Health · Marcell

Marcell, MN health

Marcell differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13% vs 17.8%) and fewer lonely adults (26.5% vs 31.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (12.6% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56657, 56628, 56636

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 383 people are less certain, so we show Marcell's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Marcell 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 Marcell adults…

48 of every 100 Marcell adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 43.8–52.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Marcell, betterMarcell, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.2% Marcell
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 26.3% Marcell
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13% Marcell
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.3% Marcell
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Marcell 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

Marcell 8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Marcell adults are doing

1 in 4Marcell adults feel lonely

26.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · better

1 in 5Marcell adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Marcell adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Marcell adults are in frequent mental distress

13.7% · 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

Marcell adults worry about having enough food

13.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Marcell adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Marcell adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Marcell adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

11% of Marcell adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.1%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing13.4%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Marcell

Marcell 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 Marcell.

36.8%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Lake Jessie36.8%

Stokes38%

Marcell38.3%

Bowstring38.6%

Care nearby

Bigfork Valley HospitalBigfork · 12.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing · 34.8 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMarcell is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, North Itasca · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careMarcell's county is a federal shortage area.Itasca County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthMarcell'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 Marcell. 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 Marcell

Measure	Marcell	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	48%	43.8–52.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	41.4%	37.3–45.6%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	38.3%	32.1–44.7%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	36.5%	32.9–40.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22%	19–25.2%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11.1–16.4%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.7%	12.4–15%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	19.2%	16.7–21.8%	10.1%	worse
COPD	10.9%	9.3–12.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	12.6%	11.2–14.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	6%	5.3–6.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.3%	15.4–21.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	13%	10.7–15.3%	17.8%	better
Get no exercise	31.2%	26.4–36.3%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	26.3%	21.8–31.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	77.5–83.4%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	62.4%	58.9–65.8%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.3–90.4%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	72.9%	68.5–77.1%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	74.2%	66.8–80.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.4%	81.8–86.7%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8%	6.4–9.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.5%	22.5–30.9%	31.2%	better
Lack emotional support	19.9%	16.9–23.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.7%	12.1–15.5%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.8%	20.6–27.4%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.5–18.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.3%	10.9–16%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.4–8.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11%	9–13.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	39.5%	34.8–44.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.1%	18.2–24.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.9–15.5%	12.8%
Hearing	13.4%	11.8–15%	6.8%
Vision	6.5%	5.6–7.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	4.7–6.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.4–11%	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 Marcell door to door.

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

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