Health · Pine Lake

Pine Lake, MN health

Pine Lake differs from Minnesota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.3% vs 17.8%) and fewer lonely adults (25.3% vs 31.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.4% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56484, 56452, 56655
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How Pine Lake 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 Pine Lake adults…

43 of every 100 Pine Lake adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 39.1–47.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pine Lake, betterPine Lake, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Pine Lake
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Pine Lake
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Pine Lake
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Pine Lake
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
90%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
84%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pine Lake 6.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Pine Lake adults are doing

1 in 4Pine Lake adults feel lonely
25.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · better
1 in 5Pine Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Pine Lake adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Pine Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
13.8% · 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 9
Pine Lake adults worry about having enough food
11.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Pine Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
8% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Pine Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Pine Lake adults lack reliable transportation
7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.9% of Pine Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing11.4%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Pine Lake

Pine Lake and the towns around it

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

Turtle Lake: 36.6% Kego: 36% Woodrow: 36.4% Shingobee: 36.3% Birch Lake: 36.4% Longville: 34.4% Inguadona: 36.6% Boy Lake: 36.5% Wabedo: 36% Rogers: 36.8% Ponto Lake: 37.4% Pine Lake: 36.4% Pine Lake Turtle Lake Kego Woodrow
34.4%37.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Kego36%
Pine Lake36.4%
Woodrow36.4%
Turtle Lake36.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 27.8 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 Pine Lake

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

HNearest ERCass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCass Lake · 27.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrand Itasca Clinic and Hospital★★★★★ · 40.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesNorthome · 59.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
27.8 mi
Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital
Cass Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.7 mi
St. Josephs Area Health Services
Park Rapids · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
35 mi
Essentia Health Deer River
Deer River · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.4 mi
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital
Grand Rapids · ★★★★★
ER
59.2 mi
Cook Area Health Services
7 sites · nearest in Northome
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
94.8 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine Clinic
Carlton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary carePine Lake's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental carePine Lake's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthPine Lake's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · need score 16 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 Pine Lake. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Pine Lake
MeasurePine LakeMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure43.1%39.1–47.1%31%worse
High cholesterol41.4%37.3–45.4%33.4%worse
Obesity36.4%30.7–42.4%33.5%about the same
Arthritis33.3%29.9–36.8%22.3%worse
Depression21.8%18.8–25%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.8%7.9–12%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13.2%12.1–14.5%8.5%worse
Diabetes15.9%13.8–18%10.1%worse
COPD9%7.8–10.3%5.4%worse
Heart disease10.4%9.3–11.6%5.9%worse
Stroke5%4.5–5.6%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.8%13.3–18.4%13.1%worse
Binge drink14.3%11.9–16.8%17.8%better
Get no exercise28.9%24.6–33.4%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours33.8%28.7–39.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.6%77.5–83.3%74.8%better
Dentist visit66.7%63.4–69.9%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check89.5%88.1–90.7%85.3%better
Colon screening71.7%67.1–75.9%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.5%70.4–83.5%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds84.3%81.7–86.5%76.1%better
No health insurance6.7%5.5–8.1%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely25.3%21.2–29.4%31.2%better
Lack emotional support19.3%16.3–22.4%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.8%12.1–15.5%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health20.8%18–23.8%16%worse
Frequent physical distress15.1%13.2–17.1%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.5%9.5–13.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8%6.7–9.4%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.7–6.5%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7%6.1–8%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.9%7.3–10.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability35.6%31.3–39.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs18.5%15.9–21.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.8–14%12.8%
Hearing11.4%10.1–12.7%6.8%
Vision5.5%4.9–6.2%4%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4–5.1%3.1%
Errands alone8.6%7.5–9.8%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 Pine Lake door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Pine Lake better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pine Lake by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pine Lake 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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