Health · Beulah

Beulah, MN health

Beulah differs from Minnesota on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.9% vs 17.8%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.3% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (12.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56662 (all of Beulah)
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How Beulah 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 Beulah adults…

49 of every 100 Beulah adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 44.3–53%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beulah, betterBeulah, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.5% Beulah
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.5% Beulah
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 11.9% Beulah
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Beulah
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

83%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
92%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
87%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beulah 6.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Beulah adults are doing

1 in 4Beulah adults feel lonely
23.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · better
1 in 5Beulah adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · Minnesota 24.4% · better
1 in 5Beulah adults lack social or emotional support
18.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 8Beulah adults are in frequent mental distress
12.1% · Minnesota 15.1% · better
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
Beulah adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 16
Beulah adults worry about keeping their housing
6.3% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 23
Beulah adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.4% · MN 5.7% · better
1 in 17
Beulah adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · MN 7.1% · better

7.6% of Beulah adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.5%
Thinking or memory11.5%
Hearing13.6%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Beulah

Beulah and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Smoky Hollow: 35.1% Crooked Lake: 35.9% Thunder Lake: 36.8% Trelipe: 36.6% Emily: 36.4% Beulah: 35.8% Beulah Smoky Hollow Crooked Lake
35.1%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Smoky Hollow35.1%
Beulah35.8%
Crooked Lake35.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 24.3 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 Beulah

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

HNearest ERRiverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 24.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrand Itasca Clinic and Hospital★★★★★ · 28.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesFloodwood · 44.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.3 mi
Riverwood Healthcare Center
Aitkin · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.6 mi
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Crosby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.4 mi
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
33.4 mi
Essentia Health Deer River
Deer River · not rated
ERRural critical access
44.8 mi
Cook Area Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Floodwood
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
69 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Carlton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careBeulah's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careBeulah's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthBeulah's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · 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 Beulah. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Beulah
MeasureBeulahMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure48.8%44.3–53%31%worse
High cholesterol45.5%41.1–49.8%33.4%worse
Obesity35.8%29.9–41.7%33.5%about the same
Arthritis37.6%33.6–41.4%22.3%worse
Depression20%17.2–23%24.4%better
Lost all teeth (65+)11.8%9.5–14.4%8.9%worse
Asthma9.5%8.4–10.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)15.5%14–17.1%8.5%worse
Diabetes18%15.5–20.5%10.1%worse
COPD10.3%8.8–12.2%5.4%worse
Heart disease12.7%11.3–14.3%5.9%worse
Stroke5.9%5.2–6.6%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.3%12.6–18.3%13.1%about the same
Binge drink11.9%9.9–14.2%17.8%better
Get no exercise30.5%25.7–35.4%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours33.5%28.1–38.9%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup83.4%80.7–85.8%74.8%better
Dentist visit64.7%61–68.1%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check92%90.8–93%85.3%better
Colon screening72.5%67.6–76.8%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.9%72–84.7%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds87.1%84.5–89.2%76.1%better
No health insurance6.2%4.9–7.8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely23.9%20–28.2%31.2%better
Lack emotional support18.6%15.8–21.9%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.1%10.6–13.7%15.1%better
Fair or poor health21.9%18.7–25.5%16%worse
Frequent physical distress15.9%13.8–18.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.8%7.8–12.1%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity6.3%5.2–7.6%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat4.4%3.7–5.2%5.7%better
No reliable transportation5.9%5–6.9%7.1%better
Receive SNAP7.6%6–9.5%7.9%
Disability
Any disability37.8%33.1–42.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs20.5%17.6–23.8%11.4%
Thinking or memory11.5%9.9–13.3%12.8%
Hearing13.6%12–15.2%6.8%
Vision5.7%4.9–6.6%4%
Dressing or bathing4.9%4.2–5.7%3.1%
Errands alone8.5%7.3–9.9%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 Beulah door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Beulah better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Beulah by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Beulah 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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