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Pipestone, MN health

Pipestone differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pipestone
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How Pipestone 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 Pipestone adults…

37 of every 100 Pipestone adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.5–40.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pipestone, betterPipestone, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Pipestone
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.5% Pipestone
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Pipestone
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Pipestone
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
64%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
84%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pipestone 10.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Pipestone adults are doing

1 in 3Pipestone adults feel lonely
29.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Pipestone adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Pipestone adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Pipestone adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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 6
Pipestone adults worry about having enough food
15.7% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 9
Pipestone adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · MN 9.3% · worse
1 in 13
Pipestone adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.6% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 11
Pipestone adults lack reliable transportation
9.1% · MN 7.1% · worse

12.6% of Pipestone adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Pipestone

Pipestone 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.

Sweet: 39.2% Gray: 39.2% Lone Rock: 36% Troy: 39.2% Eden: 38.2% Hatfield: 37.6% Burke: 36.9% Elmer: 37.7% Grange: 39.5% Rock: 38.7% Pipestone: 39.3% Pipestone Sweet Gray Pipestone County Medical Center · Pipestone · 0.6 miH
36%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Sweet39.2%
Gray39.2%
Pipestone39.3%

Care nearby

Pipestone County Medical CenterPipestone · 0.6 mi · ER · rural critical access
Avera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · 14.4 mi · ER · rural critical access
Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 21.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Avera Dells Area Hospital - CahDell Rapids · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access
Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 31.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Access Health-FuldaFulda · 36.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary carePipestone is not a shortage area
! Dental carePipestone's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pipestone County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthPipestone'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 Pipestone. 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 Pipestone
MeasurePipestoneMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.6%32.5–40.9%31%worse
High cholesterol36%31.8–40.4%33.4%about the same
Obesity39.3%31.3–47.5%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.4%24.1–30.7%22.3%worse
Depression24.3%20.9–28%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15%12.1–18.3%8.9%worse
Asthma10.3%9.2–11.7%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.9–10.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.4–15.3%10.1%worse
COPD7.9%6.8–9.2%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.2–9.2%5.9%worse
Stroke4.3%3.8–4.9%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.9%14.4–19.8%13.1%worse
Binge drink16%13.3–19.1%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise30%25.1–35.3%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.5%23.6–36.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76%72.2–79.4%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit63.8%60.2–67.4%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check84.1%82–85.9%85.3%about the same
Colon screening67.7%62.6–72.8%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.3%70.9–84.7%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.3%76.6–81.8%76.1%better
No health insurance10.3%8.6–12.2%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.7%25–34.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.5%18.3–25.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.1%14.3–18.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health21%18.2–24.2%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14.4%12.6–16.4%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.7%13–18.3%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity11.4%9.6–13.2%9.3%worse
Utility shut-off threat7.6%6.5–8.7%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation9.1%7.8–10.3%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP12.6%10.4–14.8%7.9%
Disability
Any disability34.3%29.8–39.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.5%14.2–19.1%11.4%
Thinking or memory15.1%13.3–17.1%12.8%
Hearing9.5%8.4–10.7%6.8%
Vision5.9%5.2–6.7%4%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.9–5.1%3.1%
Errands alone9.6%8.4–10.9%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 Pipestone door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Pipestone better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pipestone 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.

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