Health · Rushseba

Rushseba, MN health

Rushseba differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.5% vs 8.5%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (18.1% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55069 (all of Rushseba)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 963 people are less certain, so we show Rushseba's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Rushseba 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 Rushseba adults…

33 of every 100 Rushseba adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.4–36.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rushseba, betterRushseba, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Rushseba
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Rushseba
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% Rushseba
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Rushseba
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rushseba 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rushseba 9.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Rushseba adults are doing

1 in 3Rushseba adults feel lonely

30.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Rushseba adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Rushseba adults lack social or emotional support

23.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Rushseba adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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 7

Rushseba adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 8

Rushseba adults worry about keeping their housing

12.6% · MN 9.3% · worse

1 in 13

Rushseba adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 11

Rushseba adults lack reliable transportation

9% · MN 7.1% · worse

11.2% of Rushseba adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing7%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Rushseba

Rushseba 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.

35.2%40.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#17 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Sunrise36.9%

Nessel37.6%

Anderson38.7%

Rock Creek39%

Rushseba39.5%

Rush City40.8%

Care nearby

Burnett Medical CenterGrantsburg · 13.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cambridge Medical CenterCambridge · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Welia HealthMora · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Croix Regional Medical CenterSaint Croix Falls · 23.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 40.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 42.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careRushseba is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careRushseba is not a shortage area

! Mental healthRushseba's county is a federal shortage area.Region 7E · 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 Rushseba. 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 Rushseba

Measure	Rushseba	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.9%	29.4–36.3%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.2%	29.8–36.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.5%	33.5–45.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.3%	20.7–25.9%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	23.8%	20.6–27%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.6–12.8%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.5%	6.8–8.2%	8.5%	better
Diabetes	10.6%	9.3–12%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.4–6.7%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	15.7–20.6%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.6%	16.5–22.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.9%	21.9–29.8%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.3%	29–39.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.2%	69.4–76.6%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.8%	57.3–64.3%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.8%	79.8–83.7%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	66.8%	62.1–71%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.3%	71.6–83.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.4%	70.2–76.1%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	8.1–11.2%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.3–34.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.9%	20.9–27.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.9–18.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	16–20.8%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.9–13.9%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	13–17.4%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.6%	10.9–14.4%	9.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	9%	7.9–10.1%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	11.2%	9.5–13%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31%	27.1–34.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.2%	10.6–13.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	15%	13.3–16.7%	12.8%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.5%	4.1–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	7–8.8%	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 Rushseba door to door.

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

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