Health · Nordick

Nordick, MN health

Nordick differs from Minnesota on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.6% vs 9.3%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (74.1% vs 68.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56553, 56520, 56594

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 51 people are less certain, so we show Nordick's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Nordick 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 Nordick adults…

36 of every 100 Nordick adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.7–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nordick, betterNordick, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Nordick
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.6% Nordick
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Nordick
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Nordick
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nordick 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Nordick 6.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Nordick adults are doing

1 in 4Nordick adults feel lonely

28.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Nordick adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Nordick adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Nordick adults are in frequent mental distress

14.6% · 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

Nordick adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Nordick adults worry about keeping their housing

7.6% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Nordick adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Nordick adults lack reliable transportation

6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Nordick

Nordick 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 Nordick.

34.5%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Meadows36.1%

McCauleyville36.7%

Mitchell36.7%

Nordick36.9%

Connelly39.4%

Care nearby

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 9.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia HealthFargo · 31 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 33.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 35.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Churches United for the HomelessMoorhead · 32.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 33 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNordick's county is a federal shortage area.Wilkin County · need score 10 of 25

! Dental careNordick's county is a federal shortage area.Traverse/Wilkin County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthNordick's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Nordick. 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 Nordick

Measure	Nordick	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	31.7–40.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.9%	32.4–41.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	29–45.6%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.4%	24.1–31%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.2–27.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	9–13.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.4–11.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.4–14%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.9%	5.7–8.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.7–8.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.2–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.2–18.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18%	14.9–21.5%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	19.6–28.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.6%	23.1–34.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	72.5–80.1%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.3%	63.1–69.6%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	84.9–89.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	74.1%	69.8–78.3%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	79.7%	72.9–85.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	76.9–82.9%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.4%	4.9–8.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	23.7–33.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.1–24.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.6%	12.7–16.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17%	14.2–20.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.2–15%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	7.6–12%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.6%	6.1–9.1%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.1–5.9%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6%	5.1–7.1%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.5–8.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.4%	24.9–34.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.2–15.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.6–14.5%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.6–9.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.5–4.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.2–8.3%	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 Nordick door to door.

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

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