Health · Galena

Galena, MN health

Galena differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56176, 56162

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 253 people are less certain, so we show Galena's figures without a grade.

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How Galena 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 Galena adults…

36 of every 100 Galena adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.2–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Galena, betterGalena, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Galena
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Galena
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Galena
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Galena
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Galena 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Galena 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Galena adults are doing

1 in 4Galena adults feel lonely

28.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Galena adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Galena adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Galena adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · 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

Galena adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Galena adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Galena adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Galena adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.7% of Galena adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Galena

Galena 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 Galena.

35.3%38.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Trimont35.3%

Waverly35.9%

Cedar36%

Galena36.2%

Fox Lake36.6%

Long Lake37.2%

Ormsby38.1%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System St. JamesSt. James · 13 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - FairmontFairmont · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Madelia HealthMadelia · 21.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - WindomWindom · 22.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Open Door Health CenterMankato · 42.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careGalena's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Martin County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthGalena's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Galena. 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 Galena

Measure	Galena	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.9%	32.2–39.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37%	33.3–40.9%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.2%	29.7–42.8%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.2%	25.1–31.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.5%	20.4–26.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.6–12.9%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–11.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.3–14.7%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.7–8.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	13.6–18.6%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.7%	14.1–19.6%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28%	23.7–32.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.4%	24.9–36.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.9%	73.6–79.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.2%	61.8–68.6%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.7–88.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	71.1%	66.5–75.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.8%	70.7–83.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.2–83.2%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.9–8.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	24.4–33%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.6–23.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	13.5–17%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.4–21.7%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.2–15.6%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	9.5–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.4–10.3%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	4.9–6.7%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.1–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.7%	7.1–10.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28.2–36.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.4%	13.3–17.5%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.8–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	9.5%	8.4–10.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.3–9.5%	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 Galena door to door.

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

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