Health · Proctor

Proctor, MN health

On most measures Proctor looks like Minnesota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.9% vs 8.9%) and more adults with arthritis (25.3% vs 22.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Proctor

Report card

How Proctor 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 Proctor adults…

31 of every 100 Proctor adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.7–34.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Proctor, betterProctor, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22% Proctor
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Proctor
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.8% Proctor
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Proctor
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Proctor 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Proctor 6.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Proctor adults are doing

1 in 3Proctor adults feel lonely

32.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Proctor adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Proctor adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Proctor adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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

Proctor adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Proctor adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Proctor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Proctor adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.1% of Proctor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone7%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Proctor

Proctor 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.

32.8%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Proctor34.8%

Midway34.9%

Duluth35.1%

Care nearby

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 6.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical CenterDuluth · 7.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Essentia Health DuluthDuluth · 7.3 mi

St. Lukes HospitalDuluth · 7.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lschc Denfeld Retail CenterDuluth · 3.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Lake Superior Community Health CenterDuluth · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary carePart of Proctor is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Duluth · need score 13 of 25

! Dental carePart of Proctor is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Duluth · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthProctor's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · 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 Proctor. 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 Proctor

Measure	Proctor	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.2%	27.7–34.6%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32%	28.5–35.6%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.8%	29.6–40%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.3%	22.4–28.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.8%	21.5–28.3%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.5–15.4%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–12%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	8.8–12.2%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.9%	4.9–7.2%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.8–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12–18.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.8%	16.6–23.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22%	18–26.3%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	29–36.4%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75%	71.3–78.3%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.2%	64.2–69.9%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.1–88.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.1%	65.2–72.6%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80.2%	75.1–84.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	74.6–81%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.4%	4.7–8.2%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.7%	28.8–36.6%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.6–25%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	13.7–18.3%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.2%	13.4–19.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.6–14.6%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	7.6–12.1%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.5–9.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.3–6.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.6–7.8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.1%	5.4–9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29%	24.7–33.6%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	10.3–14.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	10.7–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	6.8%
Vision	3.8%	3.2–4.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.7–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	7%	5.8–8.4%	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 Proctor door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Proctor 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.