Health · Fork

Fork, MN health

Fork differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.4% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56757, 56744, 56713

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How Fork 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 Fork adults…

35 of every 100 Fork adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.1–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fork, betterFork, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Fork
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Fork
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Fork
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Fork
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fork 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

Fork 8.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Fork adults are doing

1 in 3Fork adults feel lonely

28.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Fork adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Fork adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · 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 9

Fork adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Fork adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Fork adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.8% of Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Fork

Fork and the towns around it

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

35.9%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Acton36.7%

Eagle Point38.7%

Fork38.9%

Parker38.9%

Big Woods39.4%

Care nearby

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 14.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 25.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

First Care Health CenterPark River · 30 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 15.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 33.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFork's county is a federal shortage area.Marshall County · need score 11 of 25

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

! Mental healthFork's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Fork. 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 Fork

Measure	Fork	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.2%	31.1–39.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.3–40.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.9%	31.6–46.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24–30.5%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.2%	19.8–26.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.1%	6.6–9.7%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–11.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10.1–13.6%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	5.6–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.3–17.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.7%	15.7–21.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.8%	20.6–29.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	25.3–36.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.7%	72.2–79%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.7–68.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84.1–87.8%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.6%	66.3–74.6%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75%	67.9–81.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.4–81.7%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.1%	6.5–9.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.8%	24.4–33.6%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.5–24%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	13–16.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.4–21.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.2–14.7%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	8.9–13.5%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7.2–10.2%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.8%	6.2–9.6%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.7%	26.6–35.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.6–16.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.4–15.1%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	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 Fork door to door.

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

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