Health · Kintire

Kintire, MN health

Kintire differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56214, 56283
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How Kintire 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 Kintire adults…

36 of every 100 Kintire adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.4–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kintire, betterKintire, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Kintire
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.7% Kintire
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Kintire
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Kintire
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
71%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kintire 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Kintire adults are doing

1 in 3Kintire adults feel lonely
30% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Kintire adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Kintire adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Kintire adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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
Kintire adults worry about having enough food
12.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Kintire adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Kintire adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Kintire adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.9% of Kintire adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Kintire

Kintire 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 Kintire.

Echo: 37.9% Swedes Forest: 35.6% Delhi: 37.6% Sheridan: 36.1% Posen: 38.4% Sioux Agency: 37.9% Sacred Heart: 38.4% Flora: 38.3% Redwood Falls: 37.5% Paxton: 37.8% Vesta: 37.2% Redwood Falls: 37.5% Vail: 35% Kintire: 36.2% Kintire Echo Swedes Forest Delhi Sheridan Centracare - Redwood · Redwood Falls · 9.9 miH
35%38.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Swedes Forest35.6%
Sheridan36.1%
Kintire36.2%
Delhi37.6%
Echo37.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.9 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 Kintire

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

HNearest ERCentracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls · 9.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOlivia Hospital & Clinic★★★★★ · 19.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareMarshall · 24.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.9 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.4 mi
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.7 mi
Avera Granite Falls
Granite Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.8 mi
Rural Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.3 mi
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr
Marshall · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.7 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careKintire is a federal shortage area.Redwood · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careKintire's county is a federal shortage area.Redwood County · need score 7 of 25
! Mental healthKintire's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Kintire. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Kintire
MeasureKintireMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.9%32.4–39.7%31%worse
High cholesterol37%33.3–40.9%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.2%29.9–43%33.5%about the same
Arthritis28.3%25.3–31.3%22.3%worse
Depression23.4%20.5–26.7%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13%10.6–15.7%8.9%worse
Asthma10.1%9.1–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.7–11.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.7%11.2–14.4%10.1%worse
COPD7.4%6.4–8.5%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.3–9.1%5.9%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.6%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.8%13.5–18.3%13.1%worse
Binge drink17.1%14.6–20%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.8%21.6–30.1%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours27.7%22.4–33.6%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.3%73.2–79.5%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65%61.6–68.4%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84.6–87.8%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71%66.3–75.2%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77%70.1–83%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.4%78–82.6%76.1%better
No health insurance7.8%6.4–9.3%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30%25.5–35%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.5–24%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.4%13.7–17.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.8%16.2–21.6%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.5%12–15.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.1%10–14.5%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9%7.5–10.5%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.8%5–6.7%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.2%6.2–8.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.9%7.3–10.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.6%27.6–35.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.9%12.7–17.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.8%12.1–15.5%12.8%
Hearing9.4%8.4–10.5%6.8%
Vision4.9%4.3–5.6%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone8.4%7.2–9.5%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 Kintire door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Kintire better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Kintire by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Kintire 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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