Health · Langhei

Langhei, MN health

Langhei differs from Minnesota on 11 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 (12% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56215, 56381, 56244, 56226

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 251 people are less certain, so we show Langhei's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Langhei 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 Langhei adults…

36 of every 100 Langhei adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.3–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Langhei, betterLanghei, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.2% Langhei
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Langhei
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Langhei
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Langhei
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Langhei 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Langhei 8.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Langhei adults are doing

1 in 3Langhei adults feel lonely

29.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Langhei adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Langhei adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Langhei 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

Langhei adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Langhei adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Langhei adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Langhei adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.2% of Langhei adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Langhei

Langhei 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 Langhei.

37.8%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Benson38.2%

Hoff38.6%

Langhei38.7%

Blue Mounds39.1%

Rolling Forks39.2%

Care nearby

Centracare - BensonBenson · 9.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glacial Ridge HospitalGlenwood · 16 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Stevens Community Medical CenterMorris · 18.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Appleton Area HealthAppleton · 27.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 33.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 70.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLanghei's county is a federal shortage area.Pope County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careLanghei is not a shortage area

! Mental healthLanghei'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 Langhei. 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 Langhei

Measure	Langhei	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.8%	32.3–40%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.1%	32.4–40.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.7%	32.1–46.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.4%	24.5–30.7%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.8%	21.7–28.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12%	9.8–14.6%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.3%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.5–13.9%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.7%	13.2–18.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.4%	14.8–20.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.2%	22–31.1%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.4%	24.5–36.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.1%	72.8–79.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.3–68.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.8–87.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.7%	66.1–75%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.5%	71.5–84.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	76.8–81.9%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.1%	6.7–9.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.2%	24.7–34%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.6–24.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.7–17.5%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.5%	15.8–21.5%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.6–15.2%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	9.7–14.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.7–10.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.2–8.4%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.2%	7.4–11.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.4–36%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.3–16.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.9–15.6%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–10%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.1–9.5%	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 Langhei door to door.

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

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