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Barsness, MN health

Barsness differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.1% vs 85.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56381, 56334

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 115 people are less certain, so we show Barsness's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Barsness 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 Barsness adults…

37 of every 100 Barsness adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.1–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Barsness, betterBarsness, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% Barsness
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.9% Barsness
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Barsness
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Barsness
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Barsness 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

Barsness 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Barsness adults are doing

1 in 4Barsness adults feel lonely

27.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Barsness adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Barsness adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Barsness adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · 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 10

Barsness adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Barsness adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Barsness adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Barsness adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8% of Barsness adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Barsness

Barsness 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 Barsness.

38.3%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Blue Mounds39.1%

Barsness39.2%

Rolling Forks39.2%

Chippewa Falls39.4%

Care nearby

Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood · 7.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - BensonBenson · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alomere HealthAlexandria · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Stevens Community Medical CenterMorris · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 34.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 77.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBarsness's county is a federal shortage area.Pope County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careBarsness is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBarsness'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 Barsness. 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 Barsness

Measure	Barsness	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.1%	33.1–41.4%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37%	32.8–41.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.2%	31.8–47.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.7%	25.5–32.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.4–27.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.8%	7.9–11.9%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	10–12.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.7–14.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.2%	6.3–8.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.6–17.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	13.8–19.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.3%	21.1–29.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.9%	24.1–36.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	74.5–81.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.3%	64.9–71.6%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.4–88.8%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	73.3%	68.7–77.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.6%	72.8–85.4%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.1–83.3%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7%	5.8–8.6%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.3%	22.8–32%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.4–23.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	13–16.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.4–20.7%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.8–15.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.6–12.5%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.8–9.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8%	6.6–9.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	26.3–34.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.6–16.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.2–14.6%	12.8%
Hearing	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	4–5.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.9–8.9%	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 Barsness door to door.

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

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