Health · McCrea

McCrea, MN health

McCrea differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.4% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56762 (all of McCrea)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 217 people are less certain, so we show McCrea's figures without a grade.

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How McCrea 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 McCrea adults…

35 of every 100 McCrea adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.3–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McCrea, betterMcCrea, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% McCrea
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% McCrea
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% McCrea
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% McCrea
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of McCrea 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

McCrea 8.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How McCrea adults are doing

1 in 3McCrea adults feel lonely

29.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4McCrea adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5McCrea adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6McCrea 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 8

McCrea adults worry about having enough food

12.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

McCrea adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

McCrea adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

McCrea adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.4% of McCrea adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around McCrea

McCrea and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

38.9%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Comstock39.5%

Alma39.5%

Warren39.6%

McCrea39.7%

Warrenton39.7%

Brislet39.7%

Boxville39.7%

Care nearby

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 4.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 24.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Riverview HospitalCrookston · 31.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 26.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Grand Forks MedicalGrand Forks · 26.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMcCrea's county is a federal shortage area.Marshall County · need score 11 of 25

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

! Mental healthMcCrea's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 McCrea. 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 McCrea

Measure	McCrea	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35%	31.3–38.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.7%	31.9–39.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	32.7–46.6%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.3%	24.4–30.4%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.5%	21.3–27.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.4%	10.4–14.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	9–10.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.3–13.5%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.1%	6.2–8.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.5–18.7%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.2%	15.4–21.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.3%	22.1–30.8%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	26.6–37.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.5%	72.2–78.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.4%	60.2–66.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.3–87%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	64.2–72.2%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.1%	68.6–81.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76.5–81.5%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.4%	6.7–10.2%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.8–34.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	18.2–24.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	14.1–17.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.1%	16.6–22%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.7–15.2%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.6%	10.5–15.2%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	8.1–11.2%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.8–11.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28–36.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.5–16.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.5–16.2%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.7–9.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	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 McCrea door to door.

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

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