Health · Ridgely

Ridgely, MN health

Ridgely differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55332 (all of Ridgely)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 100 people are less certain, so we show Ridgely's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ridgely 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 Ridgely adults…

38 of every 100 Ridgely adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ridgely, betterRidgely, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.4% Ridgely
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Ridgely
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Ridgely
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Ridgely
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ridgely 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ridgely 10.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Ridgely adults are doing

1 in 3Ridgely adults feel lonely

32.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Ridgely adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Ridgely adults lack social or emotional support

22.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Ridgely adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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

Ridgely adults worry about having enough food

14.6% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Ridgely adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Ridgely adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 12

Ridgely adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · MN 7.1% · worse

11.4% of Ridgely adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing10%

Errands alone9.3%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Ridgely

Ridgely and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Ridgely.

34.4%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Home36.6%

Eden36.8%

West Newton37.3%

Ridgely39.9%

Cairo39.9%

Camp39.9%

Care nearby

Sleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye · 9.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm · 12.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Olivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Open Door Health CenterMankato · 38.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - WindomWindom · 43.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careRidgely is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careRidgely is not a shortage area

! Mental healthRidgely's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Ridgely. 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 Ridgely

Measure	Ridgely	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	33.9–41.9%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.7–41.8%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	39.9%	33–46.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.5–31.8%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.3%	20–26.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.4%	9.3–13.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.3%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.6–16.4%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.3–9.7%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.8–9.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	15.5–21.2%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	13.2–18.5%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.4%	26–35.4%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	29.4%	24–35.1%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.2%	72.8–79.4%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.9%	59.3–66.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.8–87.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	65.8%	60.9–70.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	74.9%	67.4–81.4%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.9–83.1%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	10.3%	8.6–12.4%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.4%	27.7–37.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.6%	19.3–26.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.8–17.4%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.9%	19.1–25.1%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.4–17.2%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.6%	12–17.3%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.1–12.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.9–8%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	11.4%	9.3–13.6%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	31.2–39.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.9%	14.7–19.4%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	13–16.8%	12.8%
Hearing	10%	8.9–11.1%	6.8%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.3%	8.1–10.6%	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 Ridgely door to door.

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

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