Health · Iona

Iona, MN health

Iona differs from Minnesota on 18 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.6% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56440, 56438, 56347

Report card

How Iona 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 Iona adults…

38 of every 100 Iona adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Iona, betterIona, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Iona
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Iona
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Iona
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.8% Iona
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Iona 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Iona 10.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Iona adults are doing

1 in 3Iona adults feel lonely

32% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Iona adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Iona adults lack social or emotional support

22.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Iona adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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 6

Iona adults worry about having enough food

15.7% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Iona adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · MN 9.3% · worse

1 in 14

Iona adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 11

Iona adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · MN 7.1% · worse

12.5% of Iona adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%

Thinking or memory15.6%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Iona

Iona 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.

37.2%40.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Reynolds39.4%

Hartford39.6%

Burleene39.6%

Iona39.7%

Eagle Valley39.9%

Care nearby

Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · 9.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreSauk Centre · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alomere HealthAlexandria · 23.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 66 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 101.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careIona's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careIona's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Todd County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthIona's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · 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 Iona. 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 Iona

Measure	Iona	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.5%	33.4–41.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.6%	32.5–40.8%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	32.6–47.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.2%	25–31.5%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21.2–28.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.6%	11.9–17.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.5–15.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7.3–9.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.8–9.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.8%	16–21.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.4%	13.6–19.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.8%	25.1–34.7%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.2%	24.7–36.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	70.8–78%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.7%	57.2–64.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.7%	81.7–85.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	62.7–72.1%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77%	69.8–83.4%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	75.9–81.3%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	10.7%	8.8–12.8%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	27.3–37.1%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.4%	19–26.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.4–18.5%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.1%	19–25.5%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13–16.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.7%	13.1–18.5%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.6–13.2%	9.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	6.1–8.3%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.7–10.1%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.5–14.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	30.8–40%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.7%	14.4–19.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	15.6%	13.7–17.8%	12.8%
Hearing	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	6.8%
Vision	5.9%	5.2–6.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.4–11%	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 Iona door to door.

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

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