Health · Darling

Darling, MN health

Darling differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.7% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56345, 56475

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 516 people are less certain, so we show Darling's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Darling 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 Darling adults…

36 of every 100 Darling adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Darling, betterDarling, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27% Darling
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Darling
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Darling
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Darling
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Darling 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

Darling 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Darling adults are doing

1 in 3Darling adults feel lonely

29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Darling adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Darling adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Darling adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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

Darling adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Darling adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Darling adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Darling adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Darling

Darling 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 Darling.

37%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Randall37.3%

Pike Creek37.5%

Green Prairie37.5%

Darling37.6%

Cushing37.6%

Parker38.1%

Care nearby

St. Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · 7.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · 20.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 23.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 25.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 71.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 84.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDarling is a federal shortage area.West Morrison County · need score 10 of 25

! Dental careDarling's county is a federal shortage area.Morrison County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthDarling'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 Darling. 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 Darling

Measure	Darling	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.9%	32–39.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.4%	32.4–40.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	31–44.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.4–31.7%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.5%	21.1–27.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.5–12.9%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.7–14.1%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.6–8.6%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14.4–19.2%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	14–19.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27%	22.8–31.1%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	27.3–38.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.4–79.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.3–67.2%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.4–86.9%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.9%	65.2–74.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.8%	70.8–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	76.8–82.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	6.5–9.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	24.4–33.5%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.7–24.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.7–17.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	16.1–21.2%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.2–15.6%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.4–14.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	7.9–11.1%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.5–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.8%	8.1–11.6%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	26.8–34.6%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.7–16.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.3–15.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.4–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.5–9.5%	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 Darling door to door.

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

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