Health · Hayes

Hayes, MN health

Hayes differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (10.8% vs 7.5%) and more adults with COPD (6.9% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56271, 56252, 56289

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 175 people are less certain, so we show Hayes's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Hayes 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 Hayes adults…

35 of every 100 Hayes adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.4–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hayes, betterHayes, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Hayes
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Hayes
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Hayes
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Hayes
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hayes 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hayes 10.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Hayes adults are doing

1 in 3Hayes adults feel lonely

30.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Hayes adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Hayes adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Hayes adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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 7

Hayes adults worry about having enough food

13.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Hayes adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Hayes adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 13

Hayes adults lack reliable transportation

8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.9% of Hayes adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Hayes

Hayes 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.

37.7%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Arctander39%

Hayes39.4%

Kerkhoven39.4%

Kildare39.9%

Care nearby

Centracare - BensonBenson · 14.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood · 25 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - Paynesville HospitalPaynesville · 29.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 16.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 62.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHayes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Swift County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careHayes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Swift County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthHayes's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Hayes. 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 Hayes

Measure	Hayes	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	31.4–38.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.5%	32.3–39.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	33.6–47.2%	33.5%	worse
Arthritis	25.1%	22.6–28.1%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.3%	21.5–28%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	9.1–13.4%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	9.7%	8.8–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–10%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	12.1%	10.6–13.9%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	14.1–19.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.4%	15.9–21.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.8%	23–31.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.9%	25.3–36.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.2%	71.1–77.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.6–67%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.1%	82.4–85.9%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.7%	65.1–73.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	70.3–83.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	75.3–80.4%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	10.8%	9–12.6%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	26.2–34.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.7–24.8%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.9–17.4%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.1%	16.7–22%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.7–14.9%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.6%	11.4–16%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.2–12.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.8–7.7%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8%	7–9.1%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.9%	8.2–11.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27.6–35.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	12–15.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.4–15.9%	12.8%
Hearing	8.4%	7.5–9.4%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.4–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8%	7–9.1%	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 Hayes door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Hayes by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Hayes 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.