Health · Kalevala

Kalevala, MN health

Kalevala differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.9% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55757, 55726, 55707

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 271 people are less certain, so we show Kalevala's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Kalevala 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 Kalevala adults…

37 of every 100 Kalevala adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.8–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kalevala, betterKalevala, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Kalevala
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Kalevala
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Kalevala
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Kalevala
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kalevala 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kalevala 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Kalevala adults are doing

1 in 3Kalevala adults feel lonely

31.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Kalevala adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Kalevala adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Kalevala adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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

Kalevala adults worry about having enough food

10.2% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Kalevala adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Kalevala adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Kalevala adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.5% of Kalevala adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Kalevala

Kalevala 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 Kalevala.

33.7%47.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Eagle37.1%

Skelton38.3%

Kalevala38.5%

Automba38.8%

Silver42.3%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 8.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 23 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 29.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 37.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 22.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 26.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careKalevala is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careKalevala is not a shortage area

! Mental healthKalevala'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 Kalevala. 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 Kalevala

Measure	Kalevala	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	32.8–40.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.8%	32.9–40.6%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.5%	32.9–44.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.4%	24.3–30.5%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25.9%	22.5–29.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.9%	11.4–16.8%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	10.9–14.6%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7%	5.9–8.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.9%	12.9–19%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.2–21.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	21.6–30.7%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	29.7–39.8%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.4%	71.9–78.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.6–67.2%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87%	85.1–88.7%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	72%	68–75.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.5%	71.9–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.2–82%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.6–8.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26.9–35.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.2–23.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.1–16.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.2–21.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.5–15.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.2%	8.2–12.4%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.8–9.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.6–7.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.5%	6–9.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.4–36.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.4–17.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.3–15%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.7–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.1–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.6–8.8%	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 Kalevala door to door.

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

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