Health · Severance

Severance, MN health

Severance differs from Minnesota on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.4% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 55335 (all of Severance)
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How Severance 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 Severance adults…

36 of every 100 Severance adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.2–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Severance, betterSeverance, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.7% Severance
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.6% Severance
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Severance
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Severance
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
64%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
69%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Severance 8.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Severance adults are doing

1 in 4Severance adults feel lonely
27.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Severance adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Severance adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Severance adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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
Severance adults worry about having enough food
12.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 10
Severance adults worry about keeping their housing
9.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 16
Severance adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Severance adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.5% of Severance adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Severance

Severance 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 Severance.

Cornish: 38.5% West Newton: 37.3% Cairo: 39.9% Moltke: 39.5% Alfsborg: 38.6% Winthrop: 39% Lafayette: 34.4% Bismarck: 39.4% Milford: 35.3% Ridgely: 39.9% Fairfax: 40.2% Camp: 39.9% Wellington: 39.8% Grafton: 40.5% Severance: 39.5% Severance Cornish West Newton Cairo Moltke New Ulm Medical Center · New Ulm · 13.9 mi · 5★ MedicareH Sleepy Eye Medical Center · Sleepy Eye · 16.6 miH
34.4%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
West Newton37.3%
Cornish38.5%
Severance39.5%
Moltke39.5%
Cairo39.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.9 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 Severance

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

HNearest ERNew Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm · 13.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOpen Door Health CenterMankato · 37.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.9 mi
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.6 mi
Sleepy Eye Medical Center
Sleepy Eye · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.2 mi
Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center
Arlington · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.3 mi
Glencoe Regional Health
Glencoe · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.3 mi
Open Door Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Mankato
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
49.3 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careSeverance's county is a federal shortage area.Sibley County · need score 13 of 25
✓ Dental careSeverance is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSeverance's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Severance. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Severance
MeasureSeveranceMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.9%32.2–39.7%31%worse
High cholesterol35.4%31.7–39.4%33.4%about the same
Obesity39.5%32.3–46.8%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.2%24.3–30.4%22.3%worse
Depression23.6%20.5–26.9%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.4%10.8–16.1%8.9%worse
Asthma10%8.9–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%9–10.8%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.3%10.7–14.1%10.1%worse
COPD7.3%6.3–8.2%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.9%7–8.8%5.9%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%14–18.9%13.1%worse
Binge drink17.6%14.8–20.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.7%23.4–31.8%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30.6%25.1–36.5%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.8%72.2–79.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit63.9%60.4–67.2%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check85.9%84.1–87.7%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68.8%64.1–72.9%68.7%about the same
Mammogram76.8%69.9–82.5%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.3%76.7–81.9%76.1%better
No health insurance8.4%6.9–10.1%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.7%23.6–32.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.4%17.5–23.8%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.4%13.7–17.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.7%16.2–21.3%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.6%11.9–15.2%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.4%10.3–14.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.7%8.2–11.3%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.3%5.4–7.3%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.3%6.3–8.3%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.5%7.9–11.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31%27–34.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.4%12.3–16.3%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%12.1–15.4%12.8%
Hearing8.8%7.9–9.8%6.8%
Vision4.7%4.2–5.3%4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.1%7.1–9.1%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 Severance door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Severance better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Severance by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Severance 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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