Health · Synnes

Synnes, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Synnes looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56207, 56267, 56221

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 181 people are less certain, so we show Synnes's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Synnes 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 Synnes adults…

31 of every 100 Synnes adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.4–34.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Synnes, betterSynnes, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Synnes
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.8% Synnes
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Synnes
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Synnes
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Synnes 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Synnes 8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Synnes adults are doing

1 in 3Synnes adults feel lonely

30.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Synnes adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Synnes adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Synnes adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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

Synnes adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Synnes adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 18

Synnes adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Synnes adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8% of Synnes adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Synnes

Synnes 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 Synnes.

36.8%40.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Stevens36.9%

Synnes37.6%

Horton37.8%

Scott37.9%

Hegbert39.4%

Care nearby

Stevens Community Medical CenterMorris · 11.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Appleton Area HealthAppleton · 17.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ortonville Area Health ServicesOrtonville · 17.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville · 20.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 53 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 71.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSynnes is not a shortage area

! Dental careSynnes's county is a federal shortage area.Stevens County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthSynnes's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Synnes. 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 Synnes

Measure	Synnes	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.2%	27.4–34.9%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33%	29.1–37%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	30.2–45.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.1%	22.1–28.1%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25%	21.4–28.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	7.9–12.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	8.9–12.1%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.3%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.9%	11.5–16.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	15.7–22.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.6–29.7%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.8%	23.1–35.3%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74%	70–77.5%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.5%	63.9–70.8%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.1%	81.8–86.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.4%	65.8–74.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.1%	70.9–84.3%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.3%	74.5–79.8%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	8%	6.5–9.7%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	25.8–35.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.9%	17.7–24.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14–18.2%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.8%	14.4–19.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.7–14.1%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	9.3–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.4–10.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.7–6.6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.2–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8%	6.5–9.8%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	25.6–34.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.7%	10.8–14.6%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	11.9–16%	12.8%
Hearing	7.7%	6.8–8.6%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.6–9%	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 Synnes door to door.

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

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