Health · Falk

Falk, MN health

Falk differs from Minnesota on 18 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% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56621 (all of Falk)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 310 people are less certain, so we show Falk's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Falk 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 Falk adults…

35 of every 100 Falk adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.3–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Falk, betterFalk, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.7% Falk
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Falk
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Falk
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.6% Falk
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Falk 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

Falk 8.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Falk adults are doing

1 in 3Falk adults feel lonely

31% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Falk adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Falk adults lack social or emotional support

23.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Falk adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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

Falk adults worry about having enough food

15% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Falk adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · MN 9.3% · worse

1 in 14

Falk adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 11

Falk adults lack reliable transportation

9% · MN 7.1% · worse

11.4% of Falk adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Falk

Falk 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 Falk.

34.4%44.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Falk34.5%

Popple34.5%

Nora34.5%

La Prairie38.2%

Island Lake41.8%

Care nearby

Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · 5.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health FosstonFosston · 13.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mahnomen Health CenterMahnomen · 24.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji · 27.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 62.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 71.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthFalk'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 Falk. 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 Falk

Measure	Falk	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.3–39.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	34.8%	30.8–39.1%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.5%	27.9–41.8%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	24.7–30.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.8%	21.4–28.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15%	12.4–18.1%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.7%	9.6–12%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.3–14.8%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8%	7–9.1%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.5–9.3%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.6%	16.2–21.3%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	14–20.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.7%	24.4–33.1%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.2%	25.7–37.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.5%	70.8–78.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63%	59.6–66.5%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.5%	82.7–86.3%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.3%	62.7–72.1%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	73.6%	66.3–80.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	76.9–82.3%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	26.4–35.9%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.2%	19.8–26.8%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.9–18.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.8–24.4%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13.1–16.7%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	12.7–17.4%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	11%	9.4–12.6%	9.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.2–8.2%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	9%	7.9–10.1%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	11.4%	9.7–13.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.7%	29.5–37.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	14.2–18.6%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.5–17.2%	12.8%
Hearing	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	6.8%
Vision	5.6%	5–6.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	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 Falk door to door.

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

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