Health · Ross

Ross, MN health

Ross differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.8% vs 5.4%) and more adults with heart disease (7.2% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56714, 56751

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Report card

How Ross 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 Ross adults…

33 of every 100 Ross adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.7–36.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ross, betterRoss, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Ross
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.8% Ross
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Ross
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Ross
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ross 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ross 7.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Ross adults are doing

1 in 3Ross adults feel lonely

29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Ross adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Ross adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Ross adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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 8

Ross adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Ross adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Ross adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Ross adults lack reliable transportation

7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.5% of Ross adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Ross

Ross 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 Ross.

35.1%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Jadis36.1%

Dieter36.2%

Ross36.5%

Stokes36.8%

Moose36.8%

Care nearby

Lifecare Medical CenterRoseau · 8.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 45.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 51.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 59.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 74.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 81.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRoss's county is a federal shortage area.Roseau County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careRoss is not a shortage area

! Mental healthRoss's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Ross. 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 Ross

Measure	Ross	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.6%	28.7–36.6%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.8%	30.7–39.2%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.5%	29.4–44.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.8%	22.7–29%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.2–27.2%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.1%	8.1–12.5%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10–13.4%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	6–7.8%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.4–18.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.1%	15.9–22.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	20.8–29.5%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.8%	25.8–38.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.2%	71.3–78.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.8%	59.1–66.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.4%	83.4–87.3%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	63.5–73.3%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	70.3–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76–81.7%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	6.2–9.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	25–34.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.4–25.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.8–17.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	15.2–20.3%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.4–14.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	9.7–14%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.6–10.8%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.1–6.9%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.1–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.5%	7–10.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.7%	26.6–35%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.6–15.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12.1–15.7%	12.8%
Hearing	8.4%	7.4–9.4%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.9–8.9%	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 Ross door to door.

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

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