Health · Dudley

Dudley, MN health

Dudley differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.7% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56652, 56676, 56621

Report card

How Dudley 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 Dudley adults…

36 of every 100 Dudley adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.1–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dudley, betterDudley, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.2% Dudley
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Dudley
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Dudley
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Dudley
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dudley 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

Dudley 8.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Dudley adults are doing

1 in 3Dudley adults feel lonely

30% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Dudley adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Dudley adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Dudley adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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 7

Dudley adults worry about having enough food

13.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Dudley adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Dudley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Dudley adults lack reliable transportation

8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10.4% of Dudley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Dudley

Dudley 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.

34.1%38.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Sinclair34.2%

Holst34.4%

Dudley34.8%

Buzzle36%

Shevlin36%

Roosevelt36%

Care nearby

Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · 9.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Red Lake HospitalRedlake · 19 mi

Essentia Health FosstonFosston · 23.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 48.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 74.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careDudley's county is a federal shortage area.Clearwater County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careDudley's county is a federal shortage area.Clearwater County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthDudley's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Service Area Region 2 · need score 19 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 Dudley. 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 Dudley

Measure	Dudley	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.5%	32.1–39.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.4%	31.9–39.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.8%	28.9–41.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	25–30.8%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.5%	21.5–28%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.2%	12.8–18.1%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8%	6.9–9.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.6–9.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	15.3–20.9%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17%	14.5–19.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.2%	23.9–32.8%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.4%	25.7–36.1%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.4%	71–77.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.6–67%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.7–86.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.9%	63.9–72%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	73.8%	67.1–80.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	77.3–82%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.8%	7.1–10.7%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.9–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.3–25.8%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.4–18.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	17.8–23.9%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.6–16.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.5%	11.1–16.1%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.3–11.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	6.9–9.2%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.4%	8.5–12.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	29–37.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.5–18.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	12.9–16.9%	12.8%
Hearing	9.8%	8.7–11%	6.8%
Vision	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	9%	7.8–10.2%	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 Dudley door to door.

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

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