Health · Pine River

Pine River, MN health

Pine River differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.1% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pine River

Report card

How Pine River 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 River adults…

39 of every 100 Pine River adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pine River, betterPine River, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.9% Pine River
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Pine River
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Pine River
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.7% Pine River
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pine River 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

Pine River 8.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Pine River adults are doing

1 in 4Pine River adults feel lonely

27.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Pine River adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Pine River adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Pine River adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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 7

Pine River adults worry about having enough food

13.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Pine River adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Pine River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Pine River adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

11.5% of Pine River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Pine River

Pine River and the towns around it

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

35.9%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Pine River36.6%

Chickamaw Beach36.9%

Wilson37.2%

Walden37.2%

Barclay37.4%

Pine River37.6%

Care nearby

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 26.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 27.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 30.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 34.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 71.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 78.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthPine River'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 Pine River. 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 Pine River

Measure	Pine River	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.6%	34.6–42.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.1–40.9%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.6%	30.7–42.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.9%	26.5–32.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.2%	20.7–27.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	9–13.5%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.1–12.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	11.7–15.7%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.9%	7.3–10.6%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	7.9–10.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.1–5.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.7%	14.7–20.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.2%	13.5–19%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.9%	25.8–35.8%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	31–42.1%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.9%	73.4–80%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.5%	56.9–64.1%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.4–87.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.4%	64.6–73.7%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	70.4–83.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.1%	78.4–83.4%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.5%	6.5–10.8%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.9%	23.5–32.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.3–24.4%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.2–18.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.6%	18.2–25.3%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.1–17.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.8%	10.8–17%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	7.9–11.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.6–8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	6.8–9.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.5%	8.8–14.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	36.9%	32.1–41.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.1–21.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	12.8–17.1%	12.8%
Hearing	10.7%	9.2–12.1%	6.8%
Vision	5.9%	4.9–7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	3.9–5.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	10%	8.3–11.9%	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 Pine River 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 River better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pine River 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.