Health · Fleming

Fleming, MN health

Fleming differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.3% vs 85.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.2% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55712, 55072, 55704

Report card

How Fleming 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 Fleming adults…

41 of every 100 Fleming adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.5–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fleming, betterFleming, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% Fleming
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Fleming
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Fleming
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Fleming
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fleming 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fleming 7.9% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Fleming adults are doing

1 in 3Fleming adults feel lonely

29.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Fleming adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Fleming adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Fleming adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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

Fleming adults worry about having enough food

13.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Fleming adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Fleming adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Fleming adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10.2% of Fleming adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Fleming

Fleming 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.

38%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Bruno39.5%

Partridge40%

Fleming40.2%

Danforth42.6%

New Dosey42.8%

Care nearby

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 15.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 18.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Burnett Medical CenterGrantsburg · 30.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 36.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 32.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Northlakes - MinongMinong · 37.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careFleming's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careFleming's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthFleming's county is a federal shortage area.Region 7E · need score 16 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 Fleming. 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 Fleming

Measure	Fleming	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.7%	36.5–44.8%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	33.7–42.2%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	40.2%	33.5–47.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	26.7–33.5%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.6%	21.3–28.2%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	8.9–13.5%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.8%	12–15.9%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.2%	7.1–9.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.8–9.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.8–21.6%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.7%	13.8–19.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.9%	23.7–32.6%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	26.6–38%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.3–81.1%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.5%	60–66.8%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.7–88.9%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	66.4%	61.4–71%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	68.5–82.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77–82.7%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.4–9.6%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.7%	25.4–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.6–25.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	14–17.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21%	18.2–24.2%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.2–17%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.1%	10.7–15.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.2–11.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.6%	5.6–7.6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.2–12.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	34%	29.9–38.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.4%	14.1–18.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.2–15.9%	12.8%
Hearing	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	6.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.6–9.8%	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 Fleming door to door.

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

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