Health · Bruce

Bruce, MN health

Bruce differs from Minnesota on 17 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (12% vs 7.5%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56347, 56382
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 465 people are less certain, so we show Bruce's figures without a grade.

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How Bruce 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 Bruce adults…

35 of every 100 Bruce adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.5–38.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bruce, betterBruce, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Bruce
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Bruce
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Bruce
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Bruce
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
62%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
84%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
67%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bruce 12% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Bruce adults are doing

1 in 3Bruce adults feel lonely
31.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Bruce adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Bruce adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Bruce adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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 7
Bruce adults worry about having enough food
14.9% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 9
Bruce adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · MN 9.3% · worse
1 in 15
Bruce adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 12
Bruce adults lack reliable transportation
8.3% · MN 7.1% · worse

10.6% of Bruce adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Bruce

Bruce 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 Bruce.

Burnhamville: 37.8% Little Elk: 39.6% Long Prairie: 39.5% Culdrum: 37.5% Swanville: 35.4% Swanville: 37% Grey Eagle: 37.8% Round Prairie: 39% Parker: 38.1% Hartford: 39.6% Turtle Creek: 37.8% Reynolds: 39.4% Long Prairie: 39.5% Flensburg: 37.3% Pike Creek: 37.5% Bruce: 38.8% Bruce Burnhamville Little Elk Long Prairie Culdrum Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital · Long Prairie · 6.1 miH
35.4%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Culdrum37.5%
Burnhamville37.8%
Bruce38.8%
Long Prairie39.5%
Little Elk39.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6.1 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 Bruce

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

HNearest ERCentracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · 6.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCentracare Health System - Melrose Hospital★★★★★ · 22.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 62.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital
Long Prairie · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.2 mi
St. Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.2 mi
Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre
Sauk Centre · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.2 mi
Centracare Health System - Melrose Hospital
Melrose · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
62.4 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
90.8 mi
Neighborhood Healthsource
2 sites · nearest in Coon Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careBruce's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careBruce's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthBruce'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 Bruce. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Bruce
MeasureBruceMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%31.5–38.7%31%worse
High cholesterol35.7%31.8–39.5%33.4%about the same
Obesity38.8%32.3–45.5%33.5%about the same
Arthritis26.5%23.6–29.3%22.3%worse
Depression23.8%20.5–27.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.1%10–14.6%8.9%worse
Asthma10%8.9–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.3%8.5–10.1%8.5%about the same
Diabetes12.3%10.7–13.9%10.1%worse
COPD7.3%6.4–8.3%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.6%6.9–8.5%5.9%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.9%14.7–19.4%13.1%worse
Binge drink17%14.2–19.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise28.4%24.2–32.8%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30.9%25.7–36.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74%70.5–77.3%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit62.2%58.9–65.6%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check84.1%82.2–85.9%85.3%about the same
Colon screening67.2%62.8–71.6%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.2%70.5–83.2%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.9%75.2–80.4%76.1%about the same
No health insurance12%10–14%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.7%27.2–36.5%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.6%19.5–26.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.7%14.1–17.6%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health20.4%17.9–23.3%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.9%12.3–15.6%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.9%12.6–17.3%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity11.4%9.8–13.2%9.3%worse
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.8–7.7%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation8.3%7.3–9.5%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP10.6%9.1–12.5%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.8%28.8–37.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.9%13–17%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.8%13.1–16.6%12.8%
Hearing8.8%7.9–9.8%6.8%
Vision5.3%4.7–6%4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.7–4.6%3.1%
Errands alone8.6%7.7–9.7%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 Bruce door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Bruce better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bruce by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bruce 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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