Health · Marshall

Marshall, MN health

Marshall differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing food insecurity (14.3% vs 11.4%) and more uninsured adults (9.4% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Marshall
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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 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 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…

30 of every 100 Marshall adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.8–34%

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 25.6% Marshall
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Marshall
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Marshall
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Marshall
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
63%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
82%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
76%
Mammogram
MN 79%
76%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Marshall 9.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Marshall adults are doing

1 in 3Marshall adults feel lonely
31.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Marshall adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Marshall adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Marshall adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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 7
Marshall adults worry about having enough food
14.3% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 9
Marshall adults worry about keeping their housing
10.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 15
Marshall adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 11
Marshall adults lack reliable transportation
8.7% · MN 7.1% · worse

10.4% of Marshall adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Marshall.

Fairview: 37.9% Lake Marshall: 37.8% Lynd: 38.2% Grandview: 38.4% Stanley: 38% Vallers: 38.3% Sodus: 37.9% Clifton: 37.7% Lyons: 38.2% Island Lake: 38.5% Nordland: 38% Westerheim: 38% Marshall: 37.7% Marshall Fairview Lake Marshall Lynd Grandview Avera Marshall Regional Medical Ctr · Marshall · 0.6 miH Access Health - Marshall · Marshall · 1.4 mi+
37.7%38.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Marshall37.7%
Lake Marshall37.8%
Fairview37.9%
Lynd38.2%
Grandview38.4%

Care in and near Marshall

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Marshall, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Avera Marshall Regional Medical CtrMarshall · 0.6 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · 17.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 30 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 58.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careMarshall is not a shortage area
! Dental careMarshall's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lyon County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthMarshall's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 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
MeasureMarshallMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.4%26.8–34%31%about the same
High cholesterol31.6%27.9–35.4%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.7%30.7–44.9%33.5%about the same
Arthritis22.6%19.8–25.3%22.3%about the same
Depression23.1%19.7–26.5%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11%9–13.4%8.9%worse
Asthma10.2%9.1–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8%7.2–8.8%8.5%about the same
Diabetes10.5%9.1–12.1%10.1%about the same
COPD6.1%5.2–6.9%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.3%5.6–7%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.7%12.3–17.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.5%15.5–21.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.6%21.3–30%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.9%25.2–37.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74%70.3–77.6%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit62.9%59.3–66.4%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check82.2%80.1–84.2%85.3%worse
Colon screening67.6%62.9–72.3%68.7%about the same
Mammogram76.4%69.1–82.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds75.9%73.1–78.4%76.1%about the same
No health insurance9.4%7.9–11.1%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.8%27.3–36.9%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.6%19.5–26.2%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.3%14.4–18.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.2%15.6–20.7%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.2%10.6–13.8%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.3%12–16.8%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity10.7%9.1–12.5%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.8%5.8–7.9%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation8.7%7.6–9.9%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP10.4%8.7–12.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.9%25.8–34.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.4%10.6–14.3%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.6%12.8–16.4%12.8%
Hearing7.4%6.5–8.3%6.8%
Vision4.8%4.3–5.4%4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.1–4%3.1%
Errands alone8.3%7.3–9.3%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.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Marshall 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.

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