Health · Elmer

Elmer, MN health

Elmer differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56128, 56164, 56144

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 266 people are less certain, so we show Elmer's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Elmer 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 Elmer adults…

36 of every 100 Elmer adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.8–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Elmer, betterElmer, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Elmer
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.9% Elmer
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Elmer
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Elmer
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Elmer 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Elmer 8.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Elmer adults are doing

1 in 3Elmer adults feel lonely

29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Elmer adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Elmer adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Elmer 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

Elmer adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Elmer adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Elmer adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Elmer adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.5% of Elmer adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Elmer

Elmer 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.

36.2%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Osborne36.2%

Elmer37.7%

Eden38.2%

Gray39.2%

Care nearby

Pipestone County Medical CenterPipestone · 7.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Luverne Medical CenterLuverne · 17.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Murray County Memorial HospitalSlayton · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health-FuldaFulda · 30.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Falls Community HealthSioux Falls · 35.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careElmer is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, South Pipestone RSA 93 · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careElmer's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pipestone County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthElmer's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · 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 Elmer. 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 Elmer

Measure	Elmer	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.4%	32.8–40.1%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.9%	33.1–40.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	30.8–44.8%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	25–30.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.8%	20.7–27%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.7–12.9%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9.1–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.7–11.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	11.1–14.3%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.2–9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.9%	13.7–18.3%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.4%	13.9–19.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	23.4–31.8%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	28.9%	23.8–34.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	73.5–79.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.1%	62–68.3%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	84.1–87.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.2%	65–73.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.5%	72.3–84%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.4–82.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.5%	7.1–10%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	24.8–33.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.9%	18–24%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.7–17%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.1%	16.6–21.9%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12.2–15.5%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.6–14.6%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	8.1–10.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.5–8.4%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.5%	7.9–11.1%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.4%	28.5–36.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.4%	13.3–17.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12.2–15.6%	12.8%
Hearing	9.3%	8.3–10.3%	6.8%
Vision	5%	4.4–5.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.5–9.8%	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 Elmer door to door.

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

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