Health · Clayton

Clayton, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Clayton looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55936, 55933, 55977, 55909
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 161 people are less certain, so we show Clayton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Clayton 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 Clayton adults…

32 of every 100 Clayton adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.2–35%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clayton, betterClayton, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.9% Clayton
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Clayton
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Clayton
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Clayton
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
69%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
77%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clayton 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Clayton adults are doing

1 in 3Clayton adults feel lonely
29.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Clayton adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Clayton adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Clayton 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 10
Clayton adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Clayton adults worry about keeping their housing
8.4% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Clayton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Clayton adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7% of Clayton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Clayton

Clayton and the towns around it

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

Grand Meadow: 36.3% Marshall: 37% Bennington: 39.2% Lodi: 37% Grand Meadow: 35.5% Pleasant Valley: 36.5% Frankford: 38.4% Dexter: 37.2% Elkton: 37.4% Adams: 36.3% Windom: 37.7% Bloomfield: 41.1% Le Roy: 37.5% Clayton: 36.8% Clayton Grand Meadow Marshall Bennington Lodi
35.5%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Grand Meadow36.3%
Clayton36.8%
Marshall37%
Lodi37%
Bennington39.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 28 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 Clayton

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

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester · 28 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOlmsted Medical Center★★★★★ · 28.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 30.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
25.2 mi
Mitchell County Regional Health
Osage · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
28 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
28.5 mi
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
30.5 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
30.8 mi
Regional Health Services of Howard County
Cresco · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
43.6 mi
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge
2 sites · nearest in Mason City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careClayton is a federal shortage area.Southeast Mower County · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careClayton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Mower County · need score 13 of 25
✓ Mental healthClayton 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 Clayton. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Clayton
MeasureClaytonMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.5%28.2–35%31%about the same
High cholesterol32.3%28.8–36%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.8%31–43.2%33.5%about the same
Arthritis24.3%21.7–27.2%22.3%about the same
Depression25.4%22.2–29%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.6%7.7–11.6%8.9%about the same
Asthma10%8.9–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10.1%8.5%about the same
Diabetes10.1%8.7–11.6%10.1%about the same
COPD5.8%5–6.7%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.2%5.5–7%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.2%2.9–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.6%12.3–17.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.6%15.7–21.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.9%20.3–27.8%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.9%26.2–38.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.4%70.8–77.9%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit67.2%63.8–70.6%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.3%83.3–87.2%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68.5%63.7–73%68.7%about the same
Mammogram80.3%73.5–85.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds76.8%73.9–79.5%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7%5.6–8.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.3%24.8–34%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.3%18–24.9%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.6%13.8–17.5%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health15.2%13.1–17.6%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.7%10.3–13.2%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.2%8.2–12.4%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.4%6.9–10.1%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.5–6.3%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.4%5.5–7.5%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7%5.6–8.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability27.6%24–31.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.4%9.7–13.2%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.1%11.5–14.9%12.8%
Hearing7.5%6.6–8.4%6.8%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.4%4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.6%3.1%
Errands alone7.1%6.2–8.1%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 Clayton door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Clayton better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Clayton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Clayton 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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