Health · Kego

Kego, MN health

Kego differs from Minnesota on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.3% vs 17.8%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.1% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.1% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56655, 56672

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Report card

How Kego 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 Kego adults…

45 of every 100 Kego adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 41.1–49.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kego, betterKego, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.1% Kego
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Kego
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Kego
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Kego
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kego 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

Kego 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Kego adults are doing

1 in 4Kego adults feel lonely

24.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · better

1 in 5Kego adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · better

1 in 5Kego adults lack social or emotional support

18.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Kego adults are in frequent mental distress

12.9% · Minnesota 15.1% · better

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

Kego adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Kego adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Kego adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Kego adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.1% of Kego adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

36%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19%

Thinking or memory11.7%

Hearing12%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Kego

Kego and the towns around it

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

34.4%37.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Longville34.4%

Kego36%

Wabedo36%

Pine Lake36.4%

Boy Lake36.5%

Inguadona36.6%

Rogers36.8%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River · 30 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCass Lake · 30.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids · 34.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 39.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 56.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 89 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthKego'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 Kego. 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 Kego

Measure	Kego	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.3%	41.1–49.3%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	43.2%	39–47.5%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	36%	30.2–41.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	35.3%	31.7–38.7%	22.3%	worse
Depression	21.1%	18.1–24.2%	24.4%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.3–14%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	9.9%	8.7–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	14.4%	13.1–15.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	16.6%	14.4–18.8%	10.1%	worse
COPD	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.8–5.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12.9–17.7%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	13.3%	11.1–15.8%	17.8%	better
Get no exercise	29.1%	24.9–33.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	28.5–39.1%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.9%	79.1–84.5%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	66.3%	62.9–69.5%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.7%	89.5–92%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	75.2%	70.6–79.3%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	77.9%	70.9–83.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	85.6%	83–87.7%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.3%	5.1–7.7%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	24.5%	20.4–28.6%	31.2%	better
Lack emotional support	18.8%	15.9–21.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.9%	11.3–14.5%	15.1%	better
Fair or poor health	20.8%	18–23.8%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.3%	13.4–17.2%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.7–12.5%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.1%	6–8.4%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.3%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.6–9.6%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	36%	31.8–40.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	19%	16.5–21.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	11.7%	10.2–13.2%	12.8%
Hearing	12%	10.7–13.4%	6.8%
Vision	5.4%	4.8–6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4–5.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.3–9.4%	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 Kego door to door.

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

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