Health · Sago

Sago, MN health

Sago differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.5% vs 8.9%) and more adults with heart disease (8% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55793, 55784

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How Sago 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 Sago adults…

37 of every 100 Sago adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sago, betterSago, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24% Sago
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.7% Sago
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Sago
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Sago
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sago 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sago 6.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Sago adults are doing

1 in 4Sago adults feel lonely

28.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Sago adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Sago adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Sago adults are in frequent mental distress

15% · 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

Sago adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Sago adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Sago adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Sago adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.4% of Sago adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing9%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Sago

Sago 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 Sago.

33.2%38.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Ball Bluff33.2%

Sago35.3%

Splithand35.5%

Feeley36%

Wawina37.2%

Care nearby

Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing · 27.6 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River · 30.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 43.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 49.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSago is a federal shortage area.South Itasca · need score 10 of 25

! Dental careSago's county is a federal shortage area.Itasca County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthSago's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · 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 Sago. 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 Sago

Measure	Sago	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	33–40.7%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.1%	31.3–39%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.3%	29.4–41.6%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.5%	24.3–30.8%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.5%	20.3–26.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10–15.1%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.5–11.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.1–14.9%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.9%	5.7–8.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7–9.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	12.5–18.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.5–20.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24%	19.7–28.6%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.7%	23–32.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.1%	72.4–79.3%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64%	60.6–67.4%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.3–88.3%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	71.5%	67.1–75.7%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	68.6–82%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76–81.5%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.7%	5.2–8.6%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.3%	23.9–32.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17–23.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15%	13–17.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	14.5–20.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.2–15.1%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.2–12.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.7–9.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.4–6.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.5–7.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.4%	5.8–9.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	27.1–36.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	11.5–16.3%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.1–15.1%	12.8%
Hearing	9%	7.8–10.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.7–5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.3–8.7%	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 Sago door to door.

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

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