Health · Greenleaf

Greenleaf, MN health

Greenleaf differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (6.9% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55355 (all of Greenleaf)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 897 people are less certain, so we show Greenleaf's figures without a grade.

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How Greenleaf 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 Greenleaf adults…

34 of every 100 Greenleaf adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Greenleaf, betterGreenleaf, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Greenleaf
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.8% Greenleaf
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Greenleaf
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Greenleaf
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Greenleaf 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%
69%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Greenleaf 8.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Greenleaf adults are doing

1 in 3Greenleaf adults feel lonely
28.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Greenleaf adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Greenleaf adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Greenleaf adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · 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
Greenleaf adults worry about having enough food
11.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Greenleaf adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Greenleaf adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Greenleaf adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Greenleaf

Greenleaf 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 Greenleaf.

Ellsworth: 37.7% Litchfield: 37.5% Danielson: 38.4% Cedar Mills: 39.3% Collinwood: 36.8% Acoma: 41.4% Darwin: 37.3% Litchfield: 37.4% Acton: 38.3% Harvey: 37.5% Lake Elizabeth: 39.3% Cosmos: 38.8% Boon Lake: 40.5% Greenleaf: 37.4% Greenleaf Ellsworth Litchfield Danielson Cedar Mills Meeker Memorial Hospital · Litchfield · 7.6 miH Hutchinson Health · Hutchinson · 11.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH
36.8%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Greenleaf37.4%
Litchfield37.5%
Ellsworth37.7%
Danielson38.4%
Cedar Mills39.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 7.6 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 Greenleaf

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

HNearest ERMeeker Memorial HospitalLitchfield · 7.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHutchinson Health★★★★★ · 11.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 25.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.6 mi
Meeker Memorial Hospital
Litchfield · not rated
ERRural critical access
11.9 mi
Hutchinson Health
Hutchinson · ★★★★★
ER
24.2 mi
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
Willmar · ★★★★★
ER
25.2 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
26.4 mi
Glencoe Regional Health
Glencoe · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.3 mi
Open Door Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Jordan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careGreenleaf is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreenleaf is not a shortage area
! Mental healthGreenleaf'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 Greenleaf. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Greenleaf
MeasureGreenleafMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.2%30.4–38%31%about the same
High cholesterol34.5%30.6–38.6%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.4%30.8–44.4%33.5%about the same
Arthritis25.9%22.9–28.9%22.3%worse
Depression24%20.7–27.5%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.8%7.9–11.9%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%8.9–10.9%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.2%10.6–13.9%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 cigarettes15.8%13.6–18.1%13.1%worse
Binge drink18.2%15.2–21.6%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.7%22.6–30.9%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.8%24.6–35.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76%72.4–79.5%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.2%61.8–68.4%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.4%83.6–87.1%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68.6%64.1–72.7%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.4%70.5–83.1%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.3%76.5–81.9%76.1%better
No health insurance8.2%7–9.6%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.9%24.6–33.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.9%17.8–24.2%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.6%13.8–17.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.8%15.5–20.2%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.8%11.3–14.4%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.7%9.8–13.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.2%7.8–10.7%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.9%5.1–6.9%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.2%6.3–8.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.7%7.3–10.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.8%26–33.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.9%12.1–15.8%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%12.2–15.4%12.8%
Hearing8.6%7.7–9.6%6.8%
Vision4.6%4.2–5.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.4–4.1%3.1%
Errands alone8.1%7.2–9.1%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 Greenleaf door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Greenleaf better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Greenleaf by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Greenleaf 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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