Health · Star

Star, MN health

Star differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.6% vs 5.4%) and more smokers (16% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56725 (all of Star)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 61 people are less certain, so we show Star's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Star 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 Star adults…

35 of every 100 Star adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Star, betterStar, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Star
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.7% Star
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Star
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Star
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Star 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Star 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Star adults are doing

1 in 3Star adults feel lonely

30% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Star adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Star adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Star adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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 9

Star adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Star adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Star adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Star adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.1% of Star adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Star

Star and the towns around it

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

39.3%40.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Hickory40.1%

Highlanding40.2%

Star40.4%

Reiner40.4%

Care nearby

Red Lake HospitalRedlake · 20.4 mi Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 24.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health FosstonFosston · 34.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · 39.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 63.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 65.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careStar's county is a federal shortage area.Pennington County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careStar is not a shortage area

! Mental healthStar's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Star. 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 Star

Measure	Star	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	32–38.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.8–39.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	34.5–46.2%	33.5%	worse
Arthritis	26.2%	23.6–28.8%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.5%	21.6–27.4%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.4%	8.8–12.3%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.2–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.7–10.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10.3–13.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7%	6.2–7.7%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.4–18.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.8%	16.2–21.6%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.5%	20.9–28.3%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.7%	25.6–34.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.6%	72.4–78.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.4%	64.7–70.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.7%	84.1–87.3%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	64.3–72%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.5%	74.1–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.6–80.5%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	5.8–8.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	26.5–34.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.9–24.8%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	14–17.4%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	15.2–19.9%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	11.4–14.4%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9.4–13.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.5–10.3%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.9–6.5%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6.1–7.9%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.8–9.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.2%	26.5–33.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11.3–14.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.8–15%	12.8%
Hearing	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	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 Star door to door.

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

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