Health · Bertha

Bertha, MN health

Bertha differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.5% vs 8.9%) and more smokers (19.5% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56437, 56446

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 375 people are less certain, so we show Bertha's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Bertha 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 Bertha adults…

35 of every 100 Bertha adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.2–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bertha, betterBertha, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Bertha
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% Bertha
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Bertha
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.5% Bertha
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bertha 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bertha 9.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Bertha adults are doing

1 in 3Bertha adults feel lonely

33% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Bertha adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Bertha adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Bertha adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · Minnesota 15.1% · worse

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 7

Bertha adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Bertha adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Bertha adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 11

Bertha adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · MN 7.1% · worse

12.2% of Bertha adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory16.3%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Bertha

Bertha 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 Bertha.

34.8%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodside36.4%

Stowe Prairie38.6%

Bertha39.1%

Germania39.4%

Bartlett39.5%

Wykeham40.1%

Care nearby

Astera HealthWadena · 15.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · 21.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alomere HealthAlexandria · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 77.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Churches United for the HomelessMoorhead · 91.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthBertha'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 Bertha. 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 Bertha

Measure	Bertha	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	31.2–38.4%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.1%	31.4–38.9%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.1%	32.4–46%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.4%	23.6–29.3%	22.3%	worse
Depression	26.2%	22.7–29.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.5%	12.8–18.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.2–9.9%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.9%	10.4–13.6%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8%	7–9.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.5%	16.5–22.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.8%	15–21%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.9–32.9%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30%	24.8–35.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73%	69.1–76.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.4%	58–64.8%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	82%	79.5–84.3%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	63.8%	59–68.6%	68.7%	worse
Mammogram	76.5%	69.5–82.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	73.8–79.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	7.7–11.8%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33%	28.4–37.6%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.4–26.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.6–19.5%	15.1%	worse
Fair or poor health	21.2%	18.3–24.3%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.7–16.4%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.6–18%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	11%	9.3–12.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7%	6–8.1%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.6–10.1%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	12.2%	10.1–14.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	34.2%	30–38.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13.3–17.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	16.3%	14.2–18.6%	12.8%
Hearing	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	6.8%
Vision	5.4%	4.8–6.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.9–5%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	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 Bertha door to door.

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

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