Health · Cherry Grove

Cherry Grove, MN health

On most measures Cherry Grove looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (6.8% vs 5.9%) and more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55946, 55983, 55985
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 341 people are less certain, so we show Cherry Grove's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Cherry Grove 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 Cherry Grove adults…

34 of every 100 Cherry Grove adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.3–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cherry Grove, betterCherry Grove, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Cherry Grove
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Cherry Grove
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Cherry Grove
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Cherry Grove
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
68%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cherry Grove 7.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Cherry Grove adults are doing

1 in 4Cherry Grove adults feel lonely
28.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Cherry Grove adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Cherry Grove adults lack social or emotional support
21% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Cherry Grove 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 10
Cherry Grove adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Cherry Grove adults worry about keeping their housing
8.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Cherry Grove adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Cherry Grove adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.1% of Cherry Grove adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Cherry Grove

Cherry Grove and the towns around it

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

Wanamingo: 35.4% Roscoe: 34.9% Kenyon: 35.8% Holden: 36% Minneola: 35.1% Wanamingo: 35% Leon: 35.4% Zumbrota: 34.9% Pine Island: 35.5% Milton: 35.5% New Haven: 35.3% Kenyon: 35.5% Richland: 38.4% Cherry Grove: 35.8% Cherry Grove Wanamingo Roscoe Kenyon
34.9%38.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Roscoe34.9%
Wanamingo35.4%
Cherry Grove35.8%
Kenyon35.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.4 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 Cherry Grove

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

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls · 17.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOwatonna Hospital★★★★★ · 22.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 23.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.4 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon Falls
Cannon Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.6 mi
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
Faribault · ★★★★★
ER
22.3 mi
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna · ★★★★★
ER
23.2 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23.4 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
48.6 mi
Open Door Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Jordan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careCherry Grove's county is a federal shortage area.Goodhue County · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careCherry Grove is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCherry Grove is not a shortage area

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 Cherry Grove. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Cherry Grove
MeasureCherry GroveMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.8%30.3–37.4%31%about the same
High cholesterol34.3%30.9–38%33.4%about the same
Obesity35.8%29.9–41.8%33.5%about the same
Arthritis24.5%21.8–27.3%22.3%about the same
Depression23%20.1–26.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.1%8.2–12.3%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.9–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.8–10.6%8.5%worse
Diabetes10.6%9.3–12.2%10.1%about the same
COPD6.1%5.3–7%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.8%6.1–7.7%5.9%worse
Stroke3.4%3.1–3.8%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.3%12.1–16.9%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.5%15.7–21.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25%21.2–29.2%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.9%26.8–37.6%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.6%71.3–77.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit67.9%64.7–71.1%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%83.7–87.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68.3%63.7–72.8%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.2%70.4–83.1%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78%75.3–80.5%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7.5%6.1–9%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.5%24.6–32.6%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21%18.1–24%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.3%13.6–17.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16.6%14.3–19.3%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.4%10.9–14.1%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.2%8.5–12.3%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.5%7.2–10%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.5–6.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.5%5.7–7.4%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.1%5.9–8.6%7.9%
Disability
Any disability28.6%25.1–32.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.7%11–14.7%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.9%11.3–14.7%12.8%
Hearing8%7.2–9%6.8%
Vision4.1%3.6–4.6%4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.9–3.7%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.4–8.3%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 Cherry Grove door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Cherry Grove better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cherry Grove by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cherry Grove 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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