Health · Holyoke

Holyoke, MN health

Holyoke differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (74.8% vs 68.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.5% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.4% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55749, 55797

Report card

How Holyoke 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 Holyoke adults…

36 of every 100 Holyoke adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.1–39.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Holyoke, betterHolyoke, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Holyoke
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Holyoke
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Holyoke
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Holyoke
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Holyoke 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Holyoke 6.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Holyoke adults are doing

1 in 3Holyoke adults feel lonely

30.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Holyoke adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Holyoke adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Holyoke adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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 10

Holyoke adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Holyoke adults worry about keeping their housing

7.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 20

Holyoke adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Holyoke adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7% of Holyoke adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Holyoke

Holyoke 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.

38%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Wrenshall38%

Holyoke38.3%

Nickerson39.4%

Summit41.3%

Care nearby

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 19.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 19.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 20.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 25.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 14.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lschc Denfeld Retail CenterDuluth · 21.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHolyoke is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHolyoke is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHolyoke's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Holyoke. 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 Holyoke

Measure	Holyoke	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.1%	33.1–39.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.9%	33.8–40%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	38.3%	33.8–43.3%	33.5%	worse
Arthritis	27.2%	24.6–30.1%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25.7%	23.1–28.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10%	8.4–11.7%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.5–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.6–11.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.9–14.1%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.6%	5.6–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.4%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12.7–18%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18%	15.7–20.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.3%	20.7–28.2%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	28.9–36.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	73.5–79%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.8%	65.2–70.3%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88%	86.5–89.5%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	74.8%	71.6–77.9%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	79.9%	74.8–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.5%	76.9–81.7%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.1%	4.9–7.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	26.5–34%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.1–22.8%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	13.3–16.4%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.7–20.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.6–15%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	7.8–11.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.9%	6.6–9.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.4–6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.6–8.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.1%	26.4–34%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	11.8–16.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.9–14.4%	12.8%
Hearing	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.1%	6.2–8.2%	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 Holyoke door to door.

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

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