Health · Lancaster

Lancaster, MN health

Lancaster differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Lancaster

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 315 people are less certain, so we show Lancaster's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Lancaster 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 Lancaster adults…

35 of every 100 Lancaster adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.7–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lancaster, betterLancaster, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Lancaster
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Lancaster
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Lancaster
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Lancaster
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lancaster 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

Lancaster 7.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Lancaster adults are doing

1 in 3Lancaster adults feel lonely

29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Lancaster adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Lancaster adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Lancaster adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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

Lancaster adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Lancaster adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Lancaster adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Lancaster adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.1% of Lancaster adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Lancaster

Lancaster 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 Lancaster.

33.4%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Granville34.6%

Poppleton34.9%

Lancaster35.3%

Care nearby

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 8.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 41.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 42 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 46.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 41.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 65.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLancaster's county is a federal shortage area.Kittson County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careLancaster's county is a federal shortage area.Kittson County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthLancaster'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 Lancaster. 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 Lancaster

Measure	Lancaster	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.2%	30.7–39.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	31.5–40.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.3%	27–43.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.5%	23.9–31.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.8%	21.1–28.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.2%	12.3–18.4%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.3%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10–14.1%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	5.8–8.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.9%	12.4–19.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.3–20.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	20.8–31.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	25.6–38.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.1–79.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	60.3–67.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.6–87.8%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	73.5%	68.7–77.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	72.7–85.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	76.3–81.9%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	5.8–9.8%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	24.4–34.6%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.1–24.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.5–17.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	14.8–21.9%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.2–15.6%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	9.1–14.6%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.3–10.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	4.9–7%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6–8.4%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.1%	6.9–11.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.8%	25.9–36.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14%	11.4–16.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.5–15.9%	12.8%
Hearing	8.4%	7.2–9.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	3.8–5.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.1–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8%	6.7–9.4%	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 Lancaster door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lancaster 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.