Health · Automba

Automba, MN health

Automba differs from Minnesota on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.5% vs 8.9%) and more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55757 (all of Automba)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 136 people are less certain, so we show Automba's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Automba 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 Automba adults…

36 of every 100 Automba adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.6–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Automba, betterAutomba, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Automba
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35% Automba
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Automba
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Automba
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Automba 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Automba 7.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Automba adults are doing

1 in 3Automba adults feel lonely

31.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Automba adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Automba adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Automba adults are in frequent mental distress

15% · 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 10

Automba adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Automba adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Automba adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Automba adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.6% of Automba adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Automba

Automba 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 Automba.

33.7%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Salo33.7%

Lakeview36.5%

Kalevala38.5%

Split Rock38.6%

Automba38.8%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 14.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 29.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 31.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 32.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 25.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 29.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAutomba is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAutomba is not a shortage area

! Mental healthAutomba'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 Automba. 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 Automba

Measure	Automba	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.6–40%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.7%	32.8–40.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	33.2–44.6%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.1%	24–30.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	26%	22.6–29.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.5%	11.9–17.5%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	10.9–14.6%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7%	5.8–8.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.7–8.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13–19.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.4%	15.4–21.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.9%	21.4–30.6%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35%	30.1–40.2%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.1%	71.6–78.3%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63%	59.7–66.3%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85–88.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	72.5%	68.5–76.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.2%	72.6–84.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	75.9–81.7%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.2%	5.6–9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26.8–35.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.3–23.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15%	13.1–17%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.1–21.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.5–15.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.3–12.6%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.9–9.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.5–6.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.6%	6–9.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.1–36%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.2–16.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.3–15.1%	12.8%
Hearing	8.6%	7.5–9.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.7–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.1–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	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 Automba door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Automba by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Automba 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.