Health · Evergreen

Evergreen, MN health

Evergreen differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.1% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56544 (all of Evergreen)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 398 people are less certain, so we show Evergreen's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Evergreen 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 Evergreen adults…

36 of every 100 Evergreen adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.7–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Evergreen, betterEvergreen, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Evergreen
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.7% Evergreen
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% Evergreen
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Evergreen
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Evergreen 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Evergreen adults are doing

1 in 4Evergreen adults feel lonely
27.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Evergreen adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Evergreen adults lack social or emotional support
20% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Evergreen adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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
Evergreen adults worry about having enough food
11.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Evergreen adults worry about keeping their housing
9.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Evergreen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Evergreen adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.9% of Evergreen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Evergreen

Evergreen and the towns around it

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

Corliss: 35.1% Spruce Grove: 37.5% Silver Leaf: 37.3% Toad Lake: 37.9% Butler: 35.6% Gorman: 35.8% Wolf Lake: 37.4% Runeberg: 37.5% Wolf Lake: 38.2% Burlington: 37.2% Height of Land: 37.9% Shell Lake: 37.9% Evergreen: 37.3% Evergreen Corliss Spruce Grove Silver Leaf Toad Lake
35.1%38.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Corliss35.1%
Evergreen37.3%
Silver Leaf37.3%
Spruce Grove37.5%
Toad Lake37.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.3 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 Evergreen

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

HNearest ERPerham HealthPerham · 12.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes★★★★★ · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 59.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.3 mi
Perham Health
Perham · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.4 mi
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes · ★★★★★
23.1 mi
St. Josephs Area Health Services
Park Rapids · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.2 mi
Astera Health
Wadena · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
59.9 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
60.9 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careEvergreen's county is a federal shortage area.Becker County · need score 10 of 25
! Dental careEvergreen's county is a federal shortage area.Becker County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthEvergreen's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Evergreen. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Evergreen
MeasureEvergreenMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.6%32.7–38.6%31%worse
High cholesterol35.2%32.3–38.3%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.3%32.8–42.1%33.5%about the same
Arthritis26.9%24.6–29.4%22.3%worse
Depression24.7%22–27.6%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.3%8.5–12.3%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.3%9.3–11.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%9.1–10.6%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.2%10.1–12.6%10.1%about the same
COPD7%6.3–7.8%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.3%6.7–8%5.9%worse
Stroke3.7%3.4–4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16%14.2–18.1%13.1%worse
Binge drink19.6%17.1–22.2%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.4%21.4–27.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.7%25.7–33.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.6%73.8–79.3%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit67%64–69.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.9%84.3–87.4%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71.5%67.9–74.8%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.7%72.3–82.3%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.1%76.9–81.2%76.1%better
No health insurance7.3%6.2–8.5%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.8%24.6–31.3%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20%17.7–22.7%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16%14.6–17.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.9%16–19.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.1%11.8–14.6%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.9%10.3–13.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.1%7.9–10.4%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6%5.3–6.8%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.2%6.4–8%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.9%7.6–10.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.5%26.6–32.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.5%12.1–15.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%12.3–15.1%12.8%
Hearing8.1%7.4–9%6.8%
Vision4.5%4.1–4.9%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.4–4.1%3.1%
Errands alone8%7.2–8.8%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 Evergreen door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Evergreen better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Evergreen by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Evergreen 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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