Health · Riverside

Riverside, MN health

Riverside differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.7% vs 9.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.7% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.8% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56232 (all of Riverside)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 270 people are less certain, so we show Riverside's figures without a grade.

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How Riverside 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 Riverside adults…

35 of every 100 Riverside adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.3–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Riverside, betterRiverside, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Riverside
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.7% Riverside
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Riverside
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Riverside
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Riverside 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Riverside adults are doing

1 in 4Riverside adults feel lonely
28.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Riverside adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Riverside adults lack social or emotional support
20% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Riverside adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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
Riverside adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Riverside adults worry about keeping their housing
7.7% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 21
Riverside adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Riverside adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · MN 7.1% · about the same

6.8% of Riverside adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing9%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Riverside

Riverside 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 Riverside.

Maxwell: 34.5% Cerro Gordo: 34.5% Hamlin: 34.4% Baxter: 36.3% Providence: 34.9% Ten Mile Lake: 35.7% Omro: 37% Hantho: 37.6% Madison: 34.7% Lac qui Parle: 36.4% Garfield: 34.8% Camp Release: 39.9% Riverside: 33.8% Riverside Maxwell Cerro Gordo Hamlin Baxter Johnson Memorial Hospital · Dawson · 2 miH Madison Hospital · Madison · 8.9 miH
33.8%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Riverside33.8%
Hamlin34.4%
Maxwell34.5%
Cerro Gordo34.5%
Baxter36.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 2 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Riverside

No hospital or community health center in Riverside itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERJohnson Memorial HospitalDawson · 2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareMarshall · 37.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2 mi
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Dawson · not rated
ERRural critical access
8.9 mi
Madison Hospital
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.6 mi
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.4 mi
Appleton Area Health
Appleton · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.3 mi
Rural Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
48.6 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careRiverside's county is a federal shortage area.Lac Qui Parle County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careRiverside's county is a federal shortage area.Lac Qui Parle County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthRiverside's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Riverside. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Riverside
MeasureRiversideMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35%31.3–39.6%31%worse
High cholesterol36.9%33.1–41.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity33.8%27.8–42.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.5%24.6–31.4%22.3%worse
Depression22.6%19.7–26.7%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.3%7.4–11.4%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.7–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.1%10.1–12.3%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.6%10–13.7%10.1%about the same
COPD6.7%5.7–7.9%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.8%6.8–8.9%5.9%worse
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.9%11.7–16.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.1%14.6–20.7%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.2%21–30.5%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.7%23–35.1%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.4%74.3–81%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.9%63.4–70.3%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.2%85.6–88.9%85.3%better
Colon screening71.8%67.1–76.3%68.7%about the same
Mammogram80.3%73.5–86.1%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.7%78.2–83.5%76.1%better
No health insurance7.1%5.8–8.6%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.5%24.1–33.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20%17.1–23.5%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.6–16.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.2%14.7–20.4%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.6%11–14.6%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.6%7.8–11.6%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity7.7%6.4–9.1%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat4.8%4.1–5.7%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.1%5.3–7.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.8%5.5–8.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability30.6%26.5–35.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.9%11.7–16.6%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.8–14.4%12.8%
Hearing9%8–10.4%6.8%
Vision4.3%3.7–5%4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3–4%3.1%
Errands alone7.5%6.3–8.8%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 Riverside door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Riverside better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Riverside by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Riverside 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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