Health · Sumner

Sumner, MN health

Sumner differs from Minnesota on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.6% vs 5.4%) and more adults with obesity (40.2% vs 33.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55975, 55976, 55923
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How Sumner 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 Sumner adults…

34 of every 100 Sumner adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sumner, betterSumner, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Sumner
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Sumner
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Sumner
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Sumner
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
66%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
70%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sumner 7.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Sumner adults are doing

1 in 3Sumner adults feel lonely
28.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Sumner adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.1% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Sumner adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Sumner adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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
Sumner adults worry about having enough food
11.1% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Sumner adults worry about keeping their housing
8.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Sumner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.7% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Sumner adults lack reliable transportation
7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.4% of Sumner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Sumner

Sumner 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 Sumner.

Jordan: 39.3% Spring Valley: 41.1% Racine: 37% High Forest: 38.4% Fillmore: 40% Orion: 38.5% Chatfield: 39% Spring Valley: 40.9% Frankford: 38.4% Bloomfield: 41.1% Rochester: 36.4% Rock Dell: 37.7% Pleasant Valley: 36.5% Rochester: 34.6% Pleasant Grove: 39% Sumner: 40.2% Sumner Jordan Spring Valley Racine High Forest Olmsted Medical Center · Rochester · 15.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester · Rochester · 15.8 mi · 5★ MedicareH Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester · Rochester · 17.6 mi+
34.6%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Racine37%
High Forest38.4%
Jordan39.3%
Sumner40.2%
Spring Valley41.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 15.2 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 Sumner

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

HNearest EROlmsted Medical CenterRochester · 15.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Hospital Rochester★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 17.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.2 mi
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
15.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
17.6 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
32.1 mi
Regional Health Services of Howard County
Cresco · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
41.2 mi
Mitchell County Regional Health
Osage · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
57.2 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
3 sites · nearest in La Crosse
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careSumner's county is a federal shortage area.Fillmore County · need score 11 of 25
✓ Dental careSumner is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSumner 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 Sumner. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Sumner
MeasureSumnerMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.3%30.8–37.9%31%about the same
High cholesterol35.1%31.6–39%33.4%about the same
Obesity40.2%34.2–46.8%33.5%worse
Arthritis25.6%22.8–28.6%22.3%worse
Depression25.1%22–28.6%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.7%7.9–11.8%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.3%9.2–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.8–10.5%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.6–12.7%10.1%about the same
COPD6.6%5.7–7.6%5.4%worse
Heart disease6.9%6.2–7.7%5.9%worse
Stroke3.5%3.2–4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.4%13–18.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.2%14.6–20.3%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.9%21–29.2%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.1%26.1–36.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.3%70.8–77.6%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.6%62.3–68.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.3%83.3–87%85.3%about the same
Colon screening70.2%65.9–74.2%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.6%71–83.2%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.6%74.7–80.2%76.1%about the same
No health insurance7.3%5.9–9.1%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.7%24.6–33.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17.2–23.5%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.7%13.9–17.7%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.1%14.8–19.8%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.8%11.3–14.6%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.1%9–13.4%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.8%7.4–10.6%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.7%4.9–6.7%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation7%6–8.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP8.4%6.8–10.2%7.9%
Disability
Any disability30.2%26.4–34.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.3%11.5–15.3%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.6%11.8–15.5%12.8%
Hearing8%7.1–8.9%6.8%
Vision4.4%3.8–4.9%4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.1–4.1%3.1%
Errands alone7.8%6.8–8.9%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 Sumner door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Sumner better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sumner by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sumner 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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