Health · Everts

Everts, MN health

Everts differs from Minnesota on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.3% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.1% vs 5.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (14% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56515, 56586
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How Everts 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 Everts adults…

37 of every 100 Everts adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Everts, betterEverts, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Everts
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.6% Everts
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14% Everts
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Everts
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
71%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
90%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
77%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
85%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Everts 5.9% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Everts adults are doing

1 in 3Everts adults feel lonely
28.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Everts adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Everts adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 8Everts adults are in frequent mental distress
12.8% · Minnesota 15.1% · better
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 12
Everts adults worry about having enough food
8.4% · MN 11.4% · better
1 in 16
Everts adults worry about keeping their housing
6.3% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 24
Everts adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.1% · MN 5.7% · better
1 in 19
Everts adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · MN 7.1% · better

5.9% of Everts adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory11.2%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Everts

Everts and the towns around it

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

Battle Lake: 30.9% Sverdrup: 33.4% Amor: 33.5% Clitherall: 32.7% Girard: 33.5% Underwood: 32.9% Aurdal: 34.4% Maine: 33.5% Tordenskjold: 33.3% Otter Tail: 33.7% Dead Lake: 34.1% Eagle Lake: 35.6% Nidaros: 34.5% Henning: 34.2% Everts: 32.6% Everts Battle Lake Sverdrup Amor Clitherall Girard
30.9%35.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Battle Lake30.9%
Everts32.6%
Clitherall32.7%
Sverdrup33.4%
Amor33.5%
Girard33.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 18.9 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 Everts

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

HNearest ERPerham HealthPerham · 18.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes★★★★★ · 34.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 62.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.9 mi
Perham Health
Perham · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.8 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.6 mi
Astera Health
Wadena · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
34.2 mi
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes · ★★★★★
62.1 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
62.8 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careEverts is a federal shortage area.East Otter Tail · need score 9 of 25
! Dental careEverts's county is a federal shortage area.Otter Tail County · need score 14 of 25
! Mental healthEverts'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 Everts. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Everts
MeasureEvertsMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.4%33.9–41.2%31%worse
High cholesterol42.7%38.7–46.6%33.4%worse
Obesity32.6%27.6–37.9%33.5%about the same
Arthritis33.1%29.9–36.5%22.3%worse
Depression21.6%18.7–24.6%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.3%7.5–11.4%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.7%8.6–10.9%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)14%12.7–15.2%8.5%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.5–15.2%10.1%worse
COPD7.6%6.7–8.8%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.4%8.4–10.6%5.9%worse
Stroke4.5%4.1–5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%11.3–15.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink14%11.8–16.4%17.8%better
Get no exercise25.6%21.8–29.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.6%24.1–33.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.2%77.5–82.9%74.8%better
Dentist visit70.5%67.5–73.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check90.3%89.1–91.4%85.3%better
Colon screening77%73.2–80.8%68.7%better
Mammogram79.9%73.8–85.5%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds84.9%82.5–87.1%76.1%better
No health insurance5.9%4.9–7%7.5%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.8%24.8–33%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support18.9%16.2–21.7%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.8%11.3–14.4%15.1%better
Fair or poor health17.5%15.2–20.1%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.7–15.1%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.4%7–9.9%11.4%better
Housing insecurity6.3%5.4–7.3%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat4.1%3.5–4.7%5.7%better
No reliable transportation5.2%4.6–6%7.1%better
Receive SNAP5.9%5–7.1%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.4%27.7–35.3%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.7%13.7–18%11.4%
Thinking or memory11.2%9.8–12.6%12.8%
Hearing10.7%9.5–11.9%6.8%
Vision4.5%4–5%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.3–4.2%3.1%
Errands alone7.5%6.6–8.4%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 Everts door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Everts better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Everts by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Everts 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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