Community health centers in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 106 community health center clinics in 65 cities, run by 17 health centers that served 291,904 patients in 2025. Fees are on a sliding scale by income and insurance, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay.
- The median clinic in Wisconsin is open 45 hours a week.
- Half of Wisconsin health centers have 16% or more uninsured patients (U.S. median: 14%).
- Most clinics in one city: Milwaukee with 17.
How Wisconsin health centers compare
| Median across Wisconsin health centers | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 16% | 14% |
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 62% | 65% |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 55% | 42% |
| Adults with blood pressure under control | 65% | 68% |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 56% | 54% |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 48% | 44% |
Largest health centers in Wisconsin
| Health center | Based in | Patients | Uninsured | Clinics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, Inc. | Milwaukee | 42,400 | 29% | 6 |
| Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc. | Marshfield | 38,422 | 10% | 15 |
| Access Community Health Centers, Inc. | Madison | 37,345 | 19% | 10 |
| The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc. | Iron River | 29,857 | 6% | 18 |
| Outreach Community Health Centers, Inc. | Milwaukee | 25,019 | 18% | 7 |
| Partnership Community Health Center, Inc. | Appleton | 17,442 | 13% | 4 |
| La Clinica de Los Campesinos, Inc. DBA Noble Community Clinics | Wautoma | 17,158 | 17% | 9 |
| Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc. | Kenosha | 16,793 | 22% | 4 |
| Progressive Community Health Centers, Inc. | Milwaukee | 16,391 | 7% | 3 |
| Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. | Milwaukee | 11,818 | 4% | 2 |
| Scenic Bluffs Health Center, Inc. | Cashton | 11,090 | 27% | 6 |
| Community Health Systems, Inc. | Beloit | 8,133 | 16% | 2 |
Cities with the most clinics
All Wisconsin cities with a community health center
- Antigo
- Appleton (2)
- Ashland
- Augusta
- Beaver Dam (2)
- Beloit (2)
- Black River Falls
- Cashton
- Chippewa Falls
- Cumberland
- Dodgeville
- Eau Claire (2)
- Fitchburg
- Friendship
- Glendale
- Green Bay (8)
- Hayward
- Hurley
- Iron River
- Johnson Creek
- Kenosha (3)
- La Crosse (2)
- Ladysmith (2)
- Lakewood
- Madison (5)
- Manitowoc
- Marinette
- Marshfield (2)
- Mauston
- Medford
- Menomonie
- Mercer
- Merrill
- Milwaukee (17)
- Minocqua
- Minong
- Monona
- Mount Pleasant
- Neillsville
- Norwalk
- Oconto
- Oshkosh
- Park Falls (2)
- Poplar
- Prairie du Chien
- Reedsburg
- Rhinelander
- Rice Lake (2)
- Sheboygan
- Silver Lake
- Stevens Point
- Sturgeon Bay
- Sun Prairie (2)
- Superior
- Turtle Lake
- Washburn
- Watertown (2)
- Waukesha
- Waupaca
- Wausau (2)
- Wautoma
- West Bend
- White Lake
- Whitewater
- Wisconsin Rapids
All community health centers based in Wisconsin
- Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, Inc.
- Family Health Center of Marshfield, Inc.
- Access Community Health Centers, Inc.
- The Lakes Community Health Center, Inc.
- Outreach Community Health Centers, Inc.
- Partnership Community Health Center, Inc.
- La Clinica de Los Campesinos, Inc. DBA Noble Community Clinics
- Kenosha Community Health Center, Inc.
- Progressive Community Health Centers, Inc.
- Milwaukee Health Services, Inc.
- Scenic Bluffs Health Center, Inc.
- Community Health Systems, Inc.
- N.E.W. Community Clinic
- Rock River Community Clinic, Inc.
- Muslim Community and Health Center of Wisconsin Inc.
- Primary Connection Health Care, Inc.
- Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center, Inc.
- Rock River Community Clinic, Inc.
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