Health · Barclay

Barclay, MN health

Barclay differs from Minnesota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer lonely adults (26.6% vs 31.2%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.5% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56474, 56435

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 569 people are less certain, so we show Barclay's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Barclay 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 Barclay adults…

39 of every 100 Barclay adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Barclay, betterBarclay, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.7% Barclay
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Barclay
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Barclay
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Barclay
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Barclay 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Barclay 7.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Barclay adults are doing

1 in 4Barclay adults feel lonely

26.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · better

1 in 4Barclay adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Barclay adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Barclay adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · 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

Barclay adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Barclay adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Barclay adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Barclay adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10% of Barclay adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Barclay

Barclay and the towns around it

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

35.9%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Pine River36.6%

Chickamaw Beach36.9%

Gail Lake37.2%

Wilson37.2%

Barclay37.4%

Ponto Lake37.4%

Pine River37.6%

Care nearby

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 28.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 29.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 33.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 34 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 70.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 75.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBarclay's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careBarclay's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthBarclay's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · 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 Barclay. 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 Barclay

Measure	Barclay	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.4%	36–42.9%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	34.7–41.8%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	37.4%	32–42.7%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	27.1–32.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.5–26.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	9.1–13.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.4–12.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12.4–15.8%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.4%	15.1–19.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	14–19%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.7%	24.9–32.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	29.9–39.7%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.5%	74.4–80.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65%	61.9–68.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87%	85.4–88.4%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	71.1%	66.9–75%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	71.1–83.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.5%	78.9–83.6%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.6%	6.3–9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.6%	22.8–30.5%	31.2%	better
Lack emotional support	20%	17.3–23.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.8–17%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.9–22.9%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13–16.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	10.3–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.7–10.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.5–8.4%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10%	8.4–11.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	34.4%	30.7–38%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.9%	14.8–18.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12.2–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	10.1%	9.1–11.1%	6.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.8–9.8%	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 Barclay door to door.

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

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