Health · Crooks

Crooks, MN health

Crooks differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.7% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56284, 56230
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How Crooks 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 Crooks adults…

35 of every 100 Crooks adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.1–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Crooks, betterCrooks, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Crooks
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Crooks
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Crooks
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Crooks
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
63%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crooks 10.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Crooks adults are doing

1 in 3Crooks adults feel lonely
32.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Crooks adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Crooks adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Crooks adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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
Crooks adults worry about having enough food
13.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 10
Crooks adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 16
Crooks adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Crooks adults lack reliable transportation
7.8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.8% of Crooks adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Crooks

Crooks 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 Crooks.

Emmet: 38.5% Winfield: 39.2% Holland: 39.5% Ericson: 38.4% Troy: 39.4% Flora: 38.3% Sacred Heart: 38.4% Kingman: 39.2% Roseland: 40.6% Edwards: 40.1% Rheiderland: 39.9% Wang: 39.3% Crooks: 38.5% Crooks Emmet Winfield Holland Ericson Olivia Hospital & Clinic · Olivia · 11.4 mi · 2★ MedicareH
38.3%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Ericson38.4%
Crooks38.5%
Emmet38.5%
Winfield39.2%
Holland39.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 11.4 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 Crooks

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

HNearest EROlivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia · 11.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCentracare- Rice Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 20 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 19.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.4 mi
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18 mi
Avera Granite Falls
Granite Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.5 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
20 mi
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
Willmar · ★★★★★
ER
21.7 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
40 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careCrooks's county is a federal shortage area.Renville County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careCrooks's county is a federal shortage area.Renville County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthCrooks's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Crooks. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Crooks
MeasureCrooksMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.8%31.1–38.4%31%worse
High cholesterol35.9%32.1–39.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity38.5%31.9–45.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis26.2%23.4–29.1%22.3%worse
Depression22.8%19.8–26.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.7%14.8–21.1%8.9%worse
Asthma9.9%8.9–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%9–10.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.7%11.1–14.5%10.1%worse
COPD7.2%6.2–8.3%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.8%6.9–8.7%5.9%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.7%13.3–18.1%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.7%14–19.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise28%23.6–32.7%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%24.2–34.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.4%71.9–78.6%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit62.8%59.2–66.1%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check85%83.1–86.7%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68%63.5–72.3%68.7%about the same
Mammogram76.6%69.5–82.5%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.4%76.8–81.7%76.1%better
No health insurance10.8%9–12.9%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.7%28–37.7%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.1%19.1–25.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.5–16.9%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.8%17–22.7%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.7%12–15.6%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.4%11.1–16%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity10.4%8.9–12.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.3%5.5–7.3%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.8%6.8–9.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.8%8–11.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.9%28.7–37.2%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.9%12.6–17.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.1%12.4–15.9%12.8%
Hearing9.2%8.1–10.3%6.8%
Vision5.2%4.6–5.9%4%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone8.4%7.3–9.6%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 Crooks door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Crooks better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Crooks by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Crooks 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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