Health · Kinney

Kinney, MN health

On most measures Kinney looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (17% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Kinney
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Report card

How Kinney 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 Kinney adults…

31 of every 100 Kinney adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27–34%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kinney, betterKinney, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.9% Kinney
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Kinney
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.4% Kinney
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17% Kinney
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
69%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
76%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kinney 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Kinney adults are doing

1 in 3Kinney adults feel lonely
33.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Kinney adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Kinney adults lack social or emotional support
22.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Kinney adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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
Kinney adults worry about having enough food
11.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Kinney adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 16
Kinney adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Kinney adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.7% of Kinney adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

of Kinney adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Kinney

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

HNearest EREssentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora · 22.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health Virginia★★★★★ · 8.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesEveleth · 9.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia · ★★★★★
9.4 mi
Cook Area Health Services
7 sites · nearest in Eveleth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.3 mi
Range Regional Health Services
Hibbing · ★★★★★
22.9 mi
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
Aurora · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.3 mi
Cook Hospital
Cook · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.7 mi
Chum Warming Center
Duluth · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careKinney is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKinney is not a shortage area
! Mental healthKinney's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · 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 Kinney. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Kinney
MeasureKinneyMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.5%27–34%31%about the same
High cholesterol31.1%27.6–34.6%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.5%31.3–41.7%33.5%about the same
Arthritis24.3%21.4–27.1%22.3%about the same
Depression25.7%22.1–29.5%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.6%7.8–11.7%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.9%9.4–12.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.2%7.2–9.3%8.5%about the same
Diabetes10.6%8.9–12.4%10.1%about the same
COPD6.1%4.9–7.4%5.4%about the same
Heart disease5.9%5.1–6.8%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.2%2.7–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17%13.5–20.7%13.1%worse
Binge drink20.4%17.1–24%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.9%18.6–27.4%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32%28.3–35.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.7%69.6–77.4%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit68.9%66.2–71.5%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.8%82.4–87.2%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71.6%67.8–75%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.9%72.3–82.7%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds76.2%72.7–79.3%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7%5.4–9.2%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.6%29.5–37.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.7%19.3–26.3%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.1%14.7–19.6%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.1%14–20.6%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.9%10.9–15%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.6%9.2–14.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.4%7.5–11.5%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.1%5–7.3%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.7%6.4–9.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.7%6.6–11.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.2%24.8–33.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.5%10.2–14.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%11.5–16.3%12.8%
Hearing6.7%5.7–7.7%6.8%
Vision4%3.4–4.8%4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.8–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.1–8.7%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 Kinney door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Kinney better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Kinney 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.

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