Health · Burke

Burke, MN health

Burke differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56186, 56128

Report card

How Burke 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 Burke adults…

36 of every 100 Burke adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.1–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Burke, betterBurke, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% Burke
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.3% Burke
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Burke
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Burke
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Burke 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

Burke 7.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Burke adults are doing

1 in 3Burke adults feel lonely

28.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Burke adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Burke adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Burke adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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 10

Burke adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Burke adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Burke adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Burke adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.5% of Burke adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Burke

Burke 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.

36.2%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Osborne36.2%

Burke36.9%

Chanarambie37.5%

Hatfield37.6%

Rock38.7%

Gray39.2%

Grange39.5%

Care nearby

Pipestone County Medical CenterPipestone · 10.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Murray County Memorial HospitalSlayton · 17.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Luverne Medical CenterLuverne · 23.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health-FuldaFulda · 26.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - WorthingtonWorthington · 35.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBurke is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, South Pipestone RSA 93 · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthBurke's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Burke. 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 Burke

Measure	Burke	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.7%	32.1–39.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.9%	33.3–40.6%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	30.3–43.7%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.1%	24.2–30%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.7–26.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	8–11.6%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.6–11.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.5–13.6%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.9%	6–8.1%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.9–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.1%	14.6–19.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.3%	21.5–29.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.3%	23.4–33.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	73.2–79.4%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.2%	63.1–69.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.7–87.8%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.5%	66.5–74.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.3%	73.4–84.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.3–82%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.6%	6.3–9.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	24.6–32.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.9–23.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	13.3–16.5%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	15.1–20.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.5–14.7%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.7–12.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.2%	7–9.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.7–7.3%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.5%	6.2–8.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	26.5–34.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	12–16.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.5–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.8–9.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–4.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	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 Burke door to door.

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

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