Health · Prairie View

Prairie View, MN health

On most measures Prairie View looks like Minnesota as a whole. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (6.2% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56514, 56579, 56572
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 214 people are less certain, so we show Prairie View's figures without a grade.

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How Prairie View 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 Prairie View adults…

32 of every 100 Prairie View adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–34.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Prairie View, betterPrairie View, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.2% Prairie View
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Prairie View
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Prairie View
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Prairie View
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
69%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
71%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
77%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Prairie View 6.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Prairie View adults are doing

1 in 3Prairie View adults feel lonely
30.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Prairie View adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Prairie View adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Prairie View adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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 10
Prairie View adults worry about having enough food
9.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Prairie View adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Prairie View adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Prairie View adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MN 7.1% · better

6.9% of Prairie View adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Prairie View

Prairie View and the towns around it

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

Atherton: 32.4% Humboldt: 32.4% Norwegian Grove: 34.6% Tanberg: 35.6% Tansem: 33.2% Barnesville: 32.4% Deerhorn: 35.7% Manston: 35.3% Barnesville: 32% Skree: 32.8% Trondhjem: 35.6% Pelican: 35% Rothsay: 36.4% Akron: 35.7% Scambler: 35% Parke: 33% Prairie View: 33.9% Prairie View Atherton Humboldt Norwegian Grove Tanberg Tansem
32%36.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Atherton32.4%
Humboldt32.4%
Tansem33.2%
Prairie View33.9%
Norwegian Grove34.6%
Tanberg35.6%

Care nearby

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 21.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Essentia HealthFargo · 28.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 29.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 30.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA DirectionsMedicare profile
Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 27.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Community Health Service Inc.-- North Mobile UnitMoorhead · 27.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary carePrairie View's county is a federal shortage area.Wilkin County · need score 10 of 25
! Dental carePrairie View's county is a federal shortage area.Traverse/Wilkin County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthPrairie View's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Prairie View. 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 Prairie View
MeasurePrairie ViewMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.6%28.5–34.7%31%about the same
High cholesterol34.9%31.6–38.2%33.4%about the same
Obesity33.9%28.8–39.4%33.5%about the same
Arthritis23.8%21.4–26.3%22.3%about the same
Depression24.6%21.7–27.6%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.3%8.6–12.2%8.9%about the same
Asthma10%9.1–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.3%8.5–10.1%8.5%about the same
Diabetes10%8.8–11.3%10.1%about the same
COPD5.7%4.9–6.6%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.3%5.6–7%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.2%2.9–3.5%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.2%12–16.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19%16.4–21.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.2%19–25.5%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.8%26.4–35.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.5%71.4–77.5%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit68.5%65.7–71.2%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.8%84.1–87.4%85.3%about the same
Colon screening70.9%67.3–74.5%68.7%about the same
Mammogram79.6%74–84.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds76.7%74–79.2%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.7%5.5–8%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.2%26.5–34%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%18–23.3%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.5–16.9%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health15.3%13.2–17.4%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.6%10.3–13%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.7%8.2–11.6%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.1%7–9.5%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.5–6.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.4–7%7.1%better
Receive SNAP6.9%5.7–8.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability27.3%24–30.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.4%9.9–13%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.6%11–14.2%12.8%
Hearing7.4%6.6–8.2%6.8%
Vision3.8%3.3–4.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.8–3.5%3.1%
Errands alone6.9%6.1–7.9%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 Prairie View door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Prairie View better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Prairie View by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Prairie View 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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