Health · Harding

Harding, MN health

Harding differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Harding
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 169 people are less certain, so we show Harding's figures without a grade.

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How Harding 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 Harding adults…

40 of every 100 Harding adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Harding, betterHarding, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Harding
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Harding
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Harding
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Harding
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
62%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
70%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harding 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Harding adults are doing

1 in 4Harding adults feel lonely
28.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Harding adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Harding adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Harding adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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 9
Harding adults worry about having enough food
11.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Harding adults worry about keeping their housing
8.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Harding adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Harding adults lack reliable transportation
7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Harding

Harding and the towns around it

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

Pulaski: 37.2% Platte Lake: 37.8% Richardson: 37.7% Granite: 37.3% Platte: 37.1% Harding: 37.6% Harding Pulaski
37.1%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Pulaski37.2%
Harding37.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 18.2 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 Harding

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

HNearest ERMille Lacs Health SystemOnamia · 18.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Gabriels Hospital★★★★★ · 18.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNeighborhood HealthsourceCoon Rapids · 76.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.2 mi
Mille Lacs Health System
Onamia · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.6 mi
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center
Brainerd · ★★★★★
ER
18.8 mi
St. Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.5 mi
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Crosby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
76.3 mi
Neighborhood Healthsource
2 sites · nearest in Coon Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
77.3 mi
Scenic Rivers Health Services
Floodwood · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careHarding is not a shortage area
! Dental careHarding's county is a federal shortage area.Morrison County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthHarding'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 Harding. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Harding
MeasureHardingMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.5%35.3–43.5%31%worse
High cholesterol38.3%34–42.5%33.4%worse
Obesity37.6%30.6–44.2%33.5%about the same
Arthritis29.9%26.4–33.4%22.3%worse
Depression22.4%19–25.7%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.4%11.7–17.7%8.9%worse
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.7%9.6–11.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes13.7%11.6–15.9%10.1%worse
COPD8%6.6–9.6%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.3–11%5.9%worse
Stroke4.5%3.9–5.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.5%13.9–21.3%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.2%13.3–19.1%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.5%22.3–32.8%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.3%27.7–39.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77%73.2–80.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit62.3%58.6–65.9%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check87%84.7–89.1%85.3%about the same
Colon screening69.5%64.7–74.1%68.7%about the same
Mammogram80.2%73.6–86%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds81%77.8–83.7%76.1%better
No health insurance7.8%5.7–10.5%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.1%23.5–33%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.4%17.6–25.4%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.3–16.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.4%15.9–23.2%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.2%12.2–16.5%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.7%8.8–15%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.8%6.9–10.8%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.8%4.7–6.9%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7%5.8–8.4%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.7%6.5–11.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.6%26.9–36.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.5%12.9–18.3%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.3%11.2–15.6%12.8%
Hearing10.4%9.1–11.8%6.8%
Vision5%4.3–5.9%4%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.6–5%3.1%
Errands alone8.1%6.8–9.5%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 Harding door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Harding better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Harding 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.

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