Health · Moose River

Moose River, MN health

Moose River differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.4% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.7% vs 5.7%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56724, 56737

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 39 people are less certain, so we show Moose River's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Moose River 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 Moose River adults…

40 of every 100 Moose River adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35–43.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Moose River, betterMoose River, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Moose River
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Moose River
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Moose River
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Moose River
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Moose River 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

Moose River 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Moose River adults are doing

1 in 4Moose River adults feel lonely

28.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Moose River adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Moose River adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Moose River adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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

Moose River adults worry about having enough food

10.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Moose River adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 21

Moose River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · MN 5.7% · better

1 in 16

Moose River adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7% of Moose River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Moose River

Moose River and the towns around it

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

35.7%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Palmville35.8%

Linsell37.6%

Moose River37.9%

Rollis37.9%

Thief Lake38.7%

Whiteford38.7%

Care nearby

Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 31.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Red Lake HospitalRedlake · 47.1 mi Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 49.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 69.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 75 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMoose River'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 Moose River. 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 Moose River

Measure	Moose River	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.5%	35–43.9%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	39.6%	35–44%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	37.9%	30.2–45.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.1–34.4%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.2%	18.9–25.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14%	11.4–16.9%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12%	10.7–13.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.2–15.4%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.2–9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	7.7–10.3%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.7–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	11.8–17.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.4–19.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	21.3–31.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.3%	23.7–35.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.7–81.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.2–68%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.2–89.8%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	70.1%	65.4–74.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	70.7–83.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.5%	79.6–85%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.6–9.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	23.9–33.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.3–24.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.2–15.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	15.6–22.4%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.4–15.6%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.1%	8.1–12.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.4%	6.1–9.1%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	3.9–5.6%	5.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.1–7.2%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.5–8.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.2%	28–38.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	12.8–18.5%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	10.7–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	10.3%	8.8–11.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	3.9–5.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.1–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.6–9.2%	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 Moose River door to door.

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

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