Health · Nereson

Nereson, MN health

Nereson differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.8% vs 5.4%) and more smokers (16% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56714 (all of Nereson)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 40 people are less certain, so we show Nereson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Nereson 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 Nereson adults…

33 of every 100 Nereson adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.7–36.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nereson, betterNereson, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Nereson
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Nereson
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Nereson
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Nereson
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nereson 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

Nereson 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Nereson adults are doing

1 in 3Nereson adults feel lonely

29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Nereson adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Nereson adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Nereson adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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

Nereson adults worry about having enough food

11.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Nereson adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Nereson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Nereson adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.4% of Nereson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Nereson

Nereson 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 Nereson.

34.9%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Barnett35.4%

Grimstad35.7%

Poplar Grove36%

Nereson36.8%

Stokes36.8%

Care nearby

Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau · 13.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 40 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 46.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 50.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 70.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 72.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNereson's county is a federal shortage area.Roseau County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careNereson is not a shortage area

! Mental healthNereson'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 Nereson. 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 Nereson

Measure	Nereson	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.6%	28.7–36.6%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.8%	30.7–39.1%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.8%	29.7–44.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.7%	22.6–28.8%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.3–27.2%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.6–13.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.4%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.7%	10–13.4%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.5–18.7%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.3%	16.1–22.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	20.7–29.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	26.1–38.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.1%	71.2–78.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.9%	58.2–65.5%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.5–87.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	62.4–72.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.5–84.4%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	75.8–81.6%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	6–8.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	25–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.5–25.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.9–17.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15.1–20.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.4–14.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.7%	9.5–13.9%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.6–10.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.1–6.9%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	26.4–34.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.4–15.5%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12.1–15.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	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 Nereson door to door.

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

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