Health · Denham

Denham, MN health

Denham differs from Minnesota on 12 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 55783, 55795

Report card

How Denham 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 Denham adults…

39 of every 100 Denham adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.9–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Denham, betterDenham, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Denham
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Denham
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Denham
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Denham
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Denham 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Denham 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Denham adults are doing

1 in 3Denham adults feel lonely

30.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Denham adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Denham adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Denham adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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 9

Denham adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Denham adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Denham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Denham adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.2% of Denham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Denham

Denham 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.

34.9%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Denham38.5%

Birch Creek38.7%

Sturgeon Lake38.8%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 10.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 16.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 34.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Welia HealthMora · 37.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 32.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 39 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careDenham's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careDenham's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthDenham's county is a federal shortage area.Region 7E · 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 Denham. 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 Denham

Measure	Denham	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.9–42.8%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.4%	33.5–41.3%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	38.5%	32–45.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.9%	25.8–32.1%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21.4–28.2%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.3%	7.5–11.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.7–11.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.2–14.8%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.2–9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14.4–19.2%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.4%	14.6–20.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	22.2–30.6%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.4%	26.2–36.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	74.1–80.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.5–68.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85.2–88.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	64.4–73%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.7%	68.6–81.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77–82.3%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	6.3–8.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	26–34.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.6–25%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.9–17.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	16.7–21.9%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9.5–13.4%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.5–10.2%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.9–6.4%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	5.9–7.8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.2%	6.8–9.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	28.6–36.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.9%	13–17%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	12–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.9%	7–9%	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 Denham door to door.

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

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