Health · Paxton

Paxton, MN health

Paxton differs from Minnesota on 17 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 (13% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56283, 56270, 56266

Report card

How Paxton 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 Paxton adults…

35 of every 100 Paxton adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.7–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Paxton, betterPaxton, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Paxton
MN 22.3%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Paxton
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Paxton
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Paxton 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Paxton 8.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Paxton adults are doing

1 in 3Paxton adults feel lonely

31.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Paxton adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Paxton adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Paxton adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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 7

Paxton adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Paxton adults worry about keeping their housing

10.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Paxton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 11

Paxton adults lack reliable transportation

8.7% · MN 7.1% · worse

11.3% of Paxton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing9%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Paxton

Paxton 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.

36.1%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Three Lakes37%

Redwood Falls37.5%

Delhi37.6%

Paxton37.8%

Sherman38.2%

Beaver Falls38.5%

Morton39.2%

Care nearby

Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls · 3.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Olivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye · 21.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm · 31.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 35.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 42 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePaxton is a federal shortage area.Redwood · need score 15 of 25

! Dental carePaxton's county is a federal shortage area.Redwood County · need score 7 of 25

! Mental healthPaxton's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · 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 Paxton. 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 Paxton

Measure	Paxton	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.7–38.6%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36%	32.4–39.8%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.8%	31.4–44.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24.4–30%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.3%	21.3–27.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.8–15.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.6–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.8–10.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.1%	11.5–14.7%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.7–8.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.5%	14.9–20.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.7%	22.7–30.8%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	28.9%	23.6–34.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.2%	72.1–78.4%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.5%	59.3–65.9%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.4%	82.7–86.2%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.6%	65–73.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.4%	68.1–81.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.5–81.2%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	26.8–36.1%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.6–25%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.9–18.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	17.7–22.6%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.6–15.7%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	12.6–17.4%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.9%	9.3–12.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.7%	7.7–9.8%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	11.3%	9.4–13.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	28.7–36.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	13.1–17.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	15%	13.4–16.7%	12.8%
Hearing	9%	8.1–10%	6.8%
Vision	5.3%	4.8–5.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	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 Paxton door to door.

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

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