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Oscar, MN health

Oscar differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (73.1% vs 68.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (78.8% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (6.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56579, 56537, 56533

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 237 people are less certain, so we show Oscar's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Oscar 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 Oscar adults…

32 of every 100 Oscar adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–34.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oscar, betterOscar, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Oscar
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Oscar
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Oscar
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Oscar
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Oscar 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

Oscar 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Oscar adults are doing

1 in 3Oscar adults feel lonely

30.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Oscar adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Oscar adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Oscar adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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

Oscar adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Oscar adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Oscar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Oscar adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Oscar

Oscar and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

34.4%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Carlisle34.4%

Elizabeth34.8%

Oscar35.3%

Trondhjem35.6%

Akron35.7%

Andrea36.5%

Care nearby

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 15.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Perham HealthPerham · 32.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health ServicesElbow Lake · 32.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit LakesDetroit Lakes · 32.6 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 39.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc.-- North Mobile UnitMoorhead · 39.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOscar is a federal shortage area.Pelican Rapids · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careOscar's county is a federal shortage area.Otter Tail County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthOscar'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 Oscar. 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 Oscar

Measure	Oscar	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.6%	28.5–34.8%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.9%	32.6–39.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.3%	30–41%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26%	23.5–28.7%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.4%	21.5–27.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.5%	7.9–11.3%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.2–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	9–10.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	10.9%	9.5–12.2%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.5%	5.7–7.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	6.9%	6.2–7.6%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	13.3–17.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.2%	15.7–21%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.3%	20.9–27.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	26–35.1%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75%	71.8–77.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.5%	64.8–70.4%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	84.3–87.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	73.1%	69.6–76.6%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	79.2%	73.8–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.2–81.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.9–8.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	26.8–34.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	18–23.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.9–17.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.9%	14.7–19.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.3–14.2%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	9–12.5%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.4–9.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.8–6.4%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.9%	6.6–9.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	28.9%	25.5–32.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.9%	11.2–14.6%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.6–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	7.9%	7.2–8.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.7–8.5%	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 Oscar door to door.

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

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