Health · Smiley

Smiley, MN health

Smiley differs from Minnesota on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.2% vs 8.9%) and more adults with obesity (40.3% vs 33.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56701 (all of Smiley)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 471 people are less certain, so we show Smiley's figures without a grade.

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How Smiley 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 Smiley adults…

34 of every 100 Smiley adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.1–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Smiley, betterSmiley, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Smiley
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Smiley
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Smiley
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Smiley
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
65%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
84%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
77%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Smiley 8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Smiley adults are doing

1 in 3Smiley adults feel lonely
31.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Smiley adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Smiley adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Smiley adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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
Smiley adults worry about having enough food
12.2% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 10
Smiley adults worry about keeping their housing
9.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 16
Smiley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Smiley adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.9% of Smiley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Smiley

Smiley 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 Smiley.

Rocksbury: 40.3% Kratka: 40.4% Wyandotte: 40% Silverton: 40.3% Thief River Falls: 40.4% North: 40.3% Sanders: 40.3% Black River: 39.4% Highlanding: 40.2% Cloverleaf: 40.4% Mayfield: 39.7% Emardville: 39.6% River Falls: 40% Garnes: 39.4% Agder: 40.3% Smiley: 40.3% Smiley Rocksbury Kratka Wyandotte Silverton Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center · Thief River Falls · 7.8 miH
39.4%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Wyandotte40%
Smiley40.3%
Rocksbury40.3%
Silverton40.3%
Kratka40.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 7.8 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 Smiley

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

HNearest ERSanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 7.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthGrand Forks · 46.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
Thief River Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.2 mi
Riverview Hospital
Crookston · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.4 mi
North Valley Health Center
Warren · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.2 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
46.4 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
68.1 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Grafton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careSmiley's county is a federal shortage area.Pennington County · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careSmiley is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSmiley's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Smiley. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Smiley
MeasureSmileyMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.8%30.1–37.4%31%about the same
High cholesterol34.5%30.7–38.3%33.4%about the same
Obesity40.3%33.6–46.9%33.5%worse
Arthritis25%22.2–27.7%22.3%about the same
Depression25.2%21.8–28.7%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.2%9.1–13.5%8.9%worse
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.1%8.3–9.9%8.5%about the same
Diabetes11.1%9.7–12.6%10.1%about the same
COPD6.4%5.7–7.1%5.4%worse
Heart disease6.7%6–7.3%5.9%worse
Stroke3.5%3.2–3.7%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.7%13.6–17.8%13.1%worse
Binge drink19%15.9–22.2%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.9%21.3–28.8%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.2%25.2–35.6%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.7%71–77.9%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.1%61.9–68.4%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.1%82.3–85.8%85.3%about the same
Colon screening67.6%63.1–71.9%68.7%about the same
Mammogram79.4%73.1–84.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds76.7%73.9–79.2%76.1%about the same
No health insurance8%6.8–9.3%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.5%27.3–36.4%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.1%19.1–25.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.6%14.9–18.5%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.7%15.6–19.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.8%11.4–14.3%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.2%10.4–14.3%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.7%8.4–11.2%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.2%5.4–7.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7.7%6.8–8.7%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.9%7.6–10.4%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31%27.3–34.7%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.9%11.3–14.5%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.3%12.7–15.9%12.8%
Hearing7.8%7–8.6%6.8%
Vision4.4%4–4.8%4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3.2–3.8%3.1%
Errands alone8%7.1–8.9%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 Smiley door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Smiley better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Smiley by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Smiley 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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