Health · Germania

Germania, MN health

Germania differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.8% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (8.6% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56437, 56440, 56479
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 569 people are less certain, so we show Germania's figures without a grade.

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How Germania 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 Germania adults…

37 of every 100 Germania adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–40.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Germania, betterGermania, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Germania
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Germania
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Germania
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.5% Germania
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
60%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
83%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
66%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Germania 10% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Germania adults are doing

1 in 3Germania adults feel lonely
32.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Germania adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Germania adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Germania adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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 6
Germania adults worry about having enough food
15.7% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 9
Germania adults worry about keeping their housing
11.1% · MN 9.3% · worse
1 in 14
Germania adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.2% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 11
Germania adults lack reliable transportation
9% · MN 7.1% · worse

12.8% of Germania adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing10%
Errands alone10%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Germania

Germania 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 Germania.

Bartlett: 39.5% Bertha: 39.1% Moran: 39.5% Eagle Valley: 39.9% Staples: 39.2% Aldrich: 38.6% Stowe Prairie: 38.6% Aldrich: 41.1% Wykeham: 40.1% Woodside: 36.4% Fawn Lake: 38.5% Ward: 39.7% Villard: 38.3% Iona: 39.7% Staples: 38.7% Thomastown: 39.1% Germania: 39.4% Germania Bartlett Bertha Moran Eagle Valley Staples Lakewood Health System · Staples · 12.7 miH Astera Health · Wadena · 17.5 mi · 3★ MedicareH
36.4%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Bertha39.1%
Staples39.2%
Germania39.4%
Bartlett39.5%
Moran39.5%
Eagle Valley39.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.7 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 Germania

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

HNearest ERLakewood Health SystemStaples · 12.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAlomere Health★★★★★ · 32.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceWillmar · 77.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.7 mi
Lakewood Health System
Staples · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.5 mi
Astera Health
Wadena · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.3 mi
Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital
Long Prairie · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.2 mi
Alomere Health
Alexandria · ★★★★★
ER
77.5 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Willmar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
96.6 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careGermania's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careGermania's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthGermania's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · need score 16 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 Germania. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Germania
MeasureGermaniaMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.9%33.2–40.6%31%worse
High cholesterol36.2%32.4–40.1%33.4%about the same
Obesity39.4%32.6–46.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis28%25.1–31%22.3%worse
Depression25.5%22.1–29.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.8%13–19%8.9%worse
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.7%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.8–10.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes13%11.3–14.8%10.1%worse
COPD8.6%7.5–9.9%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.7%7.8–9.7%5.9%worse
Stroke4.5%4–4.9%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.5%16.6–22.4%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.9%14.1–19.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise29.6%25.2–34.4%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30.2%24.9–36%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74%70.3–77.4%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit60.1%56.7–63.6%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check82.7%80.4–84.8%85.3%worse
Colon screening65.9%61.2–70.5%68.7%about the same
Mammogram76.7%69.6–82.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.1%75.5–80.6%76.1%about the same
No health insurance10%8.2–12.2%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.5%28–37.3%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.5%19.3–26%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.1%15.1–19.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health22.3%19.2–25.4%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14.9%13.2–16.9%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.7%13.1–18.5%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity11.1%9.4–12.9%9.3%worse
Utility shut-off threat7.2%6.2–8.3%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation9%7.8–10.3%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP12.8%10.7–15.1%7.9%
Disability
Any disability35.8%31.5–40.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.8%14.6–19.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory16.3%14.3–18.4%12.8%
Hearing10%8.9–11.1%6.8%
Vision5.9%5.2–6.6%4%
Dressing or bathing4.7%4.2–5.3%3.1%
Errands alone10%8.7–11.3%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 Germania door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Germania better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Germania by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Germania 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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