Health · Erin

Erin, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Erin looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56069, 55046, 55021
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 768 people are less certain, so we show Erin's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Erin 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 Erin adults…

30 of every 100 Erin adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.7–33.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Erin, betterErin, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.8% Erin
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.4% Erin
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Erin
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Erin
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Erin adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
69%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
75%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Erin 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Erin adults are doing

1 in 3Erin adults feel lonely
29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Erin adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Erin adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Erin adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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
Erin adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Erin adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Erin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Erin adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

6.7% of Erin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Erin

Erin 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 Erin.

Forest: 38.1% Wheatland: 35.2% Shieldsville: 38.1% Montgomery: 35.2% Bridgewater: 35% Webster: 34.8% Wells: 41.4% Lonsdale: 37% Lanesburgh: 33.4% Cedar Lake: 33.2% Morristown: 37.4% Kilkenny: 36.1% Montgomery: 35% Lexington: 36.9% Erin: 35.9% Erin Forest Wheatland Shieldsville Montgomery Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague · New Prague · 10.9 mi · 2★ MedicareH Allina Health Faribault Medical Center · Faribault · 13.4 mi · 3★ MedicareH Northfield Hospital · Northfield · 14.7 mi · 4★ MedicareH
33.2%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Wheatland35.2%
Montgomery35.2%
Erin35.9%
Forest38.1%
Shieldsville38.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 10.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Erin

No hospital or community health center in Erin itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Health System New PragueNew Prague · 10.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthfield Hospital★★★★★ · 14.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Health CenterJordan · 19.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague
New Prague · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
13.4 mi
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
Faribault · ★★★★★
ER
14.7 mi
Northfield Hospital
Northfield · ★★★★★
ER
19.5 mi
Open Door Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Jordan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.2 mi
Minnesota Valley Health Center
Le Sueur · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.6 mi
Axis Lake
Minneapolis · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careErin's county is a federal shortage area.Rice County · need score 8 of 25
✓ Dental careErin is not a shortage area
! Mental healthErin's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Erin. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Erin
MeasureErinMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.2%26.7–33.5%31%about the same
High cholesterol31.5%28–35.3%33.4%about the same
Obesity35.9%29.4–42.7%33.5%about the same
Arthritis21.9%19.2–24.5%22.3%about the same
Depression24%20.6–27.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.6%7.8–11.7%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.3%7.5–9.1%8.5%about the same
Diabetes9.3%8.1–10.6%10.1%about the same
COPD5%4.4–5.8%5.4%about the same
Heart disease5.5%4.9–6.1%5.9%about the same
Stroke2.9%2.5–3.1%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14%11.7–16.3%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.9%16.7–23.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise21.8%18.3–25.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.4%28.1–39.1%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.2%70.4–77.7%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.8%63.5–70%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85%82.9–86.9%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68.9%64.5–73%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.6%70.9–83.6%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds74.8%71.8–77.7%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7.1%5.9–8.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.4%24.9–34.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.2–23.8%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.4%13.6–17.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health14.4%12.4–16.6%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.2%9.8–12.6%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.8%8–11.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.6%7–10.2%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.4–6.2%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.3%5.4–7.3%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.7%5.3–8.2%7.9%
Disability
Any disability25.4%21.9–29.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs10.3%8.9–11.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.7%11.1–14.4%12.8%
Hearing6.5%5.7–7.3%6.8%
Vision3.5%3.2–3.9%4%
Dressing or bathing2.8%2.5–3.1%3.1%
Errands alone6.6%5.8–7.4%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 Erin door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Erin better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Erin by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Erin 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.

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