Health · Ault

Ault, MN health

Ault differs from Minnesota on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.3% vs 9.3%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.4% vs 7.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.3% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55602, 55803
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How Ault 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 Ault adults…

40 of every 100 Ault adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.3–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ault, betterAult, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Ault
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Ault
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Ault
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Ault
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
69%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
91%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
76%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
84%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ault 5.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Ault adults are doing

1 in 3Ault adults feel lonely
29.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Ault adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Ault adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 8Ault adults are in frequent mental distress
13.3% · Minnesota 15.1% · too close to call
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
Ault adults worry about having enough food
8.7% · MN 11.4% · better
1 in 16
Ault adults worry about keeping their housing
6.3% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 24
Ault adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.2% · MN 5.7% · better
1 in 18
Ault adults lack reliable transportation
5.7% · MN 7.1% · better

6.3% of Ault adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory11.3%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Ault

Ault and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Fairbanks: 35.4% Pequaywan: 33.5% Bassett: 35.6% Alden: 35.9% Ault: 35.3% Ault Fairbanks Pequaywan
33.5%35.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first
Pequaywan33.5%
Ault35.3%
Fairbanks35.4%

Care nearby

Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors · 19.1 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
St. Lukes HospitalDuluth · 30 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 30.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Scenic Rivers Health ServicesEveleth · 31.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Chum Warming CenterDuluth · 32.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careAult is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAult is not a shortage area
! Mental healthAult's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Ault. 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 Ault
MeasureAultMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.2%36.3–44%31%worse
High cholesterol39.3%35.6–43%33.4%worse
Obesity35.3%30.7–40.2%33.5%about the same
Arthritis33.3%29.7–36.6%22.3%worse
Depression22.1%19.3–25.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.4%9.3–13.7%8.9%worse
Asthma10%8.8–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13%11.7–14.4%8.5%worse
Diabetes14.3%12.3–16.6%10.1%worse
COPD7.9%6.3–9.4%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.3%8–10.6%5.9%worse
Stroke4.4%3.8–5.1%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.6%11.6–17.7%13.1%about the same
Binge drink15.3%13–17.7%17.8%better
Get no exercise24.6%20.4–29.1%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.9%27.6–34.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.3%77.7–82.8%74.8%better
Dentist visit68.7%66.1–71.3%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check90.7%89.3–91.9%85.3%better
Colon screening75.5%72.4–78.4%68.7%better
Mammogram78.9%73.7–83.2%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds84.2%81.3–86.7%76.1%better
No health insurance5.4%4.3–6.9%7.5%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.6%26–33.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%17.2–23.3%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.3%11.6–15.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.2%15.2–21.3%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.1%12–16.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.7%6.8–10.8%11.4%better
Housing insecurity6.3%5.1–7.6%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat4.2%3.4–4.9%5.7%better
No reliable transportation5.7%4.7–6.6%7.1%better
Receive SNAP6.3%4.7–7.9%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.4%28–36.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.2%13.4–18.8%11.4%
Thinking or memory11.3%9.5–13.1%12.8%
Hearing9.9%8.6–11.2%6.8%
Vision4.3%3.7–5%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.2–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone7.1%5.9–8.3%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 Ault door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Ault better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ault by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ault 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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