Health · Shooks

Shooks, MN health

Shooks differs from Minnesota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.9% vs 17.8%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.2% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.8% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56661, 56650, 56630
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How Shooks 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 Shooks adults…

41 of every 100 Shooks adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 38–44.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Shooks, betterShooks, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Shooks
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Shooks
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Shooks
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.1% Shooks
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
63%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
88%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
82%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Shooks 7.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Shooks adults are doing

1 in 4Shooks adults feel lonely
28.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Shooks adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Shooks adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Shooks adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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 8
Shooks adults worry about having enough food
12% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Shooks adults worry about keeping their housing
8.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Shooks adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Shooks adults lack reliable transportation
7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.2% of Shooks adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Shooks

Shooks and the towns around it

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

Kelliher: 39.1% Hornet: 38.3% Cormant: 38.6% Kelliher: 38.5% Langor: 38% Woodrow: 39.1% Funkley: 38.3% Summit: 38.3% Nore: 37.5% Quiring: 38.3% Hines: 37.7% O'Brien: 38.2% Shooks: 37.7% Shooks Kelliher Hornet Cormant Kelliher Langor
37.5%39.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Shooks37.7%
Langor38%
Hornet38.3%
Kelliher38.5%
Cormant38.6%
Kelliher39.1%
5 places to get careNearest ER 32.7 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 Shooks

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

HNearest ERSanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji · 32.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesNorthome · 9.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.6 mi
Cook Area Health Services
8 sites · nearest in Northome
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.7 mi
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji · ★★★★★
ER
35.2 mi
Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital
Cass Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.1 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
40 mi
Bigfork Valley Hospital
Bigfork · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careShooks is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northome/Blackduck · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careShooks's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beltrami County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthShooks's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Service Area Region 2 · need score 19 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 Shooks. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Shooks
MeasureShooksMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure41.2%38–44.2%31%worse
High cholesterol38.9%35.6–41.9%33.4%worse
Obesity37.7%33–42.5%33.5%about the same
Arthritis32.9%30.2–35.6%22.3%worse
Depression23.8%21.3–26.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.6%10.7–14.8%8.9%worse
Asthma10.4%9.4–11.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12%11.1–13%8.5%worse
Diabetes14.7%13.1–16.4%10.1%worse
COPD8.8%7.8–9.9%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.8–10.6%5.9%worse
Stroke4.8%4.4–5.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.1%14.8–19.3%13.1%worse
Binge drink14.9%13–16.9%17.8%better
Get no exercise28.6%25.1–32.4%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%25.5–33.5%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%75.6–80.5%74.8%better
Dentist visit63%60.2–65.9%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check87.6%86.2–88.9%85.3%better
Colon screening72.7%69.4–75.9%68.7%better
Mammogram78.4%73.4–83.1%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds82.2%80.1–84.2%76.1%better
No health insurance7.4%6.2–8.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.1%24.7–31.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%18.1–23%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.8%13.4–16.3%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health20.3%18–22.9%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14.7%13.2–16.3%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12%10.2–13.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.5%7.3–9.6%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.9–6.4%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7%6.2–8%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.2%7.8–10.8%7.9%
Disability
Any disability35%31.6–38.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.1%15.2–19.3%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.6%12.2–15.2%12.8%
Hearing10.7%9.7–11.7%6.8%
Vision5.3%4.8–5.9%4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%4–5%3.1%
Errands alone8.7%7.8–9.7%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 Shooks door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Shooks better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Shooks by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Shooks 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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