Health · Darnen

Darnen, MN health

On most measures Darnen looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12% vs 8.9%) and more uninsured adults (9.2% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56267 (all of Darnen)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 395 people are less certain, so we show Darnen's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Darnen 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 Darnen adults…

29 of every 100 Darnen adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 25–32.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Darnen, betterDarnen, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Darnen
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.5% Darnen
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% Darnen
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Darnen
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Darnen 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Darnen 9.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Darnen adults are doing

1 in 3Darnen adults feel lonely

31.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Darnen adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Darnen adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Darnen adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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

Darnen adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Darnen adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Darnen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Darnen adults lack reliable transportation

8.4% · MN 7.1% · worse

9.1% of Darnen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Darnen

Darnen 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 Darnen.

36.1%40.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Morris36.1%

Darnen36.8%

Morris36.8%

Horton37.8%

Scott37.9%

Hodges39.1%

Care nearby

Stevens Community Medical CenterMorris · 3.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - BensonBenson · 22.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Appleton Area HealthAppleton · 23.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville · 23.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 51.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 76 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDarnen is not a shortage area

! Dental careDarnen's county is a federal shortage area.Stevens County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthDarnen's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Darnen. 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 Darnen

Measure	Darnen	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28.5%	25–32.1%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	30.5%	26.7–34.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.8%	29.4–44.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	22.3%	19.6–25%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.5%	21.8–29.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12%	9.6–14.8%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8%	7.2–8.8%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.7%	8.3–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.7%	5–6.5%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.1%	5.4–6.7%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.5%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	11–15.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.6%	16.3–23.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.7–29.6%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.5%	23.6–36.2%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.2%	68.1–76%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61–68.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	80.9%	78.3–83.3%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	69.7%	64.8–74.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	70.1–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.2%	72.5–77.6%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	7.6–11.1%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.2–37%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18–24.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	14.8–19.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17%	14.6–19.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.9%	10.3–13.5%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	10.8–15.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.4–11.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.4%	7.2–9.9%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	9.1%	7.6–11.1%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	26–34.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12%	10.3–13.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	15%	12.9–17.4%	12.8%
Hearing	7.4%	6.5–8.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	4–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.2%	7–9.5%	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 Darnen door to door.

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

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