Health · Parke

Parke, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Parke looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56549 (all of Parke)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 519 people are less certain, so we show Parke's figures without a grade.

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How Parke 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 Parke adults…

33 of every 100 Parke adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–36.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Parke, betterParke, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.8% Parke
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Parke
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Parke
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Parke
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
69%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
71%
Colon screening
MN 69%
81%
Mammogram
MN 79%
76%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Parke 6.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Parke adults are doing

1 in 3Parke adults feel lonely
30.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Parke adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Parke adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Parke adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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
Parke adults worry about having enough food
10.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Parke adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Parke adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Parke adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.2% of Parke adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Parke

Parke and the towns around it

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

Eglon: 33.6% Cormorant: 35.3% Skree: 32.8% Tansem: 33.2% Lake Park: 35.4% Highland Grove: 33.2% Hawley: 33% Hawley: 32.8% Cuba: 35.3% Scambler: 35% Lake Eunice: 36.3% Humboldt: 32.4% Elkton: 33% Norwegian Grove: 34.6% Prairie View: 33.9% Lake Park: 35.5% Audubon: 36.1% Hamden: 36.6% Parke: 33% Parke Eglon Cormorant Skree Tansem Lake Park
32.4%36.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Skree32.8%
Parke33%
Tansem33.2%
Eglon33.6%
Cormorant35.3%
Lake Park35.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 27.6 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 Parke

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

HNearest ERSanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 27.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFargo VA Medical Center★★★★★ · 27.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 25.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.5 mi
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes · ★★★★★
25.5 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.5 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.6 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
27.6 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERVA
28.6 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careParke is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careParke is not a shortage area
! Mental healthParke's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Parke. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Parke
MeasureParkeMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.9%29.5–36.3%31%about the same
High cholesterol35.7%32–39.3%33.4%about the same
Obesity33%27.8–38.5%33.5%about the same
Arthritis23.3%20.7–26%22.3%about the same
Depression25.3%22–28.7%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.3%8.3–12.5%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10.1%8.5%about the same
Diabetes10.1%8.7–11.5%10.1%about the same
COPD5.7%4.9–6.5%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.2%5.5–7%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.8–3.5%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.4%12–16.9%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.7%15.8–21.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise21.8%18.3–25.5%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.7%26.7–36.7%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.4%71–77.7%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit68.9%65.6–71.9%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%83.7–87.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71.4%67.1–75.2%68.7%about the same
Mammogram80.5%74–85.8%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds75.8%72.8–78.5%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.4%5.2–7.8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.2%25.9–34.7%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.6–23.8%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.3%13.5–17.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health15.2%12.9–17.4%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.5%10–13%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.1%8.1–12.2%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.1%6.7–9.7%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.3%4.5–6.2%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.3–7.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.2%5.7–8.9%7.9%
Disability
Any disability27.4%23.8–31%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.3%9.6–12.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.8%11.1–14.5%12.8%
Hearing7.2%6.4–8%6.8%
Vision3.7%3.3–4.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.5%3.1%
Errands alone7%6.1–8%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 Parke door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Parke better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Parke by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Parke 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.

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