Health · Lee

Lee, MN health

Lee differs from Minnesota on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (83% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (79.5% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.9% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55760, 56431

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How Lee 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 Lee adults…

41 of every 100 Lee adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 37.5–45.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lee, betterLee, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Lee
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Lee
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Lee
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Lee
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lee 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lee 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Lee adults are doing

1 in 4Lee adults feel lonely

27.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Lee adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Lee adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Lee adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · 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 8

Lee adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Lee adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Lee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Lee adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.3% of Lee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Lee

Lee and the towns around it

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

33.3%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Glen33.3%

Lee33.5%

Rice River33.7%

Care nearby

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 27.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamia · 30.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 38.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 45.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLee is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI North Aitkin RSA 58 · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careLee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Aitkin County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthLee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Lee. 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 Lee

Measure	Lee	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.4%	37.5–45.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	35.3–43.5%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	33.5%	27.4–40.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.4–36.3%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.3%	20.2–26.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.8–17.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9.2–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.5%	11.4–13.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	15%	13.1–17%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.9%	7.8–10.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.9–11%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.5–5.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	14.4–19.1%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	13.2–18.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.5%	24.3–33.1%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	25.7–36.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.5%	76.4–82.4%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.4–68%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.9–89.7%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	71%	66.4–75.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	69.2–82.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83%	80.5–85.4%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	6.3–8.7%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.2%	23.1–31.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.7–23.8%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.6–15.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.9–23.3%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13.1–16.6%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.3–14.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.3–10%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	5–6.6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.3–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.3%	7.9–10.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	34.4%	30.5–38.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.9–14.9%	12.8%
Hearing	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	6.8%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.1%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–9.8%	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 Lee door to door.

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

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