Health · Hackensack

Hackensack, MN health

Hackensack differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.3% vs 17.8%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.7% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Hackensack

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 248 people are less certain, so we show Hackensack's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Hackensack 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 Hackensack adults…

43 of every 100 Hackensack adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 38.6–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hackensack, betterHackensack, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.6% Hackensack
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Hackensack
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Hackensack
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Hackensack
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hackensack 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

Hackensack 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Hackensack adults are doing

1 in 4Hackensack adults feel lonely

26.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Hackensack adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Hackensack adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Hackensack 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 8

Hackensack adults worry about having enough food

13% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Hackensack adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Hackensack adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Hackensack adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10.5% of Hackensack adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.9%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing11.5%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Hackensack

Hackensack and the towns around it

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

35.9%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Hiram36.2%

Birch Lake36.4%

Hackensack37.1%

Care nearby

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 25.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCass Lake · 31.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 40.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 41.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 66.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 100.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHackensack's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careHackensack's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthHackensack's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · need score 16 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 Hackensack. 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 Hackensack

Measure	Hackensack	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.6%	38.6–46.7%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	40.5%	36.5–44.5%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	37.1%	31.2–43.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.4%	29.9–37.1%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.2–26.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.5–15.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–11.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.6%	11.3–14.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	15.9%	13.8–18.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	9.7%	8–11.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	10.3%	9–11.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.4%	14.1–20.7%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	14.3%	11.9–16.8%	17.8%	better
Get no exercise	31.6%	26.3–36.7%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	30.2–41.2%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.5–82.5%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	62.6%	58.9–66%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.6–89.9%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	70.3%	65.7–74.8%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.2%	72.3–84.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.9%	81.3–86.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	5.8–9.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.9%	22.5–31.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	17–23.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.4–17.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.5%	18.9–26.2%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16%	13.8–18.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.5–15.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.4–10.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.6–9%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.5%	8.4–12.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	37.8%	33–42.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.9%	16.7–23%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.1–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	11.5%	10.1–12.9%	6.8%
Vision	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.2–5.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.3–11.5%	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 Hackensack door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Hackensack directly, so these are its own figures.

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.