Health · Hendricks

Hendricks, MN health

Hendricks differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.2% vs 17.8%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.8% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56136 (all of Hendricks)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 174 people are less certain, so we show Hendricks's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Hendricks 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 Hendricks adults…

39 of every 100 Hendricks adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.2–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hendricks, betterHendricks, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27% Hendricks
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.9% Hendricks
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Hendricks
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Hendricks
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hendricks 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

Hendricks 7.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Hendricks adults are doing

1 in 4Hendricks adults feel lonely

28% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Hendricks adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Hendricks adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Hendricks adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · 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 9

Hendricks adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Hendricks adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 20

Hendricks adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Hendricks adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Hendricks

Hendricks 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 Hendricks.

32.9%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Scandinavia34.1%

Royal36.4%

Hendricks37%

Shaokatan37%

Hansonville37.3%

Lake Hendricks37.9%

Care nearby

Hendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 1.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 15.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 20.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Brookings Health SystemBrookings · 23.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 23 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Lake PrestonLake Preston · 49.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHendricks is a federal shortage area.Ivanhoe and Canby · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careHendricks's county is a federal shortage area.Lincoln County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthHendricks'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 Hendricks. 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 Hendricks

Measure	Hendricks	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39%	35.2–42.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	34.1–41.5%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	37%	30.5–43.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31%	27.9–34%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.2%	19.3–25.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.6–15.5%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.4%	11.4–13.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.3%	11.6–15%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8%	6.8–9.3%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9%	8–10.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–5.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	12.3–16.7%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.2%	12.9–17.5%	17.8%	better
Get no exercise	27%	23–31.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	27.9%	23.1–33.2%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.7–82.3%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	68.1%	65.2–71%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.4%	87–89.7%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	70.5%	66.4–74.2%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.3%	73.5–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.8%	80.6–84.8%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.2%	5.9–8.6%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28%	23.4–33.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	16.7–23.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12.3–15.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	16–21.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.3–15.7%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.5–13%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.4–9.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.9%	6.3–9.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.7%	29.8–37.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.4%	14–18.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.2–14.4%	12.8%
Hearing	10.5%	9.4–11.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.2–9.7%	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 Hendricks door to door.

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

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