Health · Delavan

Delavan, MN health

Delavan differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.2% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56098, 56023

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 241 people are less certain, so we show Delavan's figures without a grade.

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How Delavan 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 Delavan adults…

38 of every 100 Delavan adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.6–41.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Delavan, betterDelavan, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Delavan
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.9% Delavan
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Delavan
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17% Delavan
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Delavan 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

Delavan 8.9% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Delavan adults are doing

1 in 3Delavan adults feel lonely

31.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Delavan adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Delavan adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Delavan adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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

Delavan adults worry about having enough food

13% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Delavan adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Delavan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Delavan adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

35.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Delavan

Delavan 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 Delavan.

35%38%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Sterling35.6%

Prescott37.2%

Delavan37.3%

Lura37.5%

Winnebago City37.6%

Delavan38%

Care nearby

United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont · 22.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Madelia HealthMadelia · 23.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato · 25.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Open Door Health CenterMankato · 25.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - WindomWindom · 51.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDelavan is a federal shortage area.Faribault West/Freeborn · need score 11 of 25

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

! Mental healthDelavan's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Delavan. 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 Delavan

Measure	Delavan	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	33.6–41.8%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	38.1%	33.6–42.2%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	37.3%	30–44.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	25.9–32.6%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.3%	19.9–26.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.5–14.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.8–11.9%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.4–15%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.2%	7.1–9.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	8–10%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17%	14.4–19.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	13.6–19.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.3%	24.8–34.1%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	29.9%	24–36.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.2%	72.6–79.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.2%	60.7–67.7%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	84.1–87.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.7%	65.7–75.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	70.6–84.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.6–82.8%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.9%	7.3–10.7%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	26.5–36.1%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	18.7–25.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.6–17.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17.4–23.3%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.6–16.4%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.7–15.4%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.1–11.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.8%	8.1–11.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	35.1%	30.7–39.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.3–19.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.5–16.3%	12.8%
Hearing	10.1%	9–11.2%	6.8%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–10%	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 Delavan door to door.

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

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