Health · Cairo

Cairo, MN health

Cairo differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55332 (all of Cairo)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 206 people are less certain, so we show Cairo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Cairo 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 Cairo adults…

38 of every 100 Cairo adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cairo, betterCairo, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.4% Cairo
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Cairo
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Cairo
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Cairo
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
63%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
66%
Colon screening
MN 69%
75%
Mammogram
MN 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cairo 10.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Cairo adults are doing

1 in 3Cairo adults feel lonely
32.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Cairo adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Cairo adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Cairo 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 7
Cairo adults worry about having enough food
14.6% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 9
Cairo adults worry about keeping their housing
10.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 14
Cairo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.9% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 12
Cairo adults lack reliable transportation
8.3% · MN 7.1% · worse

11.4% of Cairo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing10%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Cairo

Cairo 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 Cairo.

Fairfax: 40.2% Camp: 39.9% Wellington: 39.8% Severance: 39.5% Ridgely: 39.9% West Newton: 37.3% Eden: 36.8% Birch Cooley: 39.8% Bandon: 39.9% Martinsburg: 39.3% Moltke: 39.5% Cornish: 38.5% Home: 36.6% Milford: 35.3% Lafayette: 34.4% Cairo: 39.9% Cairo Fairfax Camp Wellington Severance Ridgely West Newton Sleepy Eye Medical Center · Sleepy Eye · 13 miH New Ulm Medical Center · New Ulm · 15.4 mi · 5★ MedicareH
34.4%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
West Newton37.3%
Severance39.5%
Wellington39.8%
Cairo39.9%
Camp39.9%
Ridgely39.9%
Fairfax40.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13 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 Cairo

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

HNearest ERSleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye · 13 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNew Ulm Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Health CenterMankato · 41.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13 mi
Sleepy Eye Medical Center
Sleepy Eye · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.4 mi
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.6 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.2 mi
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
41.3 mi
Open Door Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Mankato
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
47.1 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Windom
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careCairo's county is a federal shortage area.Renville County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careCairo's county is a federal shortage area.Renville County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthCairo's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Cairo. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Cairo
MeasureCairoMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.8%33.9–41.9%31%worse
High cholesterol37.8%33.7–41.8%33.4%worse
Obesity39.9%33–46.9%33.5%about the same
Arthritis28.6%25.5–31.8%22.3%worse
Depression23.3%20–26.8%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.4%9.3–13.7%8.9%worse
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.3%9.4–11.3%8.5%worse
Diabetes14.4%12.6–16.4%10.1%worse
COPD8.5%7.3–9.7%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.8%7.8–9.8%5.9%worse
Stroke4.5%4–5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.2%15.5–21.2%13.1%worse
Binge drink15.8%13.2–18.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise30.4%26–35.4%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%24–35.1%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.2%72.8–79.4%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit62.9%59.3–66.4%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check85.6%83.8–87.4%85.3%about the same
Colon screening65.8%60.9–70.5%68.7%about the same
Mammogram74.9%67.4–81.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.6%77.9–83.1%76.1%better
No health insurance10.3%8.6–12.4%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.4%27.7–37.3%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.6%19.3–26.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.5%13.8–17.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health21.9%19.1–25.1%16%worse
Frequent physical distress15.2%13.4–17.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.6%12–17.3%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity10.8%9.1–12.6%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.9%5.9–8%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation8.3%7.2–9.5%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP11.4%9.3–13.6%7.9%
Disability
Any disability35.3%31.2–39.9%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.9%14.7–19.4%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.8%13–16.8%12.8%
Hearing10%8.9–11.1%6.8%
Vision5.8%5.1–6.5%4%
Dressing or bathing4.7%4.1–5.3%3.1%
Errands alone9.3%8.1–10.6%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 Cairo door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Cairo better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cairo by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cairo 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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