Health · Pequaywan

Pequaywan, MN health

Pequaywan differs from Minnesota on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.4% vs 7.5%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7% vs 9.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55803, 55616

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 130 people are less certain, so we show Pequaywan's figures without a grade.

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How Pequaywan 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 Pequaywan adults…

31 of every 100 Pequaywan adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.3–34.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pequaywan, betterPequaywan, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.2% Pequaywan
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Pequaywan
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% Pequaywan
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Pequaywan
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pequaywan 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pequaywan 5.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Pequaywan adults are doing

1 in 3Pequaywan adults feel lonely

31.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Pequaywan adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Pequaywan adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Pequaywan adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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 11

Pequaywan adults worry about having enough food

8.7% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 14

Pequaywan adults worry about keeping their housing

7% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 22

Pequaywan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · MN 5.7% · better

1 in 16

Pequaywan adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · MN 7.1% · better

6.3% of Pequaywan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%

Thinking or memory11.7%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone6.4%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around Pequaywan

Pequaywan and the towns around it

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

33.1%35.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Pequaywan33.5%

Ault35.3%

Alden35.9%

Care nearby

Aspirus Lake View HospitalTwo Harbors · 12.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Lukes HospitalDuluth · 28 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health DuluthDuluth · 28.3 mi Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 28.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chum Warming CenterDuluth · 30.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesEveleth · 38.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePequaywan is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePequaywan is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPequaywan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Pequaywan. 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 Pequaywan

Measure	Pequaywan	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.6%	27.3–34.1%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.2%	28.8–35.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.5%	28.7–38.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	24.5%	21.7–27.3%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	23.9%	20.7–27.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.3%	7.6–11.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.8–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.5%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.3%	8.8–11.8%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.5%	4.8–6.2%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.6–7.1%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.8%	10.9–14.9%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.6%	16.5–23%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.2%	17.1–23.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	27.6–35%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.7%	72.1–78.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	70%	67.1–72.6%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85.2–88.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	71.9%	68.2–75.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.5%	74.1–84%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	75.3–81.4%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	5.4%	4.4–6.4%	7.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	27.7–34.9%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.4–22.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	12.9–16.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.9%	12.8–17%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.6%	10.1–13.2%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.7%	7.3–10.1%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7%	5.9–8.1%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	3.9–5.2%	5.7%	better
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.3–6.9%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	6.3%	5.3–7.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	27%	23.6–30.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.5%	9.9–13.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	11.7%	10.2–13.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.1%	6.3–8%	6.8%
Vision	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.9%	2.6–3.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.4%	5.6–7.3%	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 Pequaywan door to door.

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

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