Health · Horton

Horton, MN health

On most measures Horton looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.7% vs 8.9%) and more uninsured adults (9.6% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56267, 56244
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 171 people are less certain, so we show Horton's figures without a grade.

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How Horton 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 Horton adults…

29 of every 100 Horton adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 25.7–32.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Horton, betterHorton, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Horton
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.1% Horton
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.7% Horton
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Horton
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Horton adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

72%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
64%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
82%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
70%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
75%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Horton 9.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Horton adults are doing

1 in 3Horton adults feel lonely
31.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Horton adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Horton adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Horton adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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 8
Horton adults worry about having enough food
13% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 10
Horton adults worry about keeping their housing
10.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 16
Horton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 12
Horton adults lack reliable transportation
8.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.3% of Horton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Horton

Horton 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 Horton.

Moore: 39.5% Fairfield: 40.1% Synnes: 37.6% Darnen: 36.8% Hancock: 40.1% Hoff: 38.6% Hodges: 39.1% Tara: 37.8% Hegbert: 39.4% Moyer: 40.2% Scott: 37.9% Stevens: 36.9% Morris: 36.1% Morris: 36.8% Horton: 37.8% Horton Moore Fairfield Synnes Darnen Stevens Community Medical Center · Morris · 9.5 miH
36.1%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Darnen36.8%
Synnes37.6%
Horton37.8%
Moore39.5%
Fairfield40.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.5 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Horton

No hospital or community health center in Horton itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERStevens Community Medical CenterMorris · 9.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceWillmar · 47.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Stevens Community Medical Center
Morris · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.7 mi
Appleton Area Health
Appleton · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.8 mi
Centracare - Benson
Benson · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.3 mi
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville · not rated
ERRural critical access
47.4 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Willmar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
69.8 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHorton is not a shortage area
! Dental careHorton's county is a federal shortage area.Stevens County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthHorton's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Horton. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Horton
MeasureHortonMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure29.1%25.7–32.5%31%about the same
High cholesterol31%27.4–34.7%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.8%30.7–45.2%33.5%about the same
Arthritis22.6%20–25.2%22.3%about the same
Depression25.2%21.7–28.8%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.7%9.5–14.2%8.9%worse
Asthma10.1%9–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8%7.2–8.8%8.5%about the same
Diabetes9.9%8.6–11.3%10.1%about the same
COPD5.8%5.1–6.7%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.1%5.4–6.7%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.8–3.5%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%11.9–16.5%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.7%16.6–23.1%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.1%21–29.6%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.1%24.4–36.5%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.2%68.2–75.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.3%60.7–67.6%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check81.6%79.2–83.8%85.3%worse
Colon screening70%65.5–74.3%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.2%71.2–84.2%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds75%72.3–77.4%76.1%about the same
No health insurance9.6%8–11.6%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.2%26.7–36.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.4%18.3–24.8%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.8%14.7–18.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.2%14.8–19.8%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12%10.5–13.6%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13%10.9–15.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity10.2%8.6–12%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.4%5.4–7.4%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation8.2%7–9.6%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.3%7.7–11.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.7%25.7–34%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.9%10.3–13.6%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.7%12.7–16.9%12.8%
Hearing7.2%6.4–8%6.8%
Vision4.4%4–5.1%4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.9–3.7%3.1%
Errands alone7.9%6.8–9.1%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 Horton door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Horton better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Horton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Horton 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.

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