Health · Barnesville

Barnesville, MN health

On most measures Barnesville looks like Minnesota as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9% vs 11.4%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.8% vs 7.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.8% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56514 (all of Barnesville)

Report card

How Barnesville 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 Barnesville adults…

32 of every 100 Barnesville adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.2–34.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Barnesville, betterBarnesville, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.6% Barnesville
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Barnesville
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Barnesville
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Barnesville
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Barnesville 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Barnesville 6.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Barnesville adults are doing

1 in 3Barnesville adults feel lonely

30.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Barnesville adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Barnesville adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Barnesville 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 11

Barnesville adults worry about having enough food

9% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 13

Barnesville adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 20

Barnesville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Barnesville adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · MN 7.1% · better

6.2% of Barnesville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.2%

of Barnesville adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.5%

Thinking or memory12.2%

Hearing7%

Errands alone6.6%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Barnesville

Barnesville and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

32%35.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Barnesville32%

Barnesville32.4%

Atherton32.4%

Humboldt32.4%

Elkton33%

Alliance33%

Care nearby

Essentia HealthFargo · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 21.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 26.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 18.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc.-- North Mobile UnitMoorhead · 18.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBarnesville is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBarnesville is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBarnesville'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 Barnesville. 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 Barnesville

Measure	Barnesville	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.5%	28.2–34.6%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	31.2–37.9%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	32.4%	27.5–37.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	22.5%	20–24.9%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25%	21.9–28.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	9–12.9%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10%	9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–9.9%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.4%	8.1–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.9%	5.2–6.6%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.6–3.3%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	10.9–15.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.6–22.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.6%	17.2–24%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.4%	26.8–36%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.2%	71–77.4%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.1%	67–72.8%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.9–87.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.7%	65.6–73.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.9%	73.7–84.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.3%	72.4–77.9%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	4.8–7.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.2–34.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.7–23.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15%	13.1–16.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.1%	11.9–16.4%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	10.9%	9.4–12.3%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9%	7.4–11.1%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.5–9.3%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.2–5.9%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	5–6.8%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	6.2%	5–7.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	26.2%	22.8–29.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.5%	8.9–12.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.2%	10.5–14%	12.8%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.8%	6.8%
Vision	3.5%	3–4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.5–3.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	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 Barnesville door to door.

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

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