Health · Clark

Clark, MN health

Clark differs from Minnesota on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.4% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (79% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.8% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55787, 55760

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 183 people are less certain, so we show Clark's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Clark 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 Clark adults…

40 of every 100 Clark adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.5–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clark, betterClark, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Clark
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Clark
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Clark
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Clark
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clark 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

Clark 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Clark adults are doing

1 in 4Clark adults feel lonely

27.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Clark adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Clark adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Clark adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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

Clark adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Clark adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Clark adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Clark adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.3% of Clark adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Clark

Clark and the towns around it

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

33.3%38.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

McGregor33.7%

Salo33.7%

Clark34.3%

Haugen35.1%

Lakeview36.5%

Beseman37.9%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 20.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 29.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 31.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 36.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 22.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 32.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careClark is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI North Aitkin RSA 58 · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careClark's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Aitkin County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthClark'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 Clark. 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 Clark

Measure	Clark	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	36.5–44%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	39.1%	35.5–42.9%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	34.3%	28.8–40.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31.5%	28.4–34.7%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.8–26.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.8%	13.1–18.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9.2–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12%	11–13.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	14.5%	12.7–16.4%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7.2–9.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.7–18.9%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.2%	14–18.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	23.6–32%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	27.1–36.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	76.3–81.6%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	65.2%	62.2–68.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.7%	87.3–90%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	71.9%	67.8–75.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	74.4%	68–80.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.4%	79.9–84.7%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.6–8.3%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.8%	24.1–31.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.6–23.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.5–15.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.7%	17.1–22.8%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.8–16.4%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9.4–13.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.8–9.5%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.6–6.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.8–7.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.3%	6.7–10%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	29.4–37.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.6–19.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.5–14.8%	12.8%
Hearing	10.1%	9.1–11.3%	6.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	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 Clark door to door.

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

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