Health · Hantho

Hantho, MN health

Hantho differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56208, 56256
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How Hantho 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 Hantho adults…

39 of every 100 Hantho adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–43.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hantho, betterHantho, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Hantho
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.9% Hantho
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Hantho
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Hantho
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
64%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hantho 8.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Hantho adults are doing

1 in 3Hantho adults feel lonely
29.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Hantho adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Hantho adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Hantho adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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
Hantho adults worry about having enough food
12.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Hantho adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 16
Hantho adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Hantho adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.7% of Hantho adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Hantho

Hantho 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 Hantho.

Kragero: 42.6% Appleton: 39.5% Cerro Gordo: 34.5% Lake Shore: 34.7% Lac qui Parle: 36.4% Tunsberg: 40.5% Edison: 40.1% Big Bend: 42.4% Akron: 38.4% Shible: 39.5% Madison: 34.7% Riverside: 33.8% Agassiz: 36.3% Perry: 34.4% Baxter: 36.3% Camp Release: 39.9% Hantho: 37.6% Hantho Kragero Appleton Cerro Gordo Lake Shore Lac qui Parle Appleton Area Health · Appleton · 6.9 miH Madison Hospital · Madison · 9 miH Johnson Memorial Hospital · Dawson · 12 miH
33.8%42.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Cerro Gordo34.5%
Lake Shore34.7%
Lac qui Parle36.4%
Hantho37.6%
Appleton39.5%
Kragero42.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6.9 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 Hantho

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

HNearest ERAppleton Area HealthAppleton · 6.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareMarshall · 47.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Appleton Area Health
Appleton · not rated
ERRural critical access
9 mi
Madison Hospital
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
12 mi
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Dawson · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.5 mi
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo · not rated
ERRural critical access
47.7 mi
Rural Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
48 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careHantho's county is a federal shortage area.Lac Qui Parle County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careHantho's county is a federal shortage area.Lac Qui Parle County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthHantho'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 Hantho. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Hantho
MeasureHanthoMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.8%35.3–43.6%31%worse
High cholesterol38.4%34.8–43.2%33.4%worse
Obesity37.6%31.5–46.4%33.5%about the same
Arthritis29.7%26.8–33.5%22.3%worse
Depression23.8%20.9–27.9%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13%10.6–15.9%8.9%worse
Asthma10.1%9.1–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.3%10.4–12.5%8.5%worse
Diabetes13.6%11.9–15.8%10.1%worse
COPD8.1%6.9–9.5%5.4%worse
Heart disease9%8–10.1%5.9%worse
Stroke4.5%4–5.1%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.5%14.2–19.3%13.1%worse
Binge drink16%13.8–19.4%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise28.6%24.3–34%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.9%23.9–36.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.5%74.5–81%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit63.6%60.1–67.1%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check86.5%84.8–88.1%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68%63.1–72.5%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.5%71.6–84.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds81.4%79.1–84%76.1%better
No health insurance8.2%6.9–9.8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.3%24.8–34.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.5–24.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15%13.4–17%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health20.2%17.5–23.5%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14%12.4–16.1%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.5%10.4–14.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.4%7.9–11%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.2%5.3–7.2%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.5%6.5–8.5%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.7%8–11.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability34.1%30.1–39.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.5%14.1–19.2%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%12.1–15.7%12.8%
Hearing10.2%9.1–11.5%6.8%
Vision5.3%4.6–6.1%4%
Dressing or bathing4.3%3.8–4.9%3.1%
Errands alone8.8%7.7–10.2%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 Hantho door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Hantho better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Hantho by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Hantho 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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