Health · Trelipe

Trelipe, MN health

Trelipe differs from Minnesota on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer lonely adults (25.5% vs 31.2%) and fewer binge drinkers (14.8% vs 17.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.2% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56672, 56448

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How Trelipe 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 Trelipe adults…

43 of every 100 Trelipe adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 38.5–46.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Trelipe, betterTrelipe, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Trelipe
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Trelipe
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Trelipe
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Trelipe
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Trelipe 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Trelipe 6.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Trelipe adults are doing

1 in 4Trelipe adults feel lonely

25.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · better

1 in 5Trelipe adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Trelipe adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Trelipe adults are in frequent mental distress

13.8% · 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

Trelipe adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Trelipe adults worry about keeping their housing

7.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Trelipe adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Trelipe adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Trelipe

Trelipe and the towns around it

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

35.1%37.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Crooked Lake35.9%

Wabedo36%

Fifty Lakes36.5%

Trelipe36.6%

Inguadona36.6%

Thunder Lake36.8%

Blind Lake36.8%

Remer36.8%

Care nearby

Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCrosby · 28.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 30.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGrand Rapids · 35.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Deer RiverDeer River · 35.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 56.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 80.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTrelipe's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careTrelipe's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cass County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthTrelipe's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · need score 16 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 Trelipe. 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 Trelipe

Measure	Trelipe	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.5%	38.5–46.4%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	40.5%	36.4–44.4%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	36.6%	31–42.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.2–35.9%	22.3%	worse
Depression	21.8%	18.8–24.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.5–14.2%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13%	11.7–14.2%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	15.1%	13.2–17.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.7%	7.5–10%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.4–18.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	14.8%	12.4–17.4%	17.8%	better
Get no exercise	28%	23.8–32.5%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	27.8–38%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	76.9–82.7%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	65%	61.7–68.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.1%	87.7–90.4%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	72.4%	67.9–76.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	70.3–83.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.6%	81.1–85.9%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.5–8.2%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	25.5%	21.4–29.7%	31.2%	better
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.3–22.5%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.8%	12.2–15.5%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	17.3–22.9%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.8–16.5%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	9–13%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.9%	6.6–9.3%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.8–7.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	34.6%	30.5–38.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15–19.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.8–14%	12.8%
Hearing	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	6.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.2–9.4%	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 Trelipe door to door.

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

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