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Health in Lammers · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Lammers?

Lammers differs from Minnesota on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (16.3% vs 13.1%) and more adults with COPD (6.7% vs 5.4%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56678, 56676, 56601. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Lammers

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Lammers

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

HNearest ERSanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji · 10.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesNorthome · 44.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.4 mi
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji · ★★★★★
ER
13.6 mi
Sanford Bagley Medical Center
Bagley · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.5 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
26.2 mi
Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital
Cass Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
44.7 mi
Cook Area Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Northome
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
89.4 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careLammers is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beltrami County · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careLammers’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beltrami County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthLammers’s county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Service Area Region 2 · 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 Lammers; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.2%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.8%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 18%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.3%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lammers, betterLammers, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Lammers gets moving

8.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lammers adults…

Lammers runs above MN on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Lammers adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 5.8–7.6%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75% Yearly checkupMN 75%
65% Dentist visitMN 68%
85% Cholesterol checkMN 85%
70% Colon screeningMN 69%
78% MammogramMN 79%
77% Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lammers 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Lammers adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

1 in 3Lammers adults feel lonely
28.8% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Lammers adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Lammers adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Lammers adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Lammers adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Lammers adults worry about having enough food
11.8% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 11
Lammers adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Lammers adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.1% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Lammers adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

9% of Lammers adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Lammers and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eckles: 37.4% Jones: 37.6% Buzzle: 36% Shevlin: 36% Wilton: 38% Bemidji: 37.2% Northern: 37.4% Liberty: 37.5% Grant Valley: 37.4% Moose Creek: 36.3% Fern: 37.7% Rockwood: 37.4% Roosevelt: 36% Dudley: 34.8% Copley: 34.5% Lammers: 37.6% LammersEcklesJonesBuzzleShevlin Sanford Bemidji Medical Center · Bemidji · 10.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHSanford Bagley Medical Center · Bagley · 13.6 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#13 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Buzzle36%
Shevlin36%
Eckles37.4%
Lammers37.6%
Jones37.6%
MN33.5%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Minnesota
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 691 people are less certain, so we show Lammers's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Lammers
MeasureLammersLikely rangeMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.5%29.9–35.4%31%about the same
High cholesterol34%31.3–36.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.6%33.3–42.2%33.5%about the same
Arthritis26.9%24.6–29.2%22.3%worse
Depression25.5%22.8–28.2%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10%8.4–11.8%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.5–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.1%8.5–9.8%8.5%about the same
Diabetes11.1%9.9–12.4%10.1%about the same
COPD6.7%5.8–7.6%5.4%worse
Heart disease6.9%6.2–7.6%5.9%worse
Stroke3.5%3.2–3.9%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.3%14.1–18.7%13.1%worse
Binge drink18%15.9–20.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.2%21–27.6%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.8%26.8–34.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.5%71.8–77.1%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.1%62.3–67.6%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85%83.3–86.6%85.3%about the same
Colon screening70%66.6–73%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.3%72.9–82.6%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.3%74.9–79.5%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7.1%5.8–8.5%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.8%25.6–32.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.7%18.3–23.4%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.1%14.5–17.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.3%15.2–19.6%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.6%11.2–14%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.8%9.9–13.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.2%7.8–10.7%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.1%5.3–7.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.3%6.4–8.3%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9%7.4–10.9%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.4%26.2–32.5%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.7%11.1–14.4%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.8%12.2–15.5%12.8%
Hearing7.7%6.9–8.5%6.8%
Vision4.4%3.9–4.9%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.3–4.1%3.1%
Errands alone7.7%6.8–8.7%7%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Lammers door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don’t call Lammers better or worse.

Why a ZIP code

CDC publishes towns like Lammers by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lammers by how much of its land each one covers.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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