Health · Leiding

Leiding, MN health

Leiding differs from Minnesota on 20 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.1% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (78.3% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.4% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55771 (all of Leiding)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 402 people are less certain, so we show Leiding's figures without a grade.

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How Leiding 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 Leiding adults…

40 of every 100 Leiding adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.9–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Leiding, betterLeiding, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Leiding
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.2% Leiding
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Leiding
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Leiding
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
63%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
88%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
76%
Mammogram
MN 79%
82%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Leiding 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Leiding adults are doing

1 in 3Leiding adults feel lonely
31.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Leiding adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Leiding adults lack social or emotional support
22.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Leiding 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 7
Leiding adults worry about having enough food
13.7% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 10
Leiding adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 15
Leiding adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 12
Leiding adults lack reliable transportation
8.6% · MN 7.1% · worse

10.1% of Leiding adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.8%

of Leiding 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%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Leiding

Leiding 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 Leiding.

Portage: 38.3% Beatty: 37% Camp 5: 38.4% Crane Lake: 35.9% Owens: 36.4% Field: 36.4% Leiding: 38.4% Leiding Portage Beatty Camp 5 Cook Hospital · Cook · 16.1 miH Scenic Rivers Health Services · Cook · 16 mi+
35.9%38.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Beatty37%
Portage38.3%
Leiding38.4%
Camp 538.4%
5 places to get careNearest ER 16.1 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 Leiding

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

HNearest ERCook HospitalCook · 16.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health Virginia★★★★★ · 39.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesCook · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16 mi
Cook Area Health Services
8 sites · nearest in Cook
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Cook Hospital
Cook · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.2 mi
Rainy Lake Medical Center
International Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.1 mi
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia · ★★★★★
43.6 mi
Bigfork Valley Hospital
Bigfork · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careLeiding is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLeiding is not a shortage area
! Mental healthLeiding's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Leiding. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Leiding
MeasureLeidingMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.7%35.9–43.5%31%worse
High cholesterol36.7%32.9–40.5%33.4%about the same
Obesity38.4%33.4–43.5%33.5%about the same
Arthritis31.1%27.8–34.4%22.3%worse
Depression22.7%19.6–25.9%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.2%10–14.6%8.9%worse
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.9%9.8–12.1%8.5%worse
Diabetes15.4%13.4–17.7%10.1%worse
COPD8.1%7–9.2%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.4%8.3–10.5%5.9%worse
Stroke4.7%4.2–5.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.5%15.9–21.2%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.4%13.8–19.2%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.2%23.4–31.2%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.2%30.5–37.9%29.2%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.3%75.2–81.2%74.8%better
Dentist visit63.1%60.1–65.9%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check88.3%86.7–89.7%85.3%better
Colon screening68.2%64.3–71.7%68.7%about the same
Mammogram75.8%69.9–80.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds82.1%79–84.8%76.1%better
No health insurance6.8%5.6–8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.3%27.8–34.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.7%19.9–25.5%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.3–17.3%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health21.3%18.5–24.4%16%worse
Frequent physical distress15.3%13.4–17.3%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.7%11.6–15.7%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity9.9%8.4–11.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.8–7.7%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation8.6%7.5–9.6%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP10.1%8.5–11.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability34.8%30.9–38.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.5%15.2–20.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.3%11.6–15.1%12.8%
Hearing10.4%9.2–11.7%6.8%
Vision5.6%5–6.2%4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.9–5%3.1%
Errands alone8.4%7.4–9.5%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 Leiding door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Leiding better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Leiding by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Leiding 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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