Health · Marshall

Marshall, MN health

Marshall differs from Minnesota on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (7% vs 5.9%) and more adults with COPD (6.4% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55970, 55909, 55933

BHealth Grade

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Marshall’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Marshall is healthier than 61% of U.S. towns, and than 79% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthA-Physical distressBMental distressC+ObesityB+DiabetesB-SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 61%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 37%

Towns with similar incomes, $51K–$86K (9,500)Healthier than 79%

Better than its income would suggest. Marshall is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Marshall 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 Marshall 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. Marshall’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Marshall 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 Marshall adults…

33 of every 100 Marshall adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30–37%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Marshall, betterMarshall, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Marshall
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Marshall
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Marshall
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Marshall
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Marshall 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

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

Mind & connection

How Marshall adults are doing

1 in 3Marshall adults feel lonely

29.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Marshall adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Marshall adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Marshall adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · 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 10

Marshall adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Marshall adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Marshall adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Marshall adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.3% of Marshall adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Marshall

Marshall and the towns around it

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

36.3%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Adams36.3%

Clayton36.8%

Marshall37%

Dexter37.2%

Elkton37.4%

Windom37.7%

Care nearby

Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage · 23.7 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester · 30.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAlbert Lea · 31.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Olmsted Medical CenterRochester · 31.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 32.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of Mason CityMason City · 39.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMarshall is a federal shortage area.Southeast Mower County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careMarshall's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Mower County · need score 13 of 25

✓ Mental healthMarshall is not a shortage area

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 Marshall. 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 Marshall

Measure	Marshall	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.4%	30–37%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.6%	30–37.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37%	31.1–43.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26%	23.2–29%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25.1%	21.9–28.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.2%	7.4–11.3%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11%	9.5–12.6%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7%	6.2–7.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.5–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.8%	14.9–21%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	21.3–29.1%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	25.9–37.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.2%	71.7–78.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.9%	64.5–71.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.4%	83.5–87.3%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	64–73.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80.3%	73.6–85.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75.5–80.9%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	6–8.8%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.2%	24.7–33.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18–24.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.6–17.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.2%	13.9–18.7%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.8–13.9%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.6–12.6%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7–9.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.5–6.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.6–7.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.3%	5.9–8.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.2%	25.5–33.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.6%	10.8–14.6%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.6–15%	12.8%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	6.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	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 Marshall door to door.

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

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