Health · Nevis

Nevis, MN health

Nevis differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.2% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Nevis

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Nevis’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Nevis is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns, and than 72% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressAMental distressB-ObesityC-DiabetesB-SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 56%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 27%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (9,558)Healthier than 72%

Better than its income would suggest. Nevis is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Nevis could be anywhere from C to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Nevis with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Nevis uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Nevis 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 Nevis adults…

33 of every 100 Nevis adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.7–37.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nevis, betterNevis, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Nevis
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.9% Nevis
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Nevis
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Nevis
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nevis 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

Nevis 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Nevis adults are doing

1 in 3Nevis adults feel lonely

29.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Nevis adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Nevis adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Nevis adults are in frequent mental distress

15% · 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

Nevis adults worry about having enough food

11.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Nevis adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Nevis adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Nevis adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.3% of Nevis adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Nevis

Nevis and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 10.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCass Lake · 31 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji · 37.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Astera HealthWadena · 38.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 68 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 77.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNevis's county is a federal shortage area.Hubbard County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careNevis's county is a federal shortage area.Hubbard County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthNevis's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Service Area Region 2 · need score 19 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 Nevis. 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 Nevis

Measure	Nevis	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.3%	29.7–37.1%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	30.8–38.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.9%	29.8–42.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.5–31.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.1%	19.9–26.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.3–14%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.7–14.5%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.2%	5.9–8.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	11.9–18.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.9%	14.1–19.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.5%	20.1–29.7%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.9%	23.7–34.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	73.8–80.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.7%	63.4–69.9%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.3–88.7%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	71%	66.2–75.4%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	72.2–84.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.5–83%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.2–9.3%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	25.1–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	16.5–23.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15%	13.1–17.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.8%	14.6–21.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.3–15.5%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.7%	9–14.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.1–10.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	4.8–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	5.9–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.3%	6.9–11.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.1%	25.7–35%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	11.9–17.4%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.3–15.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.7%	3.9–5.6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.2–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	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 Nevis door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Nevis 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.