Health · Afton

Afton, MN health

Afton differs from Minnesota on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (3.3% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (6.1% vs 11.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Afton

Report card

How Afton compares with Minnesota

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 Afton adults…

33 of every 100 Afton adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.3–35.7%

Bars show Afton; the black tick is Minnesota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Afton, betterAfton, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.5% Afton
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 23.3% Afton
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Afton
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.6% Afton
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Afton adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

Yearly checkup

MN 75%

Dentist visit

MN 68%

Cholesterol check

MN 85%

Colon screening

MN 69%

Mammogram

MN 79%

Taking BP meds

MN 76%

1 in 23

working-age adults has no health insurance

Afton 4.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Afton adults are doing

1 in 4Afton adults feel lonely

26% · Minnesota 31.2% · better

1 in 4Afton adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Afton adults lack social or emotional support

16.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · better

1 in 8Afton adults are in frequent mental distress

11.8% · Minnesota 15.1% · better

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 16

Afton adults worry about having enough food

6.1% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 19

Afton adults worry about keeping their housing

5.3% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 29

Afton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

3.4% · MN 5.7% · better

1 in 23

Afton adults lack reliable transportation

4.3% · MN 7.1% · better

3.7% of Afton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

22.9%

of Afton adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.8%

Thinking or memory9.3%

Hearing6.6%

Errands alone5.1%

Vision2.9%

Dressing or bathing2.5%

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

Around Afton

Afton and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

31.1%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 26towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodbury31.3%

Afton31.9%

West Lakeland32.6%

St. Marys Point33.8%

Lakeland33.9%

Troy34.2%

Lake St. Croix Beach34.7%

Denmark35.1%

Care nearby

Hudson HospitalHudson · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury · 8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lakeview Memorial HospitalStillwater · 10.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls · 10.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Elders LodgeSaint Paul · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Mn Community Care - East Side ClinicSaint Paul · 12.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careAfton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAfton is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAfton is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Afton. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Afton

Measure	Afton	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.5%	29.3–35.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	38%	34.8–41.3%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	31.9%	27.7–36.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	24.8%	22.1–27.6%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	22.3%	19.5–25.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	3.3%	2.6–4%	8.9%	better
Asthma	9.2%	8.1–10.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	9.9–12.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.2%	9.6–13.1%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	4.7%	3.7–6%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.2–7%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	2.9%	2.5–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.6%	7.3–12.6%	13.1%	better
Binge drink	15.2%	13–17.6%	17.8%	better
Get no exercise	17.5%	14.3–21.3%	22.3%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	23.3%	20.4–26.5%	29.2%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	76.2–81.6%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	78.2%	76–80.4%	67.5%	better
Cholesterol check	90.3%	88.8–91.7%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	77%	74–80%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	83.2%	78.5–87.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	77.6–82.9%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	4.3%	3.3–5.6%	7.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26%	22.7–29.4%	31.2%	better
Lack emotional support	16.2%	13.6–18.9%	21.5%	better
Frequent mental distress	11.8%	10.2–13.7%	15.1%	better
Fair or poor health	12.5%	10.3–15.4%	16%	better
Frequent physical distress	10%	8.5–11.9%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	6.1%	4.5–8%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	5.3%	4.2–6.8%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	3.4%	2.8–4.2%	5.7%	better
No reliable transportation	4.3%	3.5–5.2%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	3.7%	2.7–5.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	22.9%	19.5–26.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	9.8%	8–12.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	9.3%	7.9–11.2%	12.8%
Hearing	6.6%	5.8–7.6%	6.8%
Vision	2.9%	2.5–3.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.5%	2–3.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	5.1%	4.2–6.2%	7%

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 Afton door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Afton better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Afton directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota 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.