Health · Baker

Baker, MN health

Baker differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.3% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.6% vs 5.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56221 (all of Baker)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 87 people are less certain, so we show Baker's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Baker 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 Baker adults…

36 of every 100 Baker adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.6–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Baker, betterBaker, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Baker
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.2% Baker
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Baker
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Baker
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Baker 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

Baker 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Baker adults are doing

1 in 3Baker adults feel lonely

28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Baker adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Baker adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Baker adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · 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

Baker adults worry about having enough food

9.3% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 14

Baker adults worry about keeping their housing

7.3% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 22

Baker adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · MN 5.7% · better

1 in 17

Baker adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · MN 7.1% · better

6.5% of Baker adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Baker

Baker 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 Baker.

36.8%38.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Baker36.9%

Stevens36.9%

Everglade36.9%

Moonshine37.7%

Scott37.9%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville · 12.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Stevens Community Medical CenterMorris · 13.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ortonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville · 16.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Appleton Area HealthAppleton · 24.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 60.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 77.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBaker is not a shortage area

! Dental careBaker's county is a federal shortage area.Stevens County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthBaker's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Baker. 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 Baker

Measure	Baker	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.5%	31.6–39.4%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.4%	32.2–40.6%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	29.7–44.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.1%	25.9–32.4%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.2%	19.9–26.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.6–11.8%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.7–11%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.3–12.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10.1–13.5%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	5.8–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.2–9.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	11.4–16.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.2%	14.3–20.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.4%	21.3–30.1%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.2%	21.7–33.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	72.9–79.8%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.1%	66.8–73.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.5–88.8%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	73.3%	68.8–77.4%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	81.7%	75.2–87.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.3–83.5%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7%	5.7–8.6%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24–33.5%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17–23.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.6–16.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.9%	14.5–19.8%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.1–14.5%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.3%	7.4–11.3%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.3%	6.1–8.8%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	3.9–5.5%	5.7%	better
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5–6.8%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	6.5%	5.1–7.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31%	26.9–35.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12–16.5%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.8–14.2%	12.8%
Hearing	9.5%	8.5–10.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	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 Baker door to door.

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

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