Health · Spring Grove

Spring Grove, MN health

Spring Grove differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.5% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.3% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Spring Grove
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Spring Grove’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Spring Grove is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns, and than 85% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressAMental distressBObesityB-DiabetesB-SmokingCExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 58%
Less healthyHealthier
Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 31%
Towns with similar incomes, $45K–$75K (8,069)Healthier than 85%

Better than its income would suggest. Spring Grove is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Spring Grove could be anywhere from C− to A.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Spring Grove with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Spring Grove uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
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How Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove adults…

36 of every 100 Spring Grove adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.8–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Spring Grove, betterSpring Grove, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Spring Grove
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.4% Spring Grove
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Spring Grove
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Spring Grove
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
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
Spring Grove 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Spring Grove adults are doing

1 in 3Spring Grove adults feel lonely
29.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Spring Grove adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Spring Grove adults lack social or emotional support
19.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Spring Grove adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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 10
Spring Grove adults worry about having enough food
10.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Spring Grove adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 20
Spring Grove adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Spring Grove adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.7% of Spring Grove adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Spring Grove

Spring Grove and the towns around it

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

Spring Grove: 35.9% Wilmington: 34.8% Black Hammer: 34.9% Newburg: 39.9% Caledonia: 34.9% Winnebago: 34.8% Spring Grove: 34.2% Spring Grove Spring Grove Wilmington
34.2%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Spring Grove34.2%
Wilmington34.8%
Spring Grove35.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 19.6 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 Spring Grove

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

HNearest ERWinnmedDecorah · 19.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center★★★★★ · 26 miDirections →
+Low-cost careScenic Bluffs Health CenterLa Crosse · 25.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.6 mi
Winnmed
Decorah · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.8 mi
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.3 mi
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse · ★★★★★
ER
25.9 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
5 sites · nearest in La Crosse
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center
La Crosse · ★★★★★
ER
53.1 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSpring Grove is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpring Grove is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSpring Grove is not a shortage area

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 Spring Grove. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Spring Grove
MeasureSpring GroveMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.7%31.8–39.7%31%worse
High cholesterol36.7%32.7–41.1%33.4%about the same
Obesity34.2%27.8–41.1%33.5%about the same
Arthritis29.3%25.9–32.5%22.3%worse
Depression22.6%19.3–26.2%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10%8–12.3%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.6%10.4–13%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.3%10.5–14.2%10.1%worse
COPD7.3%6–8.8%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.3%7.2–9.5%5.9%worse
Stroke4.2%3.6–4.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.5%11.5–17.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.1%13.4–19.2%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise28.6%23.7–33.9%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours28.4%23–34.2%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.2%73.8–80.7%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.6%63.1–70%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.4%85.3–89.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening72.7%68.4–76.8%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.5%70.4–83.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds81.5%78.8–84%76.1%better
No health insurance7.3%5.6–9.5%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.4%25.1–34.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support19.2%16.1–22.7%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.4%12.5–16.3%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.5%15.4–22%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.6–15.7%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.4%8.1–13.1%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity7.9%6.4–9.7%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.1%4.2–6.1%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.3%5.3–7.5%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.7%6–9.8%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31.8%27.3–36.8%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.4%12.8–18.2%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.9%10.9–15%12.8%
Hearing9.8%8.5–11.1%6.8%
Vision4.7%3.9–5.6%4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.1–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.2%6.8–9.6%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 Spring Grove door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Spring Grove better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Spring Grove directly, so these are its own figures.

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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