Health · Barnum

Barnum, MN health

On most measures Barnum looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults screened for colon cancer (64.3% vs 68.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Barnum

C+Health Grade

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Barnum’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Barnum is healthier than 44% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB+Mental distressC-ObesityC+DiabetesC-SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 44%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 13%

Towns with similar incomes, $66K–$110K (9,312)Healthier than 31%

About what its income would suggest. Barnum does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Barnum could be anywhere from C− to B+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Barnum with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Barnum uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Barnum 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 Barnum adults…

31 of every 100 Barnum adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.7–34.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Barnum, betterBarnum, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% Barnum
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.9% Barnum
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.3% Barnum
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Barnum
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Barnum 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

Barnum 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Barnum adults are doing

1 in 3Barnum adults feel lonely

32.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Barnum adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Barnum adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Barnum adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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 9

Barnum adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Barnum adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Barnum adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Barnum adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.2% of Barnum adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing7%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Barnum

Barnum 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.

38.1%43.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Skelton38.3%

Barnum38.4%

Barnum39.9%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 5.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 19 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 28.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 30.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 16.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lschc Denfeld Retail CenterDuluth · 30.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBarnum is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBarnum is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBarnum'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 Barnum. 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 Barnum

Measure	Barnum	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.3%	27.7–34.8%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.5%	29–36.2%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.4%	32.6–44%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.4%	20.6–26.1%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	27.8%	24.3–31.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	7.9–12.1%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.8–9.6%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.6%	9.1–12.2%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6%	5–7.2%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.2–6.8%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.8–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	12.8–19.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.3%	17.2–23.5%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.7%	20.4–29.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.9%	29–39.1%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.6%	68.9–76%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.9%	63.8–70.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.2%	81.8–86.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	64.3%	60.1–68.3%	68.7%	worse
Mammogram	79.5%	73.1–85%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.1%	71.9–78.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	5.7–9.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.9%	28.5–37.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.4–24.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.3–18.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.9%	14.1–19.9%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.7–14.4%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	8.6–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.4–11.1%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5–7.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.1–8.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.2%	6.3–10.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.9%	25.6–34.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.7%	10.6–14.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	11.9–16.6%	12.8%
Hearing	7%	6.1–8%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.5–4.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.8–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.5–9%	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 Barnum door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Barnum directly, so these are its own figures.

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.