Health · Cedar

Cedar, MN health

Cedar differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56176, 56160

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 216 people are less certain, so we show Cedar's figures without a grade.

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How Cedar 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 Cedar adults…

36 of every 100 Cedar adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.9–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cedar, betterCedar, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.7% Cedar
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.6% Cedar
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Cedar
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Cedar
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cedar 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cedar 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Cedar adults are doing

1 in 4Cedar adults feel lonely

28.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Cedar adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Cedar adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Cedar adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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

Cedar adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Cedar adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Cedar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Cedar adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.7% of Cedar adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Cedar

Cedar 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 Cedar.

35.3%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Elm Creek35.5%

Enterprise35.6%

Cedar36%

Galena36.2%

Kimball37.4%

Care nearby

Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson · 15.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt. James · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Windom Area HealthWindom · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont · 20.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - WindomWindom · 16.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of SpencerSpencer · 48.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCedar's county is a federal shortage area.Martin County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careCedar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Martin County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthCedar's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Cedar. 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 Cedar

Measure	Cedar	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.7%	31.9–39.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.9%	32.9–41%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36%	29.2–43.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28%	24.9–31.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.3–27%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.9–14.8%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.8–11.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	11.1–14.7%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.3–18.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	14–19.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.7%	23.3–32.4%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.6%	24.8–37.1%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.9%	73.4–80.1%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.1–68.3%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.5–88.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.8%	66–75.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.1%	69.7–83.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.2–83.3%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.8–9.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	24.2–33.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.4–23.8%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.4–17.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.7%	16.1–21.6%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12–15.5%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9.3–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.2–10.3%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.8–6.6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	5.9–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.7%	7–10.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32%	27.9–36.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	12.9–17.4%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.7–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	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 Cedar door to door.

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

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