Health · Shaokatan

Shaokatan, MN health

Shaokatan differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.9% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (78.9% vs 74.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56136, 56149, 57026, 56142

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Report card

How Shaokatan 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 Shaokatan adults…

38 of every 100 Shaokatan adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Shaokatan, betterShaokatan, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Shaokatan
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.3% Shaokatan
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Shaokatan
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Shaokatan
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Shaokatan 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Shaokatan 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Shaokatan adults are doing

1 in 4Shaokatan adults feel lonely

28.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Shaokatan adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Shaokatan adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Shaokatan adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · 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 9

Shaokatan adults worry about having enough food

10.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Shaokatan adults worry about keeping their housing

7.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Shaokatan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Shaokatan adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8% of Shaokatan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Shaokatan

Shaokatan 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.

34.1%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Ash Lake36.4%

Shaokatan37%

Hendricks37%

Drammen37.2%

Lake Hendricks37.9%

Richland39.1%

Care nearby

Hendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 6.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 16.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Brookings Health SystemBrookings · 19.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 21.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 19.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 31.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careShaokatan is a federal shortage area.Ivanhoe and Canby · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careShaokatan's county is a federal shortage area.Lincoln County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthShaokatan's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Shaokatan. 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 Shaokatan

Measure	Shaokatan	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	34–41.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.2–40.8%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37%	30.4–43.7%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.8%	26.7–32.8%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.4%	19.4–25.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.1–14.8%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.8–13%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.2–14.6%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.7–9.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.6%	12.3–16.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.8%	13.4–18.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	22.4–30.9%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	28.3%	23.4–33.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.8–81.7%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	67.7%	64.7–70.6%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.8%	86.2–89.2%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	70.1%	65.9–73.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	73–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.9%	79.6–84%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	6–8.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.1%	23.6–33.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	16.9–23.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.5–15.7%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15.7–21.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	12–15.4%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.7%	8.6–13.1%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.9%	6.6–9.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.6–7.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8%	6.4–9.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	33%	29–37.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.4–18.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.3–14.6%	12.8%
Hearing	10.1%	9–11.2%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.2%	7–9.5%	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 Shaokatan door to door.

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

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