Health · Clifton

Clifton, MN health

On most measures Clifton looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults without reliable transportation (8.2% vs 7.1%) and fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (83.1% vs 85.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56258, 56263

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 209 people are less certain, so we show Clifton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Clifton 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 Clifton adults…

31 of every 100 Clifton adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.5–34.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clifton, betterClifton, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Clifton
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Clifton
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Clifton
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Clifton
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clifton 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Clifton 8.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Clifton adults are doing

1 in 3Clifton adults feel lonely

31.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Clifton adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Clifton adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Clifton adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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 7

Clifton adults worry about having enough food

13.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Clifton adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Clifton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Clifton adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · MN 7.1% · worse

9.9% of Clifton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Clifton

Clifton and the towns around it

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

36%38.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Westline37.3%

Clifton37.7%

Lake Marshall37.8%

Amiret37.9%

Stanley38%

Care nearby

Avera Marshall Regional Medical CtrMarshall · 7.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · 12.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 25.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook · 27 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 6.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 56.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careClifton is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northwest Lyon County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careClifton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lyon County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthClifton's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · 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 Clifton. 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 Clifton

Measure	Clifton	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.1%	27.5–34.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.6%	28.9–36.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	30.7–44.7%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.5%	20.8–26.3%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	23.6%	20.4–27.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.5–12.7%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.6–9.2%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.3–12.3%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.3%	5.4–7.1%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.7–17.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.6%	15.6–21.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	20.9–29.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	24.6–36.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.3%	70.7–77.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64%	60.6–67.5%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.1%	81.2–85.1%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	68.8%	64.2–73.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	68.9–82.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	73.7–79.1%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	7.3–10.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26.7–36.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.8–25.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.3–18.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.3–20.5%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.4%	10.8–14%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.5%	11.3–15.9%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.7–11.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7.2–9.4%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	9.9%	8.2–11.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.5%	25.5–33.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	10.7–14.3%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.6–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.4%	6.6–8.3%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	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 Clifton door to door.

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

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