Health · Morcom

Morcom, MN health

Morcom differs from Minnesota on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.6% vs 9.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.7% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55723 (all of Morcom)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 45 people are less certain, so we show Morcom's figures without a grade.

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How Morcom 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 Morcom adults…

41 of every 100 Morcom adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Morcom, betterMorcom, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Morcom
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Morcom
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Morcom
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Morcom
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
66%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
90%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
76%
Mammogram
MN 79%
84%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Morcom 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Morcom adults are doing

1 in 3Morcom adults feel lonely
30.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Morcom adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Morcom adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Morcom adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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 9
Morcom adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Morcom adults worry about keeping their housing
7.6% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 19
Morcom adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Morcom adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.5% of Morcom adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing10.5%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Morcom

Morcom and the towns around it

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

Bearville: 37% Sturgeon: 36.8% French: 37.4% Carpenter: 37.5% Linden Grove: 36.5% Alango: 36.8% Morcom: 36.4% Morcom Bearville Sturgeon French
36.4%37.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Morcom36.4%
Sturgeon36.8%
Bearville37%
French37.4%
5 places to get careNearest ER 16.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Morcom

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

HNearest ERCook HospitalCook · 16.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRange Regional Health Services★★★★★ · 24.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesCook · 16.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.5 mi
Cook Area Health Services
8 sites · nearest in Cook
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.9 mi
Cook Hospital
Cook · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.7 mi
Range Regional Health Services
Hibbing · ★★★★★
27.2 mi
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia · ★★★★★
29.3 mi
Bigfork Valley Hospital
Bigfork · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careMorcom is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMorcom is not a shortage area
! Mental healthMorcom's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Morcom. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Morcom
MeasureMorcomMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.5%36.9–44.1%31%worse
High cholesterol38.2%34.5–41.8%33.4%worse
Obesity36.4%31.7–41.4%33.5%about the same
Arthritis33.2%30–36.5%22.3%worse
Depression23.1%20.2–26.2%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.4%10.4–14.7%8.9%worse
Asthma10.4%9.2–11.7%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.5%11.4–13.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes14.8%13–16.8%10.1%worse
COPD8.5%7.4–9.7%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.7%8.7–10.9%5.9%worse
Stroke4.7%4.3–5.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.2%13.9–18.7%13.1%worse
Binge drink15.2%12.8–17.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.6%23–30.6%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.6%28.3–35%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.7%76.6–82.3%74.8%better
Dentist visit65.8%63.1–68.4%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check89.5%88.1–90.8%85.3%better
Colon screening73.4%70.1–76.5%68.7%better
Mammogram76.3%71–81%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds83.7%81–86.1%76.1%better
No health insurance6.3%5.2–7.5%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.3%27–33.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%18–23.4%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.6–16.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health20%17.6–22.8%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14.9%13.1–16.8%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.7%9.1–12.5%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity7.6%6.6–8.8%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.5–6%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.7%5.9–7.6%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.5%7.2–10%7.9%
Disability
Any disability34.3%30.7–38.2%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.6%15.4–20.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.5%11–14.1%12.8%
Hearing10.5%9.3–11.7%6.8%
Vision5%4.5–5.7%4%
Dressing or bathing4.3%3.8–4.8%3.1%
Errands alone8.2%7.2–9.3%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 Morcom door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Morcom better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Morcom by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Morcom 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.

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