Health · Roberts

Roberts, MN health

Roberts differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.6% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.9% vs 7.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56553, 56594

Report card

How Roberts 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 Roberts adults…

35 of every 100 Roberts adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Roberts, betterRoberts, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.6% Roberts
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.6% Roberts
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Roberts
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Roberts
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Roberts 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

Roberts 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Roberts adults are doing

1 in 4Roberts adults feel lonely

28.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Roberts adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Roberts adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Roberts adults are in frequent mental distress

14.6% · 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 11

Roberts adults worry about having enough food

9.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Roberts adults worry about keeping their housing

7.6% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 20

Roberts adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 17

Roberts adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · MN 7.1% · better

6.7% of Roberts adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone7%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Roberts

Roberts and the towns around it

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

32.4%37.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Eagle35.6%

Deerhorn35.7%

Mitchell36.7%

McCauleyville36.7%

Roberts37%

Wolverton37.1%

Care nearby

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 17.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia HealthFargo · 23.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 28.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Churches United for the HomelessMoorhead · 25.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 26.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRoberts's county is a federal shortage area.Wilkin County · need score 10 of 25

! Dental careRoberts's county is a federal shortage area.Traverse/Wilkin County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthRoberts'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 Roberts. 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 Roberts

Measure	Roberts	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	31–39.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.5%	32–41.1%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37%	29–45.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.8%	23.6–30.4%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.2–27.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.3%	8.4–12.5%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.8–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10.1–13.6%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	5.5–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.1–4.1%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.2–18.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.3%	15.1–21.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.6%	19.2–28.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.6%	23.1–34.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.2%	72.3–79.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.3%	64–70.5%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.2–89.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	74.4%	70–78.6%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	79%	72.3–85.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	76.4–82.5%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.3%	4.9–8%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	23.7–33.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17–24.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.6%	12.7–16.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	13.8–19.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.1–14.8%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.4%	7.3–11.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.6%	6.1–9.2%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4–5.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5–6.9%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	6.7%	5.2–8.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	28.6%	24.3–33.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.9%	10.8–15.3%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.5–14.3%	12.8%
Hearing	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	6.8%
Vision	3.9%	3.4–4.6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	2.9–4.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	7%	6–8.1%	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 Roberts door to door.

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

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