Health · Libby

Libby, MN health

Libby differs from Minnesota on 17 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (83.8% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (80.2% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56469, 55760

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 56 people are less certain, so we show Libby's figures without a grade.

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How Libby 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 Libby adults…

43 of every 100 Libby adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 39.1–47.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Libby, betterLibby, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Libby
MN 22.3%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Libby
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Libby
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Libby 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

Libby 7.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Libby adults are doing

1 in 4Libby adults feel lonely

27% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Libby adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Libby adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Libby adults are in frequent mental distress

14% · 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

Libby adults worry about having enough food

12.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Libby adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Libby adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Libby adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.4% of Libby adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.6%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing11.7%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Libby

Libby and the towns around it

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

33.2%34.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Verdon33.6%

Turner33.7%

Workman33.7%

Libby33.8%

Care nearby

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 24.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids · 29.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 34.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 39.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 24.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 47 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthLibby'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 Libby. 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 Libby

Measure	Libby	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.4%	39.1–47.8%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	40.6%	36.3–45.1%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	33.8%	27.4–40.8%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	34.2%	30.5–38%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.1%	19.9–26.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.4–15.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.8%	11.7–14.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	16%	13.9–18.3%	10.1%	worse
COPD	9.7%	8.4–11.1%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	10.7%	9.5–11.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.8–20.1%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	15.1%	12.6–18.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	24.8–34.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	26–37.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77–83.2%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	63.1%	59.4–66.7%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.5–90.3%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	72%	67.2–76.2%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	68.8–82.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.8%	81.1–86.2%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	6.1–9.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	22.9–31.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.7–24.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14%	12.3–15.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.4%	18.5–24.6%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.6–17.4%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.4%	10.1–14.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	7–9.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.9–6.5%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.1–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.7–11.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	35.5%	31–40%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.6%	16.1–21.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.7–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	11.7%	10.4–13%	6.8%
Vision	5.7%	5–6.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.8–10.2%	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 Libby door to door.

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

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