Health · Le Roy

Le Roy, MN health

Le Roy differs from Minnesota on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55951, 55961
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How Le Roy 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 Le Roy adults…

36 of every 100 Le Roy adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.4–39.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Le Roy, betterLe Roy, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Le Roy
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Le Roy
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Le Roy
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Le Roy
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Le Roy 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Le Roy adults are doing

1 in 3Le Roy adults feel lonely
29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Le Roy adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Le Roy adults lack social or emotional support
21% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Le Roy adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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 9
Le Roy adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Le Roy adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Le Roy adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Le Roy adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.8% of Le Roy adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Le Roy

Le Roy and the towns around it

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

Bennington: 39.2% Lodi: 37% Beaver: 38.7% Bloomfield: 41.1% Clayton: 36.8% Frankford: 38.4% Adams: 36.3% Chester: 40.5% York: 41.1% Le Roy: 37.5% Le Roy Bennington Lodi Beaver
36.3%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Lodi37%
Le Roy37.5%
Beaver38.7%
Bennington39.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 22.3 mi

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

Getting care

Care in and near Le Roy

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

HNearest ERRegional Health Services of Howard CountyCresco · 22.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Hospital Rochester★★★★★ · 32.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 35 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.3 mi
Regional Health Services of Howard County
Cresco · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.7 mi
Mitchell County Regional Health
Osage · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
32.8 mi
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
32.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
35 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
44.5 mi
Community Health Center of Fort Dodge
2 sites · nearest in Mason City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careLe Roy is a federal shortage area.Southeast Mower County · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careLe Roy's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Mower County · need score 13 of 25
✓ Mental healthLe Roy is not a shortage area

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 Le Roy. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Le Roy
MeasureLe RoyMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.6%32.4–39.1%31%worse
High cholesterol35.1%31.7–38.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.5%32–43.4%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.8%25.1–30.6%22.3%worse
Depression24.5%21.7–27.9%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.1%9.8–14.5%8.9%worse
Asthma10%9–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.7%9.8–11.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.9%10.4–13.5%10.1%worse
COPD7%6–8.1%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.7%6.9–8.6%5.9%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%12.7–17.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.8%14.3–19.6%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.3%22.8–30.4%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.7%26.5–37.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.4%73.2–79.4%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.2%61.9–68.5%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.1%84.5–87.7%85.3%about the same
Colon screening72.2%67.7–76.1%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.5%72.2–83.7%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80%77.6–82.3%76.1%better
No health insurance7.3%6.1–8.9%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29%25–33.2%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21%18–24.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.6–17%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.3%15–19.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.9%11.4–14.7%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.7%8.8–12.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.3%6.9–9.7%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.5–6.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.6%5.7–7.6%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.8%6.4–9.4%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.1%27.5–34.9%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14%12.1–16.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.3%11.8–15.1%12.8%
Hearing9.1%8.2–10.1%6.8%
Vision4.6%4–5.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.2–4.2%3.1%
Errands alone7.9%7–9.1%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 Le Roy door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Le Roy better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Le Roy by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Le Roy 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.

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