Health · Higdem

Higdem, MN health

On most measures Higdem looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with obesity (39.4% vs 33.5%) and more binge drinkers (20.5% vs 17.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56744, 56721, 56710

Report card

How Higdem 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 Higdem adults…

32 of every 100 Higdem adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–35.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Higdem, betterHigdem, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Higdem
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Higdem
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.5% Higdem
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Higdem
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Higdem 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Higdem 8.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Higdem adults are doing

1 in 3Higdem adults feel lonely

29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Higdem adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Higdem adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Higdem adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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 8

Higdem adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Higdem adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Higdem adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Higdem adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.1% of Higdem adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Higdem

Higdem 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%40.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Turtle River38.4%

Higdem39.4%

Oak Park39.5%

Esther39.7%

Sandsville39.7%

Care nearby

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 14.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverview HospitalCrookston · 33.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 15.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Grand Forks MedicalGrand Forks · 15.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHigdem's county is a federal shortage area.Polk/Red Lake Counties · need score 7 of 25

✓ Dental careHigdem is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHigdem's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Higdem. 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 Higdem

Measure	Higdem	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.3%	29.5–35.3%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.2%	31–37.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	33.7–45.2%	33.5%	worse
Arthritis	24.7%	22.5–27%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.8–26.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.2%	7.1–9.4%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10%	9.1–11%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	8–9.3%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.9%	9.7–12.3%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.1%	5.4–6.9%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.9–7.2%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	13.1–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.5%	17.9–23.2%	17.8%	worse
Get no exercise	24.1%	21–27.8%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	27.8–36.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.9%	70.9–76.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.6%	64.1–69%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.9–86.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	65.6–72.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.2%	70.7–81%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	74.4–78.8%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	8.6%	7.3–10.2%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	26–33%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.8–24.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.9–16.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	15.5–19.8%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.4%	11.2–13.8%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	9.9–13.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	8.3–11%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.3–6.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	28.9%	25.8–32.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.2%	10.8–13.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	12.1–15%	12.8%
Hearing	7.6%	7–8.4%	6.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.5–8.2%	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 Higdem door to door.

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

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