Health · Stevens

Stevens, MN health

Stevens differs from Minnesota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.3% vs 9.3%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.6% vs 5.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56221 (all of Stevens)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 49 people are less certain, so we show Stevens's figures without a grade.

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How Stevens 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 Stevens adults…

36 of every 100 Stevens adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.6–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stevens, betterStevens, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Stevens
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.2% Stevens
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Stevens
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Stevens
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
70%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
87%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
82%
Mammogram
MN 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stevens 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Stevens adults are doing

1 in 3Stevens adults feel lonely
28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Stevens adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Stevens adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Stevens 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 11
Stevens adults worry about having enough food
9.3% · MN 11.4% · better
1 in 14
Stevens adults worry about keeping their housing
7.3% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 22
Stevens adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.6% · MN 5.7% · better
1 in 17
Stevens adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · MN 7.1% · better

6.5% of Stevens adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Stevens

Stevens 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 Stevens.

Baker: 36.9% Artichoke: 38.1% Synnes: 37.6% Malta: 38.3% Moonshine: 37.7% Scott: 37.9% Everglade: 36.9% Hegbert: 39.4% Otrey: 37.6% Akron: 38.4% Horton: 37.8% Almond: 38.1% Stevens: 36.9% Stevens Baker Artichoke Synnes Malta Ortonville Area Health Services · Ortonville · 12.2 miH Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital · Graceville · 14.5 miH Stevens Community Medical Center · Morris · 16 miH Appleton Area Health · Appleton · 19.4 miH
36.9%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Stevens36.9%
Baker36.9%
Synnes37.6%
Artichoke38.1%
Malta38.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.2 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 Stevens

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

HNearest EROrtonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville · 12.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceWillmar · 58.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.2 mi
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.5 mi
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital
Graceville · not rated
ERRural critical access
16 mi
Stevens Community Medical Center
Morris · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.4 mi
Appleton Area Health
Appleton · not rated
ERRural critical access
58.8 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Willmar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
72.6 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careStevens is not a shortage area
! Dental careStevens's county is a federal shortage area.Stevens County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthStevens'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 Stevens. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Stevens
MeasureStevensMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.5%31.6–39.4%31%worse
High cholesterol36.4%32.2–40.6%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.9%29.7–44.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis29.1%25.9–32.4%22.3%worse
Depression23.2%19.9–26.6%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.6%7.6–11.8%8.9%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.5%10.3–12.5%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.7%10.1–13.5%10.1%about the same
COPD6.7%5.8–7.9%5.4%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.2–9.2%5.9%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.6%11.4–16.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.2%14.3–20.3%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.4%21.3–30.1%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours27.2%21.7–33.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.7%72.9–79.8%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit70.1%66.8–73.2%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.2%85.5–88.8%85.3%better
Colon screening73.3%68.8–77.4%68.7%better
Mammogram81.7%75.2–87.1%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds81%78.3–83.5%76.1%better
No health insurance7%5.7–8.6%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.7%24–33.5%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17–23.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.6–16.1%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16.9%14.5–19.8%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.7%11.1–14.5%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.3%7.4–11.3%11.4%better
Housing insecurity7.3%6.1–8.8%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat4.6%3.9–5.5%5.7%better
No reliable transportation5.9%5–6.8%7.1%better
Receive SNAP6.5%5.1–7.9%7.9%
Disability
Any disability31%26.9–35.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.2%12–16.5%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.8–14.2%12.8%
Hearing9.5%8.5–10.7%6.8%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.8%4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone7.4%6.4–8.5%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 Stevens door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Stevens better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Stevens by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Stevens 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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