Health · Deer Park

Deer Park, MN health

Deer Park differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56742, 56684
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 94 people are less certain, so we show Deer Park's figures without a grade.

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How Deer Park 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 Deer Park adults…

36 of every 100 Deer Park adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Deer Park, betterDeer Park, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27% Deer Park
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Deer Park
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Deer Park
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Deer Park
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
66%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
69%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Deer Park 7.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Deer Park adults are doing

1 in 3Deer Park adults feel lonely
29.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Deer Park adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Deer Park adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Deer Park 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
Deer Park adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Deer Park adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Deer Park adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Deer Park adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9% of Deer Park adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Deer Park

Deer Park and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Hickory: 40.1% Equality: 39.3% Mayfield: 39.7% Johnson: 40.8% Star: 40.4% Garnes: 39.4% Chester: 40% Wyandotte: 40% Kratka: 40.4% Deer Park: 39.6% Deer Park Hickory Equality Mayfield
39.3%40.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Equality39.3%
Deer Park39.6%
Mayfield39.7%
Hickory40.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 21.2 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 Deer Park

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

HNearest ERSanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 21.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthGrand Forks · 58.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
21.2 mi
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
Thief River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.7 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
29.1 mi
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.6 mi
Sanford Bagley Medical Center
Bagley · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.2 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
69.7 mi
Scenic Rivers Health Services
Northome · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careDeer Park's county is a federal shortage area.Pennington County · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careDeer Park is not a shortage area
! Mental healthDeer Park's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Deer Park. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Deer Park
MeasureDeer ParkMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.2%33–39.4%31%worse
High cholesterol36.1%32.9–39.5%33.4%about the same
Obesity39.6%33.6–45.9%33.5%worse
Arthritis28%25.4–30.7%22.3%worse
Depression24.4%21.6–27.3%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.5%9.7–13.7%8.9%worse
Asthma10.2%9.2–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.5%9.6–11.4%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.3%10.9–13.9%10.1%worse
COPD7.5%6.5–8.5%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.3–9%5.9%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.3%14–18.6%13.1%worse
Binge drink17.4%15.1–20%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27%23.2–30.9%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.1%26.4–36.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.3%73.4–79.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.8%62.9–68.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.6%83.8–87.2%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68.7%64.8–72.4%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78%72.1–83%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.8%77.5–81.8%76.1%better
No health insurance7.5%6.2–9.1%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.9%26.2–33.9%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.2%18.5–24.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.6%14–17.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.8%16.4–21.3%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.7%12.1–15.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.8%9.8–13.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.9%7.6–10.4%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.9%5.1–6.7%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.2%6.4–8.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9%7.4–10.6%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32%28.4–35.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.8%12.9–16.8%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.9%12.3–15.4%12.8%
Hearing9.3%8.4–10.2%6.8%
Vision4.8%4.2–5.4%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone8.3%7.3–9.3%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 Deer Park door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Deer Park better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Deer Park by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Deer Park 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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