Health · Kettle River

Kettle River, MN health

Kettle River differs from Minnesota on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (7.4% vs 5.4%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55795, 55704, 55735
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How Kettle River 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 Kettle River adults…

38 of every 100 Kettle River adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kettle River, betterKettle River, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Kettle River
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Kettle River
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Kettle River
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.6% Kettle River
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
64%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
67%
Colon screening
MN 69%
74%
Mammogram
MN 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kettle River 8.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Kettle River adults are doing

1 in 3Kettle River adults feel lonely
30.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Kettle River adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Kettle River adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Kettle River adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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
Kettle River adults worry about having enough food
12.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 10
Kettle River adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 16
Kettle River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Kettle River adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.4% of Kettle River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Kettle River

Kettle River 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 Kettle River.

Willow River: 37.7% Rutledge: 40.6% Finlayson: 39.5% Sturgeon Lake: 38.8% Norman: 39.6% Bremen: 39.1% Pine Lake: 39.1% Finlayson: 40.8% Partridge: 40% Sandstone: 42.7% Dell Grove: 42.3% Sturgeon Lake: 38.7% Silver: 42.3% Birch Creek: 38.7% Windemere: 38.5% Denham: 38.5% Bruno: 39.5% Millward: 34.9% Wagner: 39% Kettle River: 39.5% Kettle River Willow River Rutledge Finlayson Sturgeon Lake Norman Bremen Pine Lake Essentia Health Moose Lake · Moose Lake · 12 miH Essentia Health Sandstone · Sandstone · 12.2 miH
34.9%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first
Willow River37.7%
Sturgeon Lake38.8%
Bremen39.1%
Pine Lake39.1%
Kettle River39.5%
Finlayson39.5%
Norman39.6%
Rutledge40.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12 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 Kettle River

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

HNearest EREssentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 12 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWelia Health★★★★★ · 35.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLake Superior Community Health CenterCarlton · 33.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12 mi
Essentia Health Moose Lake
Moose Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.2 mi
Essentia Health Sandstone
Sandstone · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Carlton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35.3 mi
Welia Health
Mora · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
36.1 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Cloquet · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.4 mi
Scenic Rivers Health Services
Floodwood · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careKettle River's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careKettle River's county is a federal shortage area.Pine County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthKettle River's county is a federal shortage area.Region 7E · need score 16 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 Kettle River. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Kettle River
MeasureKettle RiverMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.8%33.8–41.7%31%worse
High cholesterol36.1%32.1–40%33.4%about the same
Obesity39.5%32.7–46.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.5%24.5–30.5%22.3%worse
Depression25%21.5–28.5%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12%9.6–14.4%8.9%worse
Asthma10.1%9–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.7–10.6%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.6%11–14.4%10.1%worse
COPD7.4%6.5–8.4%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.7%6.8–8.5%5.9%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.6%15.1–20.4%13.1%worse
Binge drink18.2%15.2–21.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.5%22.3–31%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.2%26.6–37.9%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.2%72.6–79.7%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.1%60.5–67.5%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%83.7–87.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening67%62–71.4%68.7%about the same
Mammogram73.8%66.2–80.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.3–80.9%76.1%about the same
No health insurance8.2%6.9–9.9%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.9%26.4–35.7%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.5%19.3–26.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.3%14.4–18.3%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.6%17–22.4%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14%12.3–15.8%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.7%10.7–15.1%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.9%8.4–11.5%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.3%5.5–7.3%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.5%6.5–8.6%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.4%7.8–11.2%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.5%28.4–36.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.5%12.6–16.6%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.2%12.5–15.8%12.8%
Hearing8.5%7.5–9.4%6.8%
Vision4.7%4.2–5.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.1%7.1–9.1%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 Kettle River door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Kettle River better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Kettle River by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Kettle River 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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