Health · Chengwatana

Chengwatana, MN health

Chengwatana differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.5% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55063, 55037

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Report card

How Chengwatana 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 Chengwatana adults…

37 of every 100 Chengwatana adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chengwatana, betterChengwatana, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Chengwatana
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Chengwatana
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Chengwatana
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Chengwatana
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Chengwatana 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Chengwatana 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Chengwatana adults are doing

1 in 3Chengwatana adults feel lonely

31.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Chengwatana adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Chengwatana adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Chengwatana adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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 8

Chengwatana adults worry about having enough food

12.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Chengwatana adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Chengwatana adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Chengwatana adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.3% of Chengwatana adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Chengwatana

Chengwatana and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

37.5%41.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Pokegama38.6%

West Marshland38.7%

Pine City38.8%

Chengwatana38.9%

Munch40.6%

Crosby41.3%

Care nearby

Burnett Medical CenterGrantsburg · 9.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Welia HealthMora · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cumberland Middle SchoolCumberland · 45.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - CumberlandCumberland · 45.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careChengwatana's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careChengwatana's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthChengwatana's county is a federal shortage area.Region 7E · 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 Chengwatana. 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 Chengwatana

Measure	Chengwatana	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.2%	33.4–41.3%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.9%	31.9–40%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.9%	32.1–45.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	24.7–31%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25.7%	22.2–29.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10.1–15.2%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.8–14.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.9–20%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18%	15–21.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.6%	22.7–31.3%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	26.4–37.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	72.8–79.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.3%	59.7–66.6%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.6–87.2%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	66.4%	61.3–70.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.1%	67.6–81.4%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.5–81.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6.6–9.3%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26.8–35.9%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	19–25.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.9–18.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.6%	17.1–22.3%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.5–16%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.6%	10.6–14.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	8.2–11.2%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.3%	7.9–10.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33%	29.1–37.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.9–16.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.7–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.5–9.4%	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 Chengwatana door to door.

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

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