Health · Amor

Amor, MN health

Amor differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.9% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.6% vs 7.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13.1% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56576, 56515
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How Amor 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 Amor adults…

37 of every 100 Amor adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Amor, betterAmor, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Amor
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Amor
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Amor
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Amor
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
70%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
89%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
77%
Colon screening
MN 69%
81%
Mammogram
MN 79%
84%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Amor 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Amor adults are doing

1 in 3Amor adults feel lonely
29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Amor adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Amor adults lack social or emotional support
19.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Amor adults are in frequent mental distress
13.4% · 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 11
Amor adults worry about having enough food
9.1% · MN 11.4% · better
1 in 14
Amor adults worry about keeping their housing
6.9% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 22
Amor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.5% · MN 5.7% · better
1 in 18
Amor adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · MN 7.1% · better

6.6% of Amor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory11.5%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Amor

Amor and the towns around it

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

Everts: 32.6% Maine: 33.5% Otter Tail: 33.7% Dead Lake: 34.1% Battle Lake: 30.9% Sverdrup: 33.4% Clitherall: 32.7% Girard: 33.5% Friberg: 34.8% Star Lake: 33.5% Ottertail: 33.3% Rush Lake: 34.5% Leaf Lake: 34.1% Edna: 34.3% Amor: 33.5% Amor Everts Maine Otter Tail Dead Lake Perham Health · Perham · 14 mi · 3★ MedicareH
30.9%34.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Everts32.6%
Amor33.5%
Maine33.5%
Otter Tail33.7%
Dead Lake34.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Amor

No hospital or community health center in Amor itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPerham HealthPerham · 14 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes★★★★★ · 29 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 58.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14 mi
Perham Health
Perham · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.8 mi
Astera Health
Wadena · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29 mi
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes · ★★★★★
31.4 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.7 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
59.6 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careAmor is a federal shortage area.East Otter Tail · need score 9 of 25
! Dental careAmor's county is a federal shortage area.Otter Tail County · need score 14 of 25
! Mental healthAmor's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Amor. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Amor
MeasureAmorMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.5%33–40.3%31%worse
High cholesterol41.9%38.1–45.8%33.4%worse
Obesity33.5%28.4–38.9%33.5%about the same
Arthritis32%28.9–35.3%22.3%worse
Depression22%19.1–25.2%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.2%7.5–11.3%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13.1%11.9–14.3%8.5%worse
Diabetes13%11.3–14.9%10.1%worse
COPD7.6%6.7–8.7%5.4%worse
Heart disease9%8–10.1%5.9%worse
Stroke4.4%3.9–4.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.3%12.3–16.7%13.1%about the same
Binge drink14.9%12.6–17.5%17.8%better
Get no exercise25.7%21.9–29.8%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%24.8–34.7%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79%76.1–81.9%74.8%better
Dentist visit69.5%66.4–72.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check89.4%88–90.7%85.3%better
Colon screening76.7%72.9–80.5%68.7%better
Mammogram80.6%74.7–86%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds83.8%81.2–86.1%76.1%better
No health insurance6.3%5.2–7.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29%25–33.2%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support19.4%16.6–22.2%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.4%11.8–15%15.1%better
Fair or poor health17.7%15.4–20.3%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.8–15.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.1%7.5–10.6%11.4%better
Housing insecurity6.9%5.8–8%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat4.5%3.9–5.1%5.7%better
No reliable transportation5.6%4.9–6.3%7.1%better
Receive SNAP6.6%5.4–7.8%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31%27.3–34.9%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.3%13.3–17.5%11.4%
Thinking or memory11.5%10.2–13%12.8%
Hearing10.1%8.9–11.2%6.8%
Vision4.4%3.9–4.9%4%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.3–4.2%3.1%
Errands alone7.5%6.6–8.5%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 Amor door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Amor better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Amor by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Amor by how much of its land each one covers.

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.

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