Health · Mentor

Mentor, MN health

Mentor differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.4% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.8% vs 85.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Mentor
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 131 people are less certain, so we show Mentor's figures without a grade.

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How Mentor 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 Mentor adults…

39 of every 100 Mentor adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–43%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mentor, betterMentor, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Mentor
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.4% Mentor
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Mentor
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17% Mentor
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
88%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
82%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mentor 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Mentor adults are doing

1 in 3Mentor adults feel lonely
29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Mentor adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Mentor adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Mentor adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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
Mentor adults worry about having enough food
12.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Mentor adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Mentor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Mentor adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Mentor

No hospital or community health center in Mentor itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EREssentia Health FosstonFosston · 20.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthGrand Forks · 43.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20.7 mi
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.7 mi
Riverview Hospital
Crookston · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.9 mi
Mahnomen Health Center
Mahnomen · not rated
ER
29.4 mi
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
Thief River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.9 mi
Spectra Health
2 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
63 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careMentor's county is a federal shortage area.Polk/Red Lake Counties · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careMentor is not a shortage area
! Mental healthMentor's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mentor. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Mentor
MeasureMentorMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.6%34.2–43%31%worse
High cholesterol37.7%33.5–42%33.4%worse
Obesity40.3%33.2–47.6%33.5%about the same
Arthritis31.3%27.5–35.2%22.3%worse
Depression23.5%20.3–27.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.3%7.5–11.4%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.8%10.6–13.1%8.5%worse
Diabetes14%11.7–16.4%10.1%worse
COPD8.6%6.9–10.5%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.2–11.1%5.9%worse
Stroke4.7%4–5.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17%13.3–20.9%13.1%worse
Binge drink15.9%13.3–18.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise28.9%23.2–34.6%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours33.4%28–39.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78%74.7–81.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64.8%61.3–68.1%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.8%85.7–89.8%85.3%better
Colon screening72.8%68.2–77%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.4%71.5–84.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds82.4%79.6–85.1%76.1%better
No health insurance7.7%5.5–10.4%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29%24.4–34.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.3%17.7–25.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.4–16.7%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health20.8%16.7–25%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14.7%12.2–17.1%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.4%9.4–16.1%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.9%7–11.1%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.8%4.7–7.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.2%5.9–8.7%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.4%7–12.5%7.9%
Disability
Any disability33.4%27.9–38.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.8%13.6–20.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.6%11.2–16.1%12.8%
Hearing10.7%9.2–12.2%6.8%
Vision5.4%4.4–6.5%4%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.6–5.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.8%7.2–10.6%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 Mentor door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Mentor better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mentor 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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