Health · Ball Bluff

Ball Bluff, MN health

Ball Bluff differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.8% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.6% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55752 (all of Ball Bluff)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 327 people are less certain, so we show Ball Bluff's figures without a grade.

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How Ball Bluff 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 Ball Bluff adults…

39 of every 100 Ball Bluff adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35–43%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ball Bluff, betterBall Bluff, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.6% Ball Bluff
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Ball Bluff
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Ball Bluff
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Ball Bluff
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
75%
Mammogram
MN 79%
82%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ball Bluff 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Ball Bluff adults are doing

1 in 4Ball Bluff adults feel lonely
28.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Ball Bluff adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Ball Bluff adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Ball Bluff adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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 8
Ball Bluff adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Ball Bluff adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Ball Bluff adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Ball Bluff adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.1% of Ball Bluff adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Ball Bluff

Ball Bluff and the towns around it

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

Cornish: 33.2% Sago: 35.3% Turner: 33.7% Verdon: 33.6% Wawina: 37.2% Feeley: 36% Splithand: 35.5% Ball Bluff: 33.2% Ball Bluff Cornish Sago
33.2%37.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first
Ball Bluff33.2%
Cornish33.2%
Sago35.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 21.8 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 Ball Bluff

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

HNearest ERGrand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids · 21.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRange Regional Health Services★★★★★ · 33 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesFloodwood · 16.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.6 mi
Cook Area Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Floodwood
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.8 mi
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
33 mi
Range Regional Health Services
Hibbing · ★★★★★
35.5 mi
Essentia Health Deer River
Deer River · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.1 mi
Riverwood Healthcare Center
Aitkin · not rated
ERRural critical access
44.8 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Carlton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careBall Bluff is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI North Aitkin RSA 58 · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careBall Bluff's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Aitkin County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthBall Bluff's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Ball Bluff. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Ball Bluff
MeasureBall BluffMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.9%35–43%31%worse
High cholesterol37.9%33.9–42.1%33.4%worse
Obesity33.2%27.1–39.9%33.5%about the same
Arthritis30.6%27.3–33.9%22.3%worse
Depression24.7%21.5–28.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.1%9–13.6%8.9%worse
Asthma10.5%9.4–11.8%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.3%10.2–12.5%8.5%worse
Diabetes14.1%12.2–16.2%10.1%worse
COPD8.6%7.3–10%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.2%8–10.3%5.9%worse
Stroke4.5%4–5.1%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.7%14.1–19.6%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.8%14–19.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.6%23.2–32.5%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours32%26.3–37.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%74.7–81.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.7%61.1–68%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87%85.1–88.8%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71.9%67.1–76.3%68.7%about the same
Mammogram75.4%67.9–81.8%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds81.8%79–84.3%76.1%better
No health insurance7.1%5.6–9%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.4%24–33%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%17.7–24.5%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.5–17.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.9%16.9–23.2%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14.5%12.7–16.5%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.3%9.9–14.8%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.7%7.1–10.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.7%4.8–6.6%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.2%6.1–8.3%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.1%7.3–11.2%7.9%
Disability
Any disability33.4%29.1–37.9%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.4%14–19.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory14%12.3–16.1%12.8%
Hearing10.2%9–11.4%6.8%
Vision5.2%4.5–5.9%4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.8–5.1%3.1%
Errands alone8.6%7.5–9.9%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 Ball Bluff door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Ball Bluff better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ball Bluff by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ball Bluff 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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