Health · Colvin

Colvin, MN health

Colvin differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.8% vs 7.5%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.2% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55763, 55705

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 262 people are less certain, so we show Colvin's figures without a grade.

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How Colvin 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 Colvin adults…

37 of every 100 Colvin adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Colvin, betterColvin, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Colvin
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Colvin
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Colvin
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Colvin
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Colvin 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Colvin 5.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Colvin adults are doing

1 in 3Colvin adults feel lonely

30.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Colvin adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Colvin adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Colvin adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · 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 11

Colvin adults worry about having enough food

9.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Colvin adults worry about keeping their housing

7.2% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Colvin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Colvin adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.1% of Colvin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory11.9%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Colvin

Colvin 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 Colvin.

35.6%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Colvin36.4%

White37.7%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora · 12.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health VirginiaVirginia · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing · 33.2 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors · 33.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesEveleth · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Chum Warming CenterDuluth · 39.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careColvin is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careColvin is not a shortage area

! Mental healthColvin'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 Colvin. 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 Colvin

Measure	Colvin	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.7%	33–40.7%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.4%	32.6–40.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.4%	31.3–41.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.4–33.1%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.3%	20.1–26.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	9.7–14.4%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.8–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.8–12.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11–15%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.2%	6.1–8.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7–9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	12.9–19.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.8%	14.9–21%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.7%	19.6–28%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	29.5–37%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.5%	73.9–80.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.4%	62.4–68.3%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.6%	86.6–90.1%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	72.6%	68.7–76.1%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80.2%	74.8–84.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	77.8–84.2%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	5.8%	4.5–7.3%	7.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	26.6–34.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.9%	17.8–24%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.6–16.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	14.8–20.7%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	11.8–15.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.5%	7.5–11.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.2%	5.9–8.6%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4–5.7%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.2–7.2%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.1%	5.5–8.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.4%	26.3–34.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.2–17%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	11.9%	10.2–13.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.1–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7%	6–8.1%	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 Colvin door to door.

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

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