Health · Lake

Lake, MN health

Lake differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.4% vs 8.9%) and more smokers (16.8% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56763, 56756

B-Health Grade

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Lake’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lake is healthier than 54% of U.S. towns.

BSelf-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressB-ObesityBDiabetesCSmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 54%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 25%

Towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (9,861)Healthier than 60%

About what its income would suggest. Lake does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Lake could be anywhere from C− to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Lake with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Lake’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Lake 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 Lake adults…

32 of every 100 Lake adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.9–35.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake, betterLake, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Lake
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Lake
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Lake
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Lake
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lake 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

Lake 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Lake adults are doing

1 in 3Lake adults feel lonely

30.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Lake adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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

Lake adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Lake adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Lake adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.6% of Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing8%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Lake

Lake and the towns around it

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

36.1%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Warroad36.1%

Moranville36.3%

Lake36.4%

Cedarbend36.4%

Enstrom36.8%

Care nearby

Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau · 16.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health CenterBaudette · 44.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 66.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 70.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBig Falls · 90 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 90.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLake's county is a federal shortage area.Roseau County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careLake is not a shortage area

! Mental healthLake's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Lake. 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 Lake

Measure	Lake	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	27.9–35.8%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.3%	30.2–38.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.4%	29.3–44.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	24.6%	21.6–27.8%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	23.6%	20.2–27.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.8–16.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.9–9.5%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.7%	10.1–13.5%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	6–7.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	6.9%	6.2–7.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14.2–19.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.1%	15.8–22.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.5%	21.4–30%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	26.5–39.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.3%	70.4–78%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.7%	59–66.3%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.3%	82.3–86.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.2%	62.2–71.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	68.1–82.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	74.7–80.7%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6.5–9.3%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.3%	25.6–35.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.6–26.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.2–18.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	15.8–21.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.5–14.9%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.2–15.6%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.5–11.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.8–8.9%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.6%	8–11.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.8%	26.7–35.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.5–15.5%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.8–16.4%	12.8%
Hearing	8%	7.1–9%	6.8%
Vision	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	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 Lake door to door.

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

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