Health · Carlton

Carlton, MN health

Carlton differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.9% vs 11.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.3% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.1% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Carlton

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 875 people are less certain, so we show Carlton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Carlton 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 Carlton adults…

37 of every 100 Carlton adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.9–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carlton, betterCarlton, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Carlton
MN 22.3%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Carlton
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Carlton
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carlton 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Carlton 6.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Carlton adults are doing

1 in 3Carlton adults feel lonely

31% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Carlton adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Carlton adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Carlton adults are in frequent mental distress

13.8% · 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 11

Carlton adults worry about having enough food

8.9% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 14

Carlton adults worry about keeping their housing

7.3% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 21

Carlton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · MN 5.7% · better

1 in 16

Carlton adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · MN 7.1% · better

6.1% of Carlton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory12.2%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Carlton

Carlton 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 Carlton.

34.9%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Carlton35.6%

Thomson35.7%

Twin Lakes37.4%

Care in and near Carlton

1 community health center in Carlton, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 5.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 15.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 18.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health DuluthDuluth · 18.5 mi Directions Medicare profile

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 29.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCarlton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careCarlton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthCarlton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · 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 Carlton. 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 Carlton

Measure	Carlton	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	32.9–40.1%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.4%	32.6–40.2%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.6%	30.2–41.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.5%	25.5–31.5%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.5%	21.2–27.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.7–13%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.1%	11–13.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.5%	5.6–7.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	11–15.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.1%	14.5–20%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.4%	21.5–29.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	27.6–37.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.9%	73.6–79.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.6%	63.4–69.7%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.3–89.4%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	74.4%	70.4–78.1%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	78.5%	72–84.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.1–83.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.7%	5.4–8.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	26.9–35.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.6–22.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.8%	12.2–15.4%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17%	14.6–19.7%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.2–14.6%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.9%	7.3–10.7%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.3%	6.1–8.5%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	4–5.4%	5.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.3–7%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	6.1%	5–7.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	28.9–36.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	13.2–18%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.2%	10.7–13.9%	12.8%
Hearing	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.6–9%	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 Carlton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Carlton directly, so these are its own figures.

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.