Health · Douglas

Douglas, MN health

On most measures Douglas looks like Minnesota as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.5% vs 11.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.9% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.4% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55009, 55033, 55031

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 773 people are less certain, so we show Douglas's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Douglas 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 Douglas adults…

32 of every 100 Douglas adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.4–35.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Douglas, betterDouglas, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Douglas
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Douglas
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Douglas
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Douglas
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Douglas 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Douglas 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Douglas adults are doing

1 in 3Douglas adults feel lonely

28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Douglas adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Douglas adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Douglas adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · 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 11

Douglas adults worry about having enough food

9.5% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 13

Douglas adults worry about keeping their housing

7.9% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Douglas adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Douglas adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · MN 7.1% · better

6.6% of Douglas adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision3.7%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Douglas

Douglas 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 Douglas.

33.6%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Marshan35.3%

Douglas35.4%

Cannon Falls35.5%

Hampton35.5%

Cannon Falls36%

Welch36.6%

Vasa36.6%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls · 7.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System in Red WingRed Wing · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northfield HospitalNorthfield · 17.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls · 23.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mn Community Care - La ClinicaSaint Paul · 26.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

United Family MedicineSaint Paul · 27.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDouglas is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDouglas is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDouglas is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Douglas. 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 Douglas

Measure	Douglas	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.4%	29.4–35.4%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.2%	32.1–38.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.4%	30.8–40.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	24.3%	22–26.9%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	23.9%	21.2–26.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.7%	6.3–9.4%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	10.2%	9–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.8%	5–6.5%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.5–6.9%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	11.8–15.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.7–20.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	20.6–27.1%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	26.4–34.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75%	72.1–77.8%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.4%	66.6–72.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	85–88.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.4%	66.7–74%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	73.1–83.4%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.5–80.6%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.7–8.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	25.3–32.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.9–23.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.5–16.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.7%	13.7–17.8%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.7–13.5%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.5%	7.9–11.2%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.3–6.9%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	6.6%	5.5–7.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	27.7%	24.6–31%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12%	10.5–13.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	11–13.9%	12.8%
Hearing	7.2%	6.5–8.1%	6.8%
Vision	3.7%	3.4–4.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.8–3.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.9%	6.1–7.8%	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 Douglas door to door.

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

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