the public domain. Data set on data.cdc.gov. The boundaries and the links between ZIP Codes, counties and places come from the US Census Bureau. Percentages have one decimal, as CDC publishes them. A state figure is a site aggregate: the site computes it. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Saginaw County, MI

How does the obesity estimate of Saginaw County, MI compare with Michigan?

The Michigan figure is 36.2% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The Michigan figure is inside the interval of Saginaw County, MI. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Saginaw County, MI compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 32.8%.

The 95% confidence interval is 32.4% to 33.1%.

The two intervals overlap. The estimate for Saginaw County, MI is similar.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Saginaw County, MI?

CDC estimates that 14.1% of the adults of Saginaw County, MI have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 12.3% to 16.1%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Saginaw County, MI above or below the Michigan figure?

Saginaw County, MI and the Michigan figure both have a value for 40 measures.

The estimate for Saginaw County, MI is above the Michigan figure for 16 measures.

It is below the Michigan figure for 1 measure.

It is in line with the Michigan figure for 23 measures.