Health · Lone Pine

Lone Pine, MN health

Lone Pine differs from Minnesota on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.9% vs 85.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55775, 55769
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How Lone Pine 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 Lone Pine adults…

39 of every 100 Lone Pine adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–43.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lone Pine, betterLone Pine, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Lone Pine
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.2% Lone Pine
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Lone Pine
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Lone Pine
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
88%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
76%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lone Pine 6.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Lone Pine adults are doing

1 in 4Lone Pine adults feel lonely
27.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Lone Pine adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Lone Pine adults lack social or emotional support
20% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Lone Pine adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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
Lone Pine adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Lone Pine adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Lone Pine adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Lone Pine adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8% of Lone Pine adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Lone Pine

Lone Pine 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 Lone Pine.

Greenway: 36.5% Hibbing: 38.1% Nashwauk: 37.8% Nashwauk: 37.4% Goodland: 37% Taconite: 36.8% Marble: 36.1% Cherry: 36.4% Balkan: 38.9% Lavell: 37.1% Keewatin: 38.5% Great Scott: 36.6% Lawrence: 36.1% Balsam: 36.2% Wawina: 37.2% Feeley: 36% Cedar Valley: 38.5% Lone Pine: 36.6% Lone Pine Greenway Hibbing Nashwauk Nashwauk Goodland Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing · 10.8 mi · 4★ MedicareH Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital · Grand Rapids · 21.5 mi · 4★ MedicareH
36%38.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first
Greenway36.5%
Lone Pine36.6%
Goodland37%
Nashwauk37.4%
Nashwauk37.8%
Hibbing38.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 21.5 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 Lone Pine

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

HNearest ERGrand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids · 21.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRange Regional Health Services★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesEveleth · 29.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Range Regional Health Services
Hibbing · ★★★★★
21.5 mi
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
29.2 mi
Cook Area Health Services
7 sites · nearest in Eveleth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.5 mi
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia · ★★★★★
31.3 mi
Essentia Health Deer River
Deer River · not rated
ERRural critical access
56.3 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine Clinic
Carlton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careLone Pine is a federal shortage area.South Itasca · need score 10 of 25
! Dental careLone Pine's county is a federal shortage area.Itasca County · need score 12 of 25
! Mental healthLone Pine'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 Lone Pine. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Lone Pine
MeasureLone PineMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.4%35.3–43.4%31%worse
High cholesterol36.8%32.8–40.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.6%30.6–43.1%33.5%about the same
Arthritis30.1%26.6–33.6%22.3%worse
Depression23.5%20.2–26.9%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.9%8.8–13.2%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.3%10.1–12.4%8.5%worse
Diabetes14.2%12.2–16.4%10.1%worse
COPD7.7%6.5–9.2%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.4–9.7%5.9%worse
Stroke4.2%3.6–4.7%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%13.6–19.6%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.2%13.5–19.1%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.2%20.8–29.8%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.2%23.5–33.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.7%74.2–80.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.4%62.1–68.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.9%86.1–89.5%85.3%better
Colon screening71.5%67.2–75.8%68.7%about the same
Mammogram75.6%68.6–81.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.4%77.3–83.2%76.1%better
No health insurance6.6%5.2–8.4%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.4%23.2–31.9%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20%16.8–23.3%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.6%12.7–16.5%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.5%15.5–21.8%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%12–16%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.7%8.5–13.2%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.2%6.7–9.8%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.4%4.5–6.3%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.4%5.5–7.5%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8%6.2–9.9%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.4%28–37%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%12.8–17.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.8%11.1–14.8%12.8%
Hearing9.3%8.1–10.5%6.8%
Vision4.6%3.9–5.3%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.6%3.1%
Errands alone7.8%6.7–9%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 Lone Pine door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Lone Pine better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lone Pine by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lone Pine 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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