Health · Salo

Salo, MN health

Salo differs from Minnesota on 17 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.5% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (79% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.8% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55760, 55787

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How Salo 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 Salo adults…

41 of every 100 Salo adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–45.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Salo, betterSalo, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Salo
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Salo
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Salo
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Salo
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Salo 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

Salo 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Salo adults are doing

1 in 4Salo adults feel lonely

27.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Salo adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Salo adults lack social or emotional support

21.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Salo adults are in frequent mental distress

14.4% · 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

Salo adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Salo adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Salo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Salo adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.6% of Salo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Salo

Salo and the towns around it

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

33.7%38.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Salo33.7%

Spalding33.7%

Clark34.3%

Beaver37.7%

Automba38.8%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 28.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 32.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 32.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 26.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 33.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSalo is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI North Aitkin RSA 58 · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careSalo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Aitkin County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthSalo'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 Salo. 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 Salo

Measure	Salo	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41%	36.9–45.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	39%	34.9–43.4%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	33.7%	27.4–40.6%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.7–35.8%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.2–27%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12–18%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.1%	11–13.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	15%	13–17.1%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.9%	7.7–10.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.7–10.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.4–5.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.2%	14.8–20%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.1%	13.4–19.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.6%	24.3–33.3%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	26.2–37.9%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.7–82.1%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	63.3%	59.7–66.8%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.4–89.4%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	70.7%	65.8–75.1%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.6%	68.1–82.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.5%	79.8–85%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	6.5–9.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.5%	23.3–32.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.2%	18.1–24.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.4%	12.8–16.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.7%	18–23.8%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13.1–16.8%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	10.8–15.1%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.7–10.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.6%	8.1–11.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	34.3%	30.3–38.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15.1–19.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12–15.3%	12.8%
Hearing	10.9%	9.7–12.1%	6.8%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	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 Salo door to door.

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

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