Health · Hill River

Hill River, MN health

Hill River differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56542, 56556, 56684

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 140 people are less certain, so we show Hill River's figures without a grade.

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How Hill River 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 Hill River adults…

37 of every 100 Hill River adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hill River, betterHill River, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Hill River
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.1% Hill River
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Hill River
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Hill River
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hill River 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hill River 8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Hill River adults are doing

1 in 3Hill River adults feel lonely

30% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Hill River adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Hill River adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Hill River 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

Hill River adults worry about having enough food

13% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Hill River adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Hill River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Hill River adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10.2% of Hill River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory14.3%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Hill River

Hill River 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 Hill River.

34%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Lessor39.1%

Hill River39.8%

Chester40%

Brandsvold40.1%

Eden40.3%

Care nearby

Essentia Health FosstonFosston · 9.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · 21.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Red Lake HospitalRedlake · 24.9 mi Directions Medicare profile

Mahnomen Health CenterMahnomen · 29.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 60.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 70 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careHill River is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHill River'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 Hill River. 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 Hill River

Measure	Hill River	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	33.2–40.3%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.8–40%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.8%	33.8–46.1%	33.5%	worse
Arthritis	29.7%	26.8–32.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.4%	21.5–27.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.5–15.2%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.3–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	10.1–12.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.5–15%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7.1–9.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9%	7.9–10.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–5.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14.2–19.6%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	14.2–19.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.5%	24.3–33.1%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.1%	27.4–37.2%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.8%	73.7–79.8%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	61.2–67.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.8%	84.1–87.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.2%	65–73.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	72.3–83.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.3%	78.9–83.6%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8%	6.4–9.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	26–34.5%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.4–24.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.6–17.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.5%	17.6–23.5%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.6–16.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.6–15.6%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.3%	7.8–10.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.3–12.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.3%	29.4–37.6%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	14.1–18.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.3%	12.5–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	6.8%
Vision	5.4%	4.7–6.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	9%	7.7–10.3%	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 Hill River door to door.

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

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