Health · Beatty

Beatty, MN health

Beatty differs from Minnesota on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (83.2% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (79.3% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55723, 55771
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How Beatty 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 Beatty adults…

40 of every 100 Beatty adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.6–43.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beatty, betterBeatty, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Beatty
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Beatty
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Beatty
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Beatty
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
89%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
76%
Mammogram
MN 79%
83%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beatty 6.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Beatty adults are doing

1 in 3Beatty adults feel lonely
30.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Beatty adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Beatty adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Beatty adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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
Beatty adults worry about having enough food
11.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Beatty adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Beatty adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Beatty adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9% of Beatty adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing10.5%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Beatty

Beatty 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 Beatty.

Owens: 36.4% Portage: 38.3% Field: 36.4% Leiding: 38.4% Cook: 34.9% Angora: 36.6% Crane Lake: 35.9% Camp 5: 38.4% Alango: 36.8% Linden Grove: 36.5% Willow Valley: 38.4% Beatty: 37% Beatty Owens Portage Field Leiding Cook Hospital · Cook · 9 miH Scenic Rivers Health Services · Cook · 9 mi+
34.9%38.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Owens36.4%
Field36.4%
Beatty37%
Portage38.3%
Leiding38.4%
5 places to get careNearest ER 9 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 Beatty

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

HNearest ERCook HospitalCook · 9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health Virginia★★★★★ · 30.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesCook · 9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9 mi
Cook Hospital
Cook · not rated
ERRural critical access
9 mi
Cook Area Health Services
8 sites · nearest in Cook
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.9 mi
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia · ★★★★★
34.6 mi
Ely - Bloomenson Community Hospital
Ely · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.3 mi
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
Aurora · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary carePart of Beatty is a federal shortage area.St. Louis · need score 14 of 25
! Dental carePart of Beatty is a federal shortage area.Greater St. Louis · need score 12 of 25
! Mental healthBeatty'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 Beatty. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Beatty
MeasureBeattyMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.3%36.6–43.9%31%worse
High cholesterol37.7%34–41.4%33.4%worse
Obesity37%32.2–42%33.5%about the same
Arthritis32.6%29.3–35.9%22.3%worse
Depression23%20–26.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.3%10.3–14.7%8.9%worse
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.9%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12%10.9–13.2%8.5%worse
Diabetes15%13.1–17.1%10.1%worse
COPD8.4%7.3–9.5%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.6–10.8%5.9%worse
Stroke4.7%4.3–5.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.9%14.5–19.5%13.1%worse
Binge drink15.6%13.1–18.2%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.8%23.1–30.8%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours32.4%29–35.9%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.3%76.2–82%74.8%better
Dentist visit65%62.2–67.6%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check89.1%87.7–90.5%85.3%better
Colon screening71.8%68.3–75%68.7%about the same
Mammogram76.1%70.7–81%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds83.2%80.4–85.7%76.1%better
No health insurance6.5%5.3–7.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.6%27.2–34.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.2%18.6–24%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.6%12.8–16.5%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health20.4%17.9–23.3%16%worse
Frequent physical distress15%13.2–17%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.6%9.9–13.5%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.3%7.1–9.6%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.7%4.9–6.5%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.3%6.4–8.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9%7.6–10.5%7.9%
Disability
Any disability34.5%30.8–38.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.6%15.3–20.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.7%11.2–14.4%12.8%
Hearing10.5%9.3–11.7%6.8%
Vision5.2%4.7–5.9%4%
Dressing or bathing4.3%3.8–4.9%3.1%
Errands alone8.3%7.3–9.4%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 Beatty door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Beatty better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Beatty by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Beatty 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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