Health · Kurtz

Kurtz, MN health

Kurtz differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.4% vs 8.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.5% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56560 (all of Kurtz)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 246 people are less certain, so we show Kurtz's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Kurtz 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 Kurtz adults…

30 of every 100 Kurtz adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.9–33.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kurtz, betterKurtz, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.5% Kurtz
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Kurtz
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Kurtz
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Kurtz
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kurtz 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kurtz 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Kurtz adults are doing

1 in 3Kurtz adults feel lonely

32.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Kurtz adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Kurtz adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Kurtz adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · 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 7

Kurtz adults worry about having enough food

13.8% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Kurtz adults worry about keeping their housing

10.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Kurtz adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 12

Kurtz adults lack reliable transportation

8.5% · MN 7.1% · worse

10.6% of Kurtz adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.6%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Kurtz

Kurtz 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 Kurtz.

33%37.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first

Briarwood33.2%

Elmwood33.5%

Holy Cross33.5%

Kurtz33.6%

Moorhead33.6%

Stanley33.9%

Fargo34.3%

Pleasant34.5%

Care nearby

Essentia HealthFargo · 6.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 8.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 34.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Churches United for the HomelessMoorhead · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 8.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careKurtz is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careKurtz is not a shortage area

! Mental healthKurtz's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Kurtz. 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 Kurtz

Measure	Kurtz	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30%	26.9–33.4%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.3%	29–35.8%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.6%	28.4–39.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	20.1%	17.9–22.6%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	26.2%	23–29.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.3–13.8%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.4–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.4%	6.7–8.1%	8.5%	better
Diabetes	9.4%	8.1–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.3%	4.7–6%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.4%	4.9–6%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.6–3.1%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	12.5–16.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.2%	16.2–22.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.5%	19.2–26%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.9%	27.8–38%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.6%	69–76%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.5–68%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.5%	79.5–83.4%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	69%	64.5–73%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.3%	72.5–84.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72%	69–74.7%	76.1%	worse
No health insurance	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	28–36.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.7–24.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	15–18.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16%	14.1–18.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.8%	11.9–15.7%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.7%	9.2–12.2%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.5%	7.6–9.6%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	10.6%	9.2–12.1%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	28.2%	24.9–31.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.6%	9.2–12%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	13–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	6.5%	5.8–7.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.9–4.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	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 Kurtz door to door.

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

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