Health · Dewey

Dewey, MN health

Dewey differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56726, 56732

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 140 people are less certain, so we show Dewey's figures without a grade.

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How Dewey 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 Dewey adults…

33 of every 100 Dewey adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.8–36.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dewey, betterDewey, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.2% Dewey
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Dewey
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Dewey
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Dewey
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dewey 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

Dewey 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Dewey adults are doing

1 in 3Dewey adults feel lonely

29.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Dewey adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Dewey adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Dewey adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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 10

Dewey adults worry about having enough food

10.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Dewey adults worry about keeping their housing

8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 20

Dewey adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Dewey adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7% of Dewey adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Dewey

Dewey and the towns around it

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

34.1%36.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Pelan34.7%

Dewey34.9%

Lind34.9%

Hereim34.9%

Polonia34.9%

Care nearby

Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau · 28.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 28.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 38.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 39.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 53.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 61.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDewey's county is a federal shortage area.Roseau County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careDewey is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDewey's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Dewey. 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 Dewey

Measure	Dewey	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.7%	28.8–36.8%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.2%	31.2–39.6%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.9%	28–42.6%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.4%	23.4–29.6%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.9%	19.6–26.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9–13.8%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.3%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.2%	9.7–12.9%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.3%	12.2–16.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.8%	15.6–22.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.2%	20.3–28.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.9%	24.9–37.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.2–79.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.7%	63.1–70.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.5–87.9%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	63.1–72.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	68.7–83.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.1–82.6%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7%	5.7–8.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	24.8–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.2–24.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.2–16.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.7%	14.3–19.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	11.1–14.2%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.1%	8.4–12.2%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8%	6.8–9.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.4–7.2%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.8–8.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.4%	26.4–34.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.5–15.4%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.5–14.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	6.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.6–8.4%	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 Dewey door to door.

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

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