Health · Posen

Posen, MN health

Posen differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.9% vs 5.4%) and more adults with heart disease (7.3% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56297, 56237

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How Posen 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 Posen adults…

35 of every 100 Posen adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.6–38.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Posen, betterPosen, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Posen
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Posen
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Posen
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Posen
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Posen 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

Posen 7.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Posen adults are doing

1 in 3Posen adults feel lonely

30% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Posen adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Posen adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Posen adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Posen adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Posen adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Posen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Posen adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.4% of Posen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Posen

Posen 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.

36.2%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Underwood37.6%

Echo37.9%

Posen38.4%

Lucas38.4%

Wood Lake38.6%

Care nearby

Avera Marshall Regional Medical CtrMarshall · 15 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Granite FallsGranite Falls · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 14.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 43.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePosen's county is a federal shortage area.Yellow Medicine County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental carePosen's county is a federal shortage area.Yellow Medicine County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthPosen'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 Posen. 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 Posen

Measure	Posen	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	30.6–38.9%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.1%	30.7–39.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.4%	30.4–46.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27%	23.7–30.3%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21.1–28.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	8.9–13.5%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.6–10.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.2–13.6%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.5–18.6%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.9%	14.7–21.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.8%	21.4–30.3%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	25.9–38.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.6%	71.7–79.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.7%	61–68.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.4%	83.6–87.2%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.4%	62.5–72%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	70–83.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	75.8–81.6%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6–9.2%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.2–35%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.6–24.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14–17.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.4–20.7%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.4–14.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9.5–13.7%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.6–10.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5–6.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.4%	6.9–10.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.9%	25.6–34.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11.6–15.6%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.2–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.2%	7.2–9.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	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 Posen door to door.

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

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