Health · Chatfield

Chatfield, MN health

On most measures Chatfield looks like Minnesota as a whole. It has more adults seeing a dentist (71.3% vs 67.5%).

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

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Chatfield’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Chatfield is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns and 64% of Minnesota towns.

A-Self-rated healthAPhysical distressB+Mental distressC+ObesityADiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 74%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 64%

Towns with similar incomes, $72K–$120K (8,436)Healthier than 69%

About what its income would suggest. Chatfield does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Chatfield could be anywhere from B− to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Chatfield with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Chatfield uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Chatfield 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 Chatfield adults…

31 of every 100 Chatfield adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–33.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chatfield, betterChatfield, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.5% Chatfield
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29% Chatfield
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Chatfield
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Chatfield
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Chatfield 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

Chatfield 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Chatfield adults are doing

1 in 3Chatfield adults feel lonely

29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Chatfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Chatfield adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Chatfield adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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

Chatfield adults worry about having enough food

9.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Chatfield adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 20

Chatfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Chatfield adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

6.7% of Chatfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

of Chatfield adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision3.7%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Chatfield

Chatfield and the towns around it

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

35.1%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Chatfield38.3%

Orion38.5%

Elmira38.7%

Chatfield39%

Care nearby

Olmsted Medical CenterRochester · 17.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester · 19.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Winona Health ServicesWinona · 30.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Regional Health Services of Howard CountyCresco · 32.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 19.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Bluffs Health Center LaxbhLa Crosse · 46.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careChatfield's county is a federal shortage area.Fillmore County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careChatfield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthChatfield is not a shortage area

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 Chatfield. 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 Chatfield

Measure	Chatfield	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.1%	28.5–33.9%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.1%	30.3–36%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	33.3–43.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.3%	21.2–25.5%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.1%	22.5–27.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9%	7.6–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.2–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.4–9.9%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.4%	4.7–6.3%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.9%	5.3–6.6%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	11.5–15.9%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.4%	16.1–20.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.5%	19.3–25.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29%	25.3–33%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.4%	70.5–76.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.3%	69–73.5%	67.5%	better
Cholesterol check	85.1%	83.2–86.8%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.7%	65.5–71.8%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.9%	75.2–84%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76%	73.7–78.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.5–8.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25.6–32.6%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.4–22.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.9–17.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.9%	12.9–17.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.5%	10.2–12.9%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.5%	7.8–11.4%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.8–9.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.4–5.9%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.5–7.3%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.7%	5.5–8.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	27.9%	24.7–31.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.4%	9.9–13.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.3–14.5%	12.8%
Hearing	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	6.8%
Vision	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.6–3.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.1%	6.1–8%	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 Chatfield door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Chatfield 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.