Health · Cobden

Cobden, MN health

Cobden differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.2% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.9% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56085 (all of Cobden)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 12 people are less certain, so we show Cobden's figures without a grade.

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How Cobden 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 Cobden adults…

36 of every 100 Cobden adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.7–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cobden, betterCobden, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Cobden
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 26.9% Cobden
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Cobden
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Cobden
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
66%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cobden 8.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Cobden adults are doing

1 in 4Cobden adults feel lonely
27.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Cobden adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Cobden adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Cobden adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · 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 8
Cobden adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Cobden adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Cobden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Cobden adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.6% of Cobden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing9%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Cobden

Cobden 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 Cobden.

Prairieville: 36.6% Leavenworth: 36.4% Home: 36.6% Eden: 36.8% Brookville: 36.3% Burnstown: 35.7% Stark: 36.6% Mulligan: 36.8% Bashaw: 36.3% Cobden: 36.6% Cobden Prairieville Leavenworth Sleepy Eye Medical Center · Sleepy Eye · 6 miH
35.7%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Leavenworth36.4%
Cobden36.6%
Prairieville36.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6 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 Cobden

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

HNearest ERSleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye · 6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNew Ulm Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareWindom · 30.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Sleepy Eye Medical Center
Sleepy Eye · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.5 mi
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.8 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System St. James
St. James · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.9 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Windom
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
44.2 mi
Open Door Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Mankato
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careCobden is not a shortage area
! Dental careCobden's county is a federal shortage area.Brown County · need score 7 of 25
! Mental healthCobden's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 of 25

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

All 40 measures for Cobden
MeasureCobdenMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.3%32.7–40.3%31%worse
High cholesterol35.7%32–39.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.6%30.3–43.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.4%24.4–30.7%22.3%worse
Depression22.9%19.7–26.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10%8–12.2%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.8–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.4%9.5–11.4%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.6%11–14.4%10.1%worse
COPD7.2%6.2–8.3%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.9%7–8.9%5.9%worse
Stroke4%3.6–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.2%12.9–17.8%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.8%14.1–19.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.3%22.3–30.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours26.9%21.7–32.6%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.6%74.2–80.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.6%62–68.9%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84.4–87.9%85.3%about the same
Colon screening72.7%68.1–76.6%68.7%about the same
Mammogram79.9%72.9–85.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.2%77.5–82.8%76.1%better
No health insurance8.8%7.4–10.6%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.9%23.8–32.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.6–23.7%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.9%13.2–16.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.7%16.1–21.6%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.9–15.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.8%9.9–14%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9%7.7–10.4%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.7%4.9–6.5%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%6.2–8.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.6%7.1–10.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.5%27.7–35.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.1%13–17.5%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.4%11.8–15.3%12.8%
Hearing9%8–10.2%6.8%
Vision4.9%4.3–5.5%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone8.1%7.1–9.3%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 Cobden door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Cobden better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cobden by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cobden 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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