Health · Ham Lake

Ham Lake, MN health

Ham Lake differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.9% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.8% vs 11.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Ham Lake

Report card

How Ham Lake 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 Ham Lake adults…

30 of every 100 Ham Lake adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.7–33.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ham Lake, betterHam Lake, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.9% Ham Lake
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.2% Ham Lake
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Ham Lake
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.6% Ham Lake
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ham Lake 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ham Lake 6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Ham Lake adults are doing

1 in 3Ham Lake adults feel lonely

29.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Ham Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Ham Lake adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Ham Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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 11

Ham Lake adults worry about having enough food

8.8% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 13

Ham Lake adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 21

Ham Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · MN 5.7% · better

1 in 17

Ham Lake adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · MN 7.1% · better

5.5% of Ham Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.2%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone6.1%

Vision3.2%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Ham Lake

Ham Lake and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

32.9%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Ham Lake34.8%

Andover35%

Columbus35.1%

Blaine35.8%

East Bethel35.9%

Care nearby

Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids · 9.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fairview Lakes Health ServicesWyoming · 10.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Maple Grove HospitalMaple Grove · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

M Health Fairview St. John's HospitalMaplewood · 17.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 7.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Axis Family ClinicMinneapolis · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHam Lake is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHam Lake is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHam Lake is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Ham Lake. 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 Ham Lake

Measure	Ham Lake	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.4%	27.7–33.1%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.1%	30.4–36.1%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.8%	31–38.7%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	22.1%	19.9–24.3%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.1%	22.4–28%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	5.9%	4.7–7.1%	8.9%	better
Asthma	9.8%	8.7–11%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.8–9.4%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5%	4.3–5.7%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.5%	4.9–6.2%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.5–3.1%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.6%	10.7–14.7%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.6%	16.2–21.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.9%	19–24.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.2%	26.1–32.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.6%	70.6–76.3%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.7%	68.2–73.2%	67.5%	better
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.9–88%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.8%	67.6–74%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	71.7–81.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.8–80.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6%	5–7.2%	7.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	26.5–33%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.9–25.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.2–16.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.3%	12.4–16.3%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.8%	7.4–10.3%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.7–9.1%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	4–5.4%	5.7%	better
No reliable transportation	5.8%	5.1–6.5%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	5.5%	4.5–6.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	26.1%	23.2–29.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.2%	8.8–11.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.7–13.6%	12.8%
Hearing	6.5%	5.8–7.2%	6.8%
Vision	3.2%	2.9–3.6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.4–3.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.1%	5.3–6.8%	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 Ham Lake door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ham Lake 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.