Health · Poplar

Poplar, MN health

Poplar differs from Minnesota on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.1% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.8% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56479, 56481, 56466

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 145 people are less certain, so we show Poplar's figures without a grade.

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How Poplar 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 Poplar adults…

36 of every 100 Poplar adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Poplar, betterPoplar, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Poplar
MN 22.3%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Poplar
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.6% Poplar
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Poplar 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

Poplar 8.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Poplar adults are doing

1 in 3Poplar adults feel lonely

30.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Poplar adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Poplar adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Poplar adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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

Poplar adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 10

Poplar adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Poplar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.6% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 13

Poplar adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

10.7% of Poplar adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Poplar

Poplar 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.

36.5%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Moose Lake37.1%

Ansel38.2%

Lyons38.2%

Byron38.4%

Poplar38.8%

Care nearby

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 16.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Astera HealthWadena · 23.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 28 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 88.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 90.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthPoplar'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 Poplar. 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 Poplar

Measure	Poplar	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.2%	33.2–39.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.9%	32.7–38.9%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	33.3–44.1%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.3%	25.9–30.7%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25.2%	22.4–28%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.8–16.1%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.6–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.3–10.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	11.5–14.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.4–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.6%	15.5–19.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.9%	14.7–19.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	24.8–31.9%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	27.1–35.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.2%	72.4–77.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.5%	58.7–64.3%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.7%	83.2–86.2%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	64.6–71.7%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	72.8–82.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.9–81.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.3%	7.1–9.8%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	27.4–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	18.8–23.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.8–18%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.8–22.3%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.8–15.6%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.6–15.5%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.6%	5.9–7.5%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	7.9%	7.1–9%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.7%	9.2–12.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.7%	30.4–37.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	14–17.5%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	13.2–16.3%	12.8%
Hearing	9.2%	8.4–10.1%	6.8%
Vision	5.1%	4.7–5.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.9%	8–9.9%	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 Poplar door to door.

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

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