Health · Garnes

Garnes, MN health

Garnes differs from Minnesota on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.7% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (6.9% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56742, 56748
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How Garnes 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 Garnes adults…

35 of every 100 Garnes adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.5–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Garnes, betterGarnes, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.4% Garnes
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Garnes
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Garnes
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Garnes
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Garnes adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Garnes 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Garnes adults are doing

1 in 3Garnes adults feel lonely
30.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Garnes adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Garnes adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Garnes adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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
Garnes adults worry about having enough food
11.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Garnes adults worry about keeping their housing
9.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Garnes adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Garnes adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

of Garnes adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Garnes

Garnes and the towns around it

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

Emardville: 39.6% Equality: 39.3% Lambert: 40% Mayfield: 39.7% Wyandotte: 40% Gervais: 38.7% Poplar River: 39.8% River: 39% Johnson: 40.8% Deer Park: 39.6% Chester: 40% Hickory: 40.1% Oklee: 38.2% Lessor: 39.1% Kratka: 40.4% Smiley: 40.3% River Falls: 40% Garnes: 39.4% Garnes Emardville Equality Lambert Mayfield Wyandotte
38.2%40.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first
Equality39.3%
Garnes39.4%
Emardville39.6%
Mayfield39.7%
Lambert40%
Wyandotte40%
6 places to get careNearest ER 20 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 Garnes

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

HNearest ERSanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 20 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthGrand Forks · 52.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20 mi
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
Thief River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.3 mi
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.6 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
34.4 mi
Riverview Hospital
Crookston · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.1 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
75.3 mi
Scenic Rivers Health Services
Northome · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careGarnes's county is a federal shortage area.Polk/Red Lake Counties · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careGarnes is not a shortage area
! Mental healthGarnes's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Garnes. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Garnes
MeasureGarnesMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.1%31.5–38.6%31%worse
High cholesterol35.3%31.7–39.1%33.4%about the same
Obesity39.4%32.3–46.6%33.5%about the same
Arthritis26.7%23.9–29.4%22.3%worse
Depression24.6%21.5–27.7%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.7%9.7–14.1%8.9%worse
Asthma10.3%9.2–11.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.9–10.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.8%10.4–13.3%10.1%worse
COPD6.9%6.1–7.8%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.4%6.6–8.2%5.9%worse
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%14.1–18.6%13.1%worse
Binge drink17.8%15.2–20.7%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.4%22.4–30.6%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.4%25.9–37.5%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.8%72.5–79%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.5%61.3–67.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.3%83.4–87%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68%63.8–71.9%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.6%71.3–83.1%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.5%75.9–80.8%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7.4%6.1–8.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.1%26–34.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.2%18.5–24.3%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.9%14.3–17.6%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.1%15.8–20.5%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.8–14.9%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.7%9.9–13.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.1%7.9–10.6%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6%5.2–6.9%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.3%6.4–8.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.7%7.3–10.2%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31%27.4–34.9%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.8%12.1–15.8%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.9%12.3–15.5%12.8%
Hearing8.5%7.6–9.4%6.8%
Vision4.6%4.1–5.1%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.4–4.2%3.1%
Errands alone8%7.2–9%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 Garnes door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Garnes better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Garnes by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Garnes 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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