Health · Karlstad

Karlstad, MN health

Karlstad differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.7% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Karlstad

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 622 people are less certain, so we show Karlstad's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Karlstad 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 Karlstad adults…

37 of every 100 Karlstad adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.6–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Karlstad, betterKarlstad, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Karlstad
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Karlstad
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Karlstad
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Karlstad
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Karlstad 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

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

Mind & connection

How Karlstad adults are doing

1 in 3Karlstad adults feel lonely

29.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Karlstad adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Karlstad adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Karlstad 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 9

Karlstad adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Karlstad adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Karlstad adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Karlstad adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.2% of Karlstad adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Karlstad

Karlstad and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

33.8%38.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Karlstad33.8%

Deerwood34.7%

Arveson34.7%

Care nearby

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 23.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 29.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 34.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau · 38.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 43.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 51.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKarlstad's county is a federal shortage area.Kittson County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careKarlstad's county is a federal shortage area.Kittson County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthKarlstad'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 Karlstad. 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 Karlstad

Measure	Karlstad	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.2%	32.6–41.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.9%	32.4–41.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.8%	25.8–42.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	25.7–32.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20–27.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.2–15.6%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	8.9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.4–12.9%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.5–14.4%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.4%	5.9–9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.2–9.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	11.7–17.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.9%	13.1–19%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.1%	21.5–32.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.7%	24.7–37.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.1–81.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.5%	62–69%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	84.6–88.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.6%	64.9–74.1%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.6–83.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.4%	78.8–83.8%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.5–9.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.2%	24.3–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	16.7–23.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	12.8–17.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.1–22.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.3–15.6%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.5–13.5%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.5–9.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.4–6.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.6–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.2%	6.2–10.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	27.5–38%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.4%	12.4–18.4%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11–15.5%	12.8%
Hearing	9.9%	8.5–11.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4–5.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.1–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	6.9–10%	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 Karlstad door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Karlstad directly, so these are its own figures.

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.