Health · Dale

Dale, MN health

Dale differs from Minnesota on 17 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56101, 56145

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 123 people are less certain, so we show Dale's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dale 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 Dale adults…

36 of every 100 Dale adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.6–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dale, betterDale, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Dale
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Dale
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Dale
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Dale
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dale 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dale 10% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Dale adults are doing

1 in 3Dale adults feel lonely

29.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Dale adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Dale adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Dale adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · 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

Dale adults worry about having enough food

14.1% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 10

Dale adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Dale adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 12

Dale adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · MN 7.1% · worse

10.8% of Dale adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Dale

Dale and the towns around it

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

37.2%41%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Great Bend39.4%

Dale39.6%

Amo39.6%

Carson40.3%

Amboy40.7%

Care nearby

Windom Area HealthWindom · 6.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook · 14.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · 28.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye · 31.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - WindomWindom · 7.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health-FuldaFulda · 22.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDale's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cottonwood County · need score 14 of 25

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

! Mental healthDale'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 Dale. 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 Dale

Measure	Dale	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.4%	32.6–40.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.5–40.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.6%	32.3–47%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.5%	24.6–30.6%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24%	20.7–27.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.8–12.9%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.2–11.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	11–14.4%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.6–8.6%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.3–9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.6–18.2%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.9%	14.1–19.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.9%	24.7–33.4%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	25.2–36.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.9%	72.2–79.3%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.1%	59.7–66.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85%	83.3–86.8%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.6%	65–73.6%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	69.9–82.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76.4–81.4%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	10%	8.4–11.6%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	25.4–34.5%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.6–24.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.7–17.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.3–22.6%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.2–15.6%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.1%	11.8–16.4%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.9–12.2%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7.2–9.3%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	10.8%	9.1–12.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	28.7–36.6%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.2–17.4%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.6–16%	12.8%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	6.8%
Vision	5.4%	4.8–6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	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 Dale door to door.

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

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