Health · Crow Wing

Crow Wing, MN health

Crow Wing differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.5% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (6.7% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56401 (all of Crow Wing)

BHealth Grade

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Crow Wing’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Crow Wing is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressC+ObesityB+DiabetesCSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 59%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 33%

Towns with similar incomes, $75K–$125K (7,934)Healthier than 39%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Crow Wing is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Crow Wing could be anywhere from C to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Crow Wing with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Crow Wing’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing adults…

34 of every 100 Crow Wing adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–37.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Crow Wing, betterCrow Wing, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Crow Wing
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Crow Wing
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Crow Wing
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Crow Wing
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Crow Wing 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Crow Wing 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Crow Wing adults are doing

1 in 4Crow Wing adults feel lonely

28.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Crow Wing adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Crow Wing adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Crow Wing adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Crow Wing adults worry about having enough food

12% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Crow Wing adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Crow Wing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Crow Wing adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.5% of Crow Wing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing8%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Crow Wing

Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing.

36.2%38.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Baxter36.6%

St. Mathias37.5%

Fort Ripley37.7%

Crow Wing38.1%

Long Lake38.1%

Brainerd38.9%

Care nearby

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 19.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · 22.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 24.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 77.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 89.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCrow Wing is not a shortage area

! Dental careCrow Wing's county is a federal shortage area.Crow Wing County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthCrow Wing's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · 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 Crow Wing. 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 Crow Wing

Measure	Crow Wing	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.9%	30.8–37.1%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.4%	29.2–35.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.1%	32.9–43.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.8%	23.3–28.3%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.1%	21.3–27.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10.3–14.9%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.5–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11%	9.7–12.4%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	6.1–7.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.1%	6.5–7.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	14.3–18.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.8%	16.1–21.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	21.7–28.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	26.7–35.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.7%	71.4–77.8%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.6%	60.4–66.6%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.3%	82.6–85.8%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	64.2–71.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.8%	72.9–83.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.9%	74.4–79.3%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.7–9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.2%	24.4–32.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.9–22.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.3–17.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	15.3–19.3%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	11.3–14.1%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12%	10.3–13.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.3%	8.1–10.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.5%	8.1–10.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	27.7–34.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.8–14.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.6–15.6%	12.8%
Hearing	8%	7.3–8.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	4.2–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.4–4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	7.4–9%	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 Crow Wing door to door.

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

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