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Health in Skree · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Skree?

On every measure CDC estimates, Skree looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56549, 56514. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Skree

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Skree

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

HNearest ERSanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 21.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFargo VA Medical Center★★★★★ · 21.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 19.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.6 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.6 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.8 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
21.9 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERVA
22.5 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
24.6 mi
Essentia Health St. Marys - Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careSkree is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSkree is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSkree’s county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Skree; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Skree adults…

On every condition, Skree is about the same as Minnesota. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Skree adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · about the same · likely 29–35.7%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.4%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.6%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 19%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Skree, betterSkree, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Map of trails and conserved land in Skree
Where Skree gets moving

9.6 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74% Yearly checkupMN 75%
69% Dentist visitMN 68%
86% Cholesterol checkMN 85%
71% Colon screeningMN 69%
80% MammogramMN 79%
76% Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Skree 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Skree adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

1 in 3Skree adults feel lonely
30.2% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Skree adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Skree adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Skree adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Skree adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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 10
Skree adults worry about having enough food
9.7% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 13
Skree adults worry about keeping their housing
8% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 19
Skree adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Skree adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

6.8% of Skree adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Skree and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Humboldt: 32.4% Elkton: 33% Parke: 33% Hawley: 33% Barnesville: 32% Prairie View: 33.9% Tansem: 33.2% Barnesville: 32.4% Elmwood: 33.5% Riverton: 33.6% Eglon: 33.6% Cormorant: 35.3% Lake Park: 35.4% Hawley: 32.8% Cromwell: 33% Skree: 32.8% SkreeHumboldtElktonParkeHawley
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthy
Obesity
#4 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Humboldt32.4%
Skree32.8%
Elkton33%
Parke33%
Hawley33%
MN33.5%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27%

of Skree adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3%
Minnesota
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 156 people are less certain, so we show Skree's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Skree
MeasureSkreeLikely rangeMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.4%29–35.7%31%about the same
High cholesterol35.3%31.7–38.8%33.4%about the same
Obesity32.8%27.7–38.1%33.5%about the same
Arthritis23%20.4–25.6%22.3%about the same
Depression25.2%22–28.5%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.5%8.6–12.6%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10%8.5%about the same
Diabetes9.8%8.5–11.2%10.1%about the same
COPD5.5%4.7–6.4%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.1%5.4–6.9%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.7–3.4%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14%11.6–16.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19%16.1–22%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise21.4%17.9–24.9%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.6%26.7–36.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.3%71–77.6%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit69.3%66.1–72.2%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.6%83.8–87.4%85.3%about the same
Colon screening70.8%66.5–74.6%68.7%about the same
Mammogram80.3%73.9–85.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds75.6%72.7–78.3%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.3%5.1–7.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.2%26–34.5%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.6–23.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.4–17.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health14.8%12.5–17%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.3%9.8–12.7%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.7%7.8–11.8%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8%6.6–9.6%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.4–6.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.1%5.2–7.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.8%5.4–8.5%7.9%
Disability
Any disability27%23.4–30.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11%9.3–12.6%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.6%10.9–14.3%12.8%
Hearing7.1%6.3–7.9%6.8%
Vision3.6%3.2–4.1%4%
Dressing or bathing3%2.6–3.4%3.1%
Errands alone6.9%6–7.9%7%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Skree door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don’t call Skree better or worse.

Why a ZIP code

CDC publishes towns like Skree by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Skree by how much of its land each one covers.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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