Health · Buse

Buse, MN health

Buse differs from Minnesota on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.7% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.3% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56537 (all of Buse)
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How Buse 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 Buse adults…

33 of every 100 Buse adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.3–36%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buse, betterBuse, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Buse
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Buse
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Buse
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Buse
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Buse 7.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Buse adults are doing

1 in 3Buse adults feel lonely
31.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Buse adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Buse adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Buse adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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 9
Buse adults worry about having enough food
11.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Buse adults worry about keeping their housing
8.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Buse adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Buse adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9% of Buse adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Buse

Buse and the towns around it

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

Fergus Falls: 34.6% Orwell: 34.5% Dane Prairie: 34.2% Aastad: 34.5% Fergus Falls: 34.4% Aurdal: 34.4% Carlisle: 34.4% Western: 35.3% Foxhome: 36.6% Tordenskjold: 33.3% Tumuli: 33.7% Stony Brook: 40.7% Buse: 34.4% Buse Fergus Falls Orwell Dane Prairie Aastad
33.3%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Dane Prairie34.2%
Buse34.4%
Orwell34.5%
Aastad34.5%
Fergus Falls34.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.2 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 Buse

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

HNearest ERPrairie Ridge Hospital and Health ServicesElbow Lake · 17.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPerham Health★★★★★ · 34.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 54.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.2 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.8 mi
St. Francis Medical Center
Breckenridge · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.7 mi
Sanford Wheaton Medical Center
Wheaton · not rated
Rural critical access
34.8 mi
Perham Health
Perham · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
54.8 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
54.9 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careBuse is a federal shortage area.West Central Otter Tail · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careBuse's county is a federal shortage area.Otter Tail County · need score 14 of 25
! Mental healthBuse's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Buse. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Buse
MeasureBuseMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.6%29.3–36%31%about the same
High cholesterol37.7%34.2–41.5%33.4%worse
Obesity34.4%29.3–39.9%33.5%about the same
Arthritis28.1%25.3–31.1%22.3%worse
Depression24.1%21–27.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.8%9.6–14.4%8.9%worse
Asthma10.2%9.1–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.9–11.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.7%10.1–13.3%10.1%about the same
COPD7.3%6.3–8.3%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.9%7.1–8.8%5.9%worse
Stroke4%3.6–4.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.6%13.5–17.9%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.8%14.2–19.7%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.3%22.5–30.1%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30.8%26–36.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.8%72.5–78.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.6%63.4–69.9%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.7%84–87.2%85.3%about the same
Colon screening72.9%68.7–77%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.2%71.7–84.1%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.7%78.1–83%76.1%better
No health insurance7.2%6.1–8.6%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.1%26.9–35.3%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%17.3–23.4%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.5%13.8–17.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.3%15.9–20.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.7–15%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.6%9.7–13.6%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.8%7.5–10.2%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6%5.1–6.9%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.2%6.2–8.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9%7.6–10.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.3%27.5–35%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.7%12.7–16.7%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.5%11.9–15.3%12.8%
Hearing9.2%8.2–10.2%6.8%
Vision4.8%4.3–5.4%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.5%7.4–9.5%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 Buse door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Buse better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Buse by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Buse 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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