Health · Turtle Creek

Turtle Creek, MN health

Turtle Creek differs from Minnesota on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.8% vs 76.1%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (73% vs 68.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.1% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56443, 56438

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 236 people are less certain, so we show Turtle Creek's figures without a grade.

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How Turtle Creek 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 Turtle Creek adults…

39 of every 100 Turtle Creek adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 35.4–42.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Turtle Creek, betterTurtle Creek, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.4% Turtle Creek
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Turtle Creek
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Turtle Creek
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Turtle Creek
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Turtle Creek 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Turtle Creek 7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Turtle Creek adults are doing

1 in 4Turtle Creek adults feel lonely

27.9% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Turtle Creek adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Turtle Creek adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Turtle Creek adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · 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

Turtle Creek adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Turtle Creek adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Turtle Creek adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Turtle Creek adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.3% of Turtle Creek adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Turtle Creek

Turtle Creek and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

37%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Cushing37.6%

Turtle Creek37.8%

Fawn Lake38.5%

Little Elk39.6%

Ward39.7%

Care nearby

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 13.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · 14.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Astera HealthWadena · 29.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 73.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 97.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthTurtle Creek'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 Turtle Creek. 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 Turtle Creek

Measure	Turtle Creek	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	35.4–42.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	39.4%	35.8–42.8%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	37.8%	31.9–43.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31.4%	28.3–34.2%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.5–26.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.3–14.4%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.4–12.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.8–15.3%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8.1%	6.8–9.4%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.7–9.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.4–18.8%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	15.5%	13.3–17.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.4%	22.1–30.6%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	27–36.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	75–80.5%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	64.3%	61.3–67.3%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.3–89.3%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	73%	69.4–76.7%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	78.6%	73.1–84%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.8%	79.4–83.8%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7%	5.6–8.7%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.9%	24.1–31.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17.3–23%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.5–15.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.7%	15.9–21.6%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.3–15.9%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.7–13.2%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.6%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.3%	6.5–10.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27–35.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	13.3–17.9%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.1–14.4%	12.8%
Hearing	9.5%	8.5–10.5%	6.8%
Vision	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	8%	6.9–9.1%	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 Turtle Creek door to door.

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

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