Health · Roome

Roome, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Roome looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56723, 56523
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 143 people are less certain, so we show Roome's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Roome 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 Roome adults…

30 of every 100 Roome adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.9–34.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Roome, betterRoome, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.4% Roome
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.5% Roome
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Roome
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Roome
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
69%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
72%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
77%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Roome 6.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Roome adults are doing

1 in 3Roome adults feel lonely
29.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Roome adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Roome adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Roome adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · 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 10
Roome adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Roome adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 19
Roome adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Roome adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

26.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Roome

Roome 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 Roome.

Tynsid: 38.5% Andover: 39.6% Fisher: 38.2% Bentru: 36.4% Bygland: 38.7% Vineland: 38.8% Walle: 35.8% Fairfax: 39.6% Crookston: 39.6% Lowell: 39.1% Nesbit: 38.9% Roome: 38.4% Roome Tynsid Andover Fisher Riverview Hospital · Crookston · 9.5 miH Altru Hospital · Grand Forks · 18.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Spectra Health Dental Clinic · Grand Forks · 17.6 mi+
35.8%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Fisher38.2%
Roome38.4%
Tynsid38.5%
Andover39.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.5 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 Roome

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

HNearest ERRiverview HospitalCrookston · 9.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAltru Hospital★★★★★ · 18.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthGrand Forks · 17.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Riverview Hospital
Crookston · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.6 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
Altru Hospital
Grand Forks · ★★★★★
ER
24.7 mi
Sanford Hillsboro
Hillsboro · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.2 mi
Sanford Mayville
Mayville · not rated
ERRural critical access
56.2 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Grafton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careRoome's county is a federal shortage area.Polk/Red Lake Counties · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careRoome is not a shortage area
! Mental healthRoome's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Roome. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Roome
MeasureRoomeMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.4%26.9–34.2%31%about the same
High cholesterol32.7%29–36.5%33.4%about the same
Obesity38.4%31.8–45.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis24.3%21.4–27.3%22.3%about the same
Depression24.2%20.9–27.8%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.3%7.5–11.4%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.8–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.3%8.4–10.2%8.5%about the same
Diabetes10.1%8.7–11.8%10.1%about the same
COPD5.7%4.9–6.6%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.4%5.7–7.3%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.8–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%11.8–16.7%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.9%16.7–23.4%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.4%18.8–26.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.5%28.2–39.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.7%71–78.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit68.6%65.4–71.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.1%84.3–87.9%85.3%about the same
Colon screening71.8%67.3–75.9%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.9%72.2–84.6%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.4%74.4–80.3%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.6%5.3–8.2%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.3%25–34%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.9%17.8–24.4%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.9%13.1–16.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health15.4%13.2–18%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.8%10.3–13.5%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.6%7.7–11.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.2%6.8–9.8%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.4–6.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.3–7.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.7%5.3–8.2%7.9%
Disability
Any disability26.3%22.7–30.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.3%9.5–13.2%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.8–14.2%12.8%
Hearing7.4%6.5–8.4%6.8%
Vision3.7%3.3–4.2%4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.6%3.1%
Errands alone6.6%5.7–7.6%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 Roome door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Roome better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Roome by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Roome 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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