Health · Lowville

Lowville, MN health

Lowville differs from Minnesota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.2% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56151, 56115, 56172
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How Lowville 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 Lowville adults…

37 of every 100 Lowville adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.8–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lowville, betterLowville, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Lowville
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Lowville
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Lowville
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Lowville
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
70%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lowville 8.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Lowville adults are doing

1 in 3Lowville adults feel lonely
29.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Lowville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Lowville adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Lowville adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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
Lowville adults worry about having enough food
11.2% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Lowville adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Lowville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Lowville adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.3% of Lowville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Lowville

Lowville 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 Lowville.

Leeds: 37.3% Mason: 36.5% Skandia: 38% Cameron: 37.6% Chanarambie: 37.5% Slayton: 36.5% Lake Wilson: 37.2% Lake Sarah: 38.2% Murray: 36% Ellsborough: 38.4% Rock: 38.7% Lowville: 37.6% Lowville Leeds Mason Skandia Cameron Murray County Memorial Hospital · Slayton · 7.3 miH
36%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Mason36.5%
Leeds37.3%
Lowville37.6%
Cameron37.6%
Skandia38%
6 places to get careNearest ER 7.3 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 Lowville

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

HNearest ERMurray County Memorial HospitalSlayton · 7.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareFulda · 18.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.3 mi
Murray County Memorial Hospital
Slayton · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Sanford Tracy Medical Center
Tracy · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
Rural Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Fulda
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.5 mi
Avera Tyler Hospital
Tyler · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.6 mi
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center
Westbrook · not rated
ERRural critical access
55.1 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careLowville's county is a federal shortage area.Murray County · need score 10 of 25
! Dental careLowville's county is a federal shortage area.Murray County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthLowville's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Lowville. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Lowville
MeasureLowvilleMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.9%32.8–41.3%31%worse
High cholesterol36.9%32.6–41.4%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.6%30–45.7%33.5%about the same
Arthritis28.6%25.2–32.2%22.3%worse
Depression23.8%20.4–27.6%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.1%9.9–14.7%8.9%worse
Asthma10%8.8–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.7%9.6–11.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.6%10.8–14.5%10.1%worse
COPD7.5%6.4–8.7%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.3–9.2%5.9%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.8%13.4–18.6%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.8%13.9–20%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.7%22.1–31.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.2%23.9–36.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76%72.4–79.5%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.5%61–67.9%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.8%85.1–88.5%85.3%about the same
Colon screening69.6%64.5–73.9%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.7%71.3–84.6%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.3%77.5–83.1%76.1%better
No health insurance8.1%6.6–9.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.5%24.9–34.5%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.3%18.1–24.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.8%13–16.7%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.1%16.3–22%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.7%11.8–15.5%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.2%9.2–13.5%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.7%7.3–10.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.7–6.4%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.7%5.8–7.7%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.3%6.8–10%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.3%26.9–35.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15%12.9–17.4%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.2%11.5–15%12.8%
Hearing9.1%8.1–10.2%6.8%
Vision4.6%4.1–5.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone7.9%6.9–9%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 Lowville door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Lowville better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lowville by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lowville 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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