Health · Stephen

Stephen, MN health

Stephen differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.7% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Stephen

Report card

How Stephen 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 Stephen adults…

36 of every 100 Stephen adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.1–40.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stephen, betterStephen, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Stephen
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Stephen
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Stephen
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Stephen
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stephen 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Stephen 8.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Stephen adults are doing

1 in 3Stephen adults feel lonely

28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Stephen adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Stephen adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Stephen adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · 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

Stephen adults worry about having enough food

11% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Stephen adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 20

Stephen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Stephen adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing9%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Stephen

Stephen and the towns around it

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

34.2%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Stephen38.3%

Sinnott38.7%

Tamarac39%

Care nearby

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 18.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 21.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 24.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 38.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 25.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 37.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careStephen's county is a federal shortage area.Marshall County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careStephen's county is a federal shortage area.Marshall County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthStephen'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 Stephen. 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 Stephen

Measure	Stephen	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.1–40.8%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.4%	32.9–41.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	30.5–46.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.4%	25–32.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.8%	19.4–26.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.9%	6.4–9.7%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.6–12%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.3–14.3%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.9%	5.5–8.6%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.6–9.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	11.2–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.6%	14.5–20.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.5%	20.7–31.2%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	24.6–36.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	73–80.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.2–67.2%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.4–88.6%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	71%	66.5–75.2%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	67.8–82%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.7%	77.8–83.3%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.5%	6.5–10.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24–33.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	16.8–24%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.4–16.5%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15.2–22.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	11–15.3%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	8.4–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.6–10.1%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.2–6.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.4–7.8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.7%	5.7–9.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27–37.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	11.9–17.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	10.9–15.1%	12.8%
Hearing	9%	7.7–10.4%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	3.8–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.4–9.4%	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 Stephen door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Stephen 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.