Health · Mapleton

Mapleton, MN health

On most measures Mapleton looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (6.9% vs 5.9%) and more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Mapleton

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Mapleton’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Mapleton is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns and 57% of Minnesota towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressB+Mental distressBObesityB+DiabetesBSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 72%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 57%

Towns with similar incomes, $61K–$101K (9,753)Healthier than 80%

About what its income would suggest. Mapleton does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Mapleton could be anywhere from C+ to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Mapleton with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Mapleton uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Mapleton 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 Mapleton adults…

34 of every 100 Mapleton adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.2–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mapleton, betterMapleton, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Mapleton
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.7% Mapleton
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Mapleton
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Mapleton
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mapleton 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

Mapleton 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Mapleton adults are doing

1 in 3Mapleton adults feel lonely

29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Mapleton adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Mapleton adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Mapleton adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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

Mapleton adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Mapleton adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Mapleton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Mapleton adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

of Mapleton adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Mapleton

Mapleton and the towns around it

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

34.4%36.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first

Mapleton34.4%

Mapleton35.1%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

United Hospital DistrictBlue Earth · 21.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Madelia HealthMadelia · 24.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaWaseca · 24.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Open Door Health CenterMankato · 16.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Jordan Dental ClinicJordan · 53.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMapleton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Blue Earth County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMapleton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Blue Earth County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthMapleton's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Mapleton. 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 Mapleton

Measure	Mapleton	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.9%	30.2–37.4%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.7%	30.1–37.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.4%	28.7–40.6%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.3%	22.4–28.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25.3%	21.8–28.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.6–11.7%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.6–10.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	10.7%	9.2–12.4%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.2%	5–7.4%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6–7.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3–4.1%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	11.1–16.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.9%	15.1–21.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.3%	19.6–28.7%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.7%	22.9–32.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.7%	72.3–79%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.6%	65.2–71.7%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.7%	82.4–86.9%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	66.9%	62.1–71.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	74.8%	67.2–81.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	75–80.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	5.7–9.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	24.9–33.9%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.5–23%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	13.6–18%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16%	13.1–19%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.2–13.9%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.2–13.2%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.6–10.1%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.4–6.5%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.6–8.1%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.9%	5.9–10%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.2%	25.7–34.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.7%	10.4–15%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.6–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.3–9.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.5–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.8–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.4–9.2%	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 Mapleton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mapleton directly, so these are its own figures.

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.