Health · Clay

Clay, MN health

Clay differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (78.5% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56470 (all of Clay)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 57 people are less certain, so we show Clay's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Clay 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 Clay adults…

36 of every 100 Clay adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.9–39.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clay, betterClay, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Clay
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.5% Clay
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Clay
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Clay
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clay 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

Clay 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Clay adults are doing

1 in 3Clay adults feel lonely

29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Clay adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Clay adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Clay adults are in frequent mental distress

14.6% · 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 9

Clay adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Clay adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Clay adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Clay adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.8% of Clay adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Clay

Clay 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.

35.3%36.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Lake George35.3%

Clay35.6%

Lake Emma35.6%

Clover35.6%

Thorpe36%

Care nearby

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCass Lake · 24.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji · 27.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · 35.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 61.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 74.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careClay's county is a federal shortage area.Hubbard County · need score 12 of 25

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

! Mental healthClay's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Service Area Region 2 · need score 19 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 Clay. 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 Clay

Measure	Clay	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.5%	31.9–39.1%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36%	32.4–39.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.6%	30–41.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	27–33%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.6%	19.7–25.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.4–13.8%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.3–12.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.6–15%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.6–8.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.6–9.4%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	12.4–16.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.5–18.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	21.7–29.2%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.5%	23.6–33.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	75.4–81.2%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	66.2%	63.1–69.3%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.7–88.5%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	72.1%	67.9–76%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	72.7–84.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82%	79.4–84.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25.2–33.1%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.8–22.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.6%	13–16.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	16–20.7%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.9–14.9%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9.7–13.1%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.9–6.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6.1–7.8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.8%	7.5–10.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27.7–35%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.3–17.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.6–14.6%	12.8%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	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 Clay door to door.

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

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