Health · Borgholm

Borgholm, MN health

Borgholm differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.4% vs 8.9%) and more smokers (17.2% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56353 (all of Borgholm)

Report card

How Borgholm 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 Borgholm adults…

35 of every 100 Borgholm adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.5–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Borgholm, betterBorgholm, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Borgholm
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Borgholm
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Borgholm
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Borgholm
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Borgholm 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Borgholm 7.9% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Borgholm adults are doing

1 in 3Borgholm adults feel lonely

29.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Borgholm adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Borgholm adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Borgholm adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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 8

Borgholm adults worry about having enough food

13% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Borgholm adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Borgholm adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Borgholm adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.7% of Borgholm adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Borgholm

Borgholm 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.

34.7%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Milaca37.2%

South Fork37.5%

Bogus Brook37.8%

Borgholm38.1%

Hayland38.1%

Milaca38.4%

Care nearby

Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Welia HealthMora · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamia · 21.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 44.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Axis Family ClinicMinneapolis · 52.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBorgholm is a federal shortage area.South Mille Lacs County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careBorgholm's county is a federal shortage area.Mille Lacs County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthBorgholm's county is a federal shortage area.Region 7E · 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 Borgholm. 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 Borgholm

Measure	Borgholm	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.5–38.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.6%	31.9–39.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.1%	32.3–43.8%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	24.5%	21.7–27.2%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.2%	21.9–28.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.9–16.2%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.2%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	9.9–13%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	7%	6.1–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7%	6.3–7.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.2%	14.8–19.6%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.8%	15.8–22%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	23.5–31.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	27.1–37.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.9%	70.1–77.1%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.2%	62.9–69.5%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.1%	82.1–86%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.6%	64.1–72.8%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	70.1–83%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.9%	74.1–79.6%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.7–9.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.2%	25–33.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	18.3–24.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.5–18.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.8%	15.4–20.3%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.5–14.7%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	11.1–15.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.6–11.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.7%	8.2–11.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.2%	28.3–36.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.9–15.5%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	13.2–16.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.4–9.4%	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 Borgholm door to door.

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

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