Health · Oklee

Oklee, MN health

Oklee differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Oklee
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 383 people are less certain, so we show Oklee's figures without a grade.

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How Oklee 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 Oklee adults…

35 of every 100 Oklee adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.7–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oklee, betterOklee, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Oklee
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Oklee
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Oklee
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Oklee
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
64%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
66%
Colon screening
MN 69%
75%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oklee 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Oklee adults are doing

1 in 3Oklee adults feel lonely
30.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Oklee adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Oklee adults lack social or emotional support
21% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Oklee adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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
Oklee adults worry about having enough food
11.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Oklee adults worry about keeping their housing
9.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 17
Oklee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Oklee adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.6% of Oklee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Oklee

Oklee and the towns around it

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

Lambert: 40% Poplar River: 39.8% Chester: 40% Garnes: 39.4% Lessor: 39.1% Oklee: 38.2% Oklee Lambert
38.2%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Oklee38.2%
Lambert40%
6 places to get careNearest ER 19.1 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 Oklee

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

HNearest EREssentia Health FosstonFosston · 19.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthGrand Forks · 54.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.1 mi
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.1 mi
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
Thief River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.5 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
30 mi
Sanford Bagley Medical Center
Bagley · not rated
ERRural critical access
54.9 mi
Spectra Health
2 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
72.9 mi
Scenic Rivers Health Services
Northome · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careOklee's county is a federal shortage area.Polk/Red Lake Counties · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careOklee is not a shortage area
! Mental healthOklee's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Oklee. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Oklee
MeasureOkleeMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.8%30.7–38.8%31%about the same
High cholesterol34.7%30.5–38.9%33.4%about the same
Obesity38.2%30.1–46.5%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27%23.8–30.2%22.3%worse
Depression24.5%20.9–28.2%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.1%11.3–17.3%8.9%worse
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.1–11.3%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.5%9.9–13.3%10.1%about the same
COPD6.9%5.8–8.2%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.6%6.6–8.8%5.9%worse
Stroke3.9%3.4–4.6%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.6%12.8–18.5%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.4%14.4–20.7%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.3%22.3–32.5%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.4%25–38.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76%72.1–79.6%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit64%60.2–67.6%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.9%82.6–87%85.3%about the same
Colon screening66.1%61.1–70.8%68.7%about the same
Mammogram75.2%66.9–81.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.9%76.2–81.4%76.1%better
No health insurance7.7%6–9.6%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.6%25.9–35.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21%17.7–24.7%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16%13.9–18.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.3%15.4–21.5%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.5–15.3%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.7%9.4–14.4%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.1%7.6–10.9%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.9%5–7%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.4%6.3–8.7%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.6%6.8–10.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.3%27.6–37%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.5%12.3–17.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.1%12.1–16.3%12.8%
Hearing9.1%8–10.4%6.8%
Vision4.8%4.1–5.6%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.2–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.5%7.3–9.9%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 Oklee door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Oklee better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Oklee 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.

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