Health · Sioux Valley

Sioux Valley, MN health

Sioux Valley differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.1% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.1% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56150 (all of Sioux Valley)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 201 people are less certain, so we show Sioux Valley's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sioux Valley 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 Sioux Valley adults…

35 of every 100 Sioux Valley adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sioux Valley, betterSioux Valley, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Sioux Valley
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Sioux Valley
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Sioux Valley
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Sioux Valley
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sioux Valley 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

Sioux Valley 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Sioux Valley adults are doing

1 in 4Sioux Valley adults feel lonely

28.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Sioux Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Sioux Valley adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Sioux Valley adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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

Sioux Valley adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Sioux Valley adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Sioux Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Sioux Valley adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.4% of Sioux Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Sioux Valley

Sioux Valley 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 Sioux Valley.

35.8%38.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Minneota36.4%

Sioux Valley36.5%

Rost36.5%

Round Lake37.1%

Care nearby

Lakes Regional HealthcareSpirit Lake · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson · 15 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Windom Area HealthWindom · 23.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - WorthingtonWorthington · 16.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of SpencerSpencer · 29.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSioux Valley's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careSioux Valley's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthSioux Valley'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 Sioux Valley. 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 Sioux Valley

Measure	Sioux Valley	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	30.8–39.4%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.9%	31.5–40.2%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.5%	28.9–44.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.8%	23.5–30.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.8%	20.2–27.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.1%	8.1–12.4%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.3%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.6%	9.9–13.4%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	12.9–18.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17%	14–20.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	21.6–31%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	24–36.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.8%	72–79.4%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.6%	61–68.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.7–87.4%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.5%	63.5–72.8%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.5%	67.6–82.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.2–81.7%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	6.3–9.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.2%	23.7–32.9%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.7–24.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.6–17.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.2–20.7%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.4–15%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.3–13.5%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.5–10.5%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.8–6.5%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.4%	6.9–10.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.2–36.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.3–16.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.8–15.5%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	4–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	7–9.3%	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 Sioux Valley door to door.

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

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