Health · Fortier

Fortier, MN health

Fortier differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.5% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.5% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56220 (all of Fortier)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 127 people are less certain, so we show Fortier's figures without a grade.

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How Fortier 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 Fortier adults…

37 of every 100 Fortier adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fortier, betterFortier, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Fortier
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Fortier
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Fortier
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Fortier
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fortier 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%
71%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fortier 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Fortier adults are doing

1 in 3Fortier adults feel lonely
29.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Fortier adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Fortier adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Fortier adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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
Fortier adults worry about having enough food
11.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Fortier adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Fortier adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Fortier adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9% of Fortier adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Fortier

Fortier 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 Fortier.

Hansonville: 37.3% Norman: 38.5% Florida: 38.5% Norden: 32.9% Hendricks: 37% Marble: 38.4% Scandinavia: 34.1% Canby: 38% Wergeland: 38.1% Hammer: 38.5% Herrick: 33% Manfred: 37.2% Gary: 32.4% Clear Lake: 33.9% Brandt: 33.5% Fortier: 38.5% Fortier Hansonville Norman Florida Norden Sanford Canby Medical Center · Canby · 6 miH Hendricks Community Hospital · Hendricks · 11.5 miH Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center · Clear Lake · 17.9 miH
32.4%38.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Norden32.9%
Hansonville37.3%
Fortier38.5%
Norman38.5%
Florida38.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6 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 Fortier

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

HNearest ERSanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 31.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
11.5 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.9 mi
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Dawson · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.2 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
52.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careFortier's county is a federal shortage area.Yellow Medicine County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careFortier's county is a federal shortage area.Yellow Medicine County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthFortier's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Fortier. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Fortier
MeasureFortierMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.9%33–40.7%31%worse
High cholesterol36.2%32.2–40.1%33.4%about the same
Obesity38.5%31–45.7%33.5%about the same
Arthritis29.1%25.9–32.2%22.3%worse
Depression24.2%20.9–27.6%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.5%11.8–17.4%8.9%worse
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.6–11.6%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.7%11.1–14.4%10.1%worse
COPD7.5%6.6–8.6%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.3–9.1%5.9%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.9%13.6–18.4%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.7%14–19.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.1%22.7–31.9%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.1%25.6–37.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.8%73.3–79.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.5%63.1–69.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.1%84.3–87.7%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71%66.7–75%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.1%70.2–82.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.5%77.9–82.8%76.1%better
No health insurance7.8%6.4–9.2%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.1%24.9–33.7%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%17.4–23.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.3%13.6–17.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19%16.4–21.7%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.6%12–15.4%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.6%9.9–13.6%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.9%7.7–10.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.9%5.1–6.8%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%6.2–8%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9%7.6–10.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.8%27.7–36%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.1%13.1–17.3%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%12–15.5%12.8%
Hearing9.3%8.3–10.3%6.8%
Vision4.8%4.3–5.4%4%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone8.3%7.3–9.4%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 Fortier door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Fortier better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Fortier by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Fortier 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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