Health · Pillager

Pillager, MN health

On most measures Pillager looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (17.5% vs 13.1%) and more adults sleeping under 7 hours (36.9% vs 29.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pillager

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 547 people are less certain, so we show Pillager's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Pillager 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 Pillager adults…

32 of every 100 Pillager adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28–35.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pillager, betterPillager, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Pillager
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Pillager
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.2% Pillager
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.5% Pillager
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pillager 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pillager 7.9% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Pillager adults are doing

1 in 3Pillager adults feel lonely

28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Pillager adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Pillager adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Pillager adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · Minnesota 15.1% · worse

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 8

Pillager adults worry about having enough food

12.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Pillager adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Pillager adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Pillager adults lack reliable transportation

8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10.1% of Pillager adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Pillager

Pillager and the towns around it

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

34%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Rosing35.8%

Sylvan36.2%

Pillager36.7%

Care nearby

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 13 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 13.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · 25.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 27.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 85 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 88.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePillager's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental carePillager's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthPillager's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · 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 Pillager. 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 Pillager

Measure	Pillager	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	28–35.2%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.5%	28.9–36%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.7%	30.7–43%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.6%	20.8–26.5%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.7%	22–29.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.7–13.1%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.1–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	8.9–12.1%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.5–7.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.6–7.2%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	2.9–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.5%	14.3–20.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	20.2%	16.8–23.6%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.3%	21.8–30.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	31.4–42.4%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.1%	69.3–76.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.5%	61.1–67.8%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.1%	80.3–85.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	66.8%	62.3–71.2%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.5%	72.8–85.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.3%	72.2–78.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.2–10.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24.1–33.5%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	17.7–25%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.5–20%	15.1%	worse
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.2–21.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.3–15%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.7%	10.1–15.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.3–12.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.7–8.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	6.7–9.4%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.1%	7.8–12.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	26.9–35.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11–15.3%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	12.6–17%	12.8%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	3.8–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.1–9.8%	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 Pillager door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pillager 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.