Health · Riverton

Riverton, MN health

On most measures Riverton looks like Minnesota as a whole. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (73.7% vs 68.7%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (82.6% vs 85.3%).

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

Report card

How Riverton 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 Riverton adults…

32 of every 100 Riverton adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.7–35.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Riverton, betterRiverton, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Riverton
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.2% Riverton
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.2% Riverton
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Riverton
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Riverton 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Riverton 8.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Riverton adults are doing

1 in 3Riverton adults feel lonely

29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Riverton adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Riverton adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Riverton 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

Riverton adults worry about having enough food

11% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Riverton adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Riverton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Riverton adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Riverton

Riverton 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.

36.4%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Riverton36.5%

Oak Lawn38.1%

Irondale38.6%

Care nearby

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 17.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamia · 32.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 63.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 78.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careRiverton is not a shortage area

! Dental careRiverton's county is a federal shortage area.Crow Wing County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthRiverton's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · 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 Riverton. 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 Riverton

Measure	Riverton	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.1%	28.7–35.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.4%	27.9–34.8%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.5%	31.1–42.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	24.8%	22.1–27.6%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	23.9%	20.6–27.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.3%	6.7–10.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.1%	8.5–11.7%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.3%	5.1–7.7%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.8–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.2–18.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.2%	17.3–23.5%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	19.5–28.3%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.2%	24.7–33.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.2%	69.5–76.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.7%	62.5–68.6%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.6%	79.8–85.2%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	73.7%	69.6–77.5%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	80.1%	73.5–85.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.9%	73.1–78.5%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	6.5–11.6%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	25–34%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	16.9–23.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	13.8–18.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.3%	13.5–19.5%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12%	10.2–13.9%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	8.4–14%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7–10.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.5–6.6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6–8.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.9%	6–10.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	26.2–35.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	10.3–15%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14%	11.9–16.5%	12.8%
Hearing	7.6%	6.7–8.7%	6.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.6–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.7–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.5–9.1%	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 Riverton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Riverton 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.