Health · Tyro

Tyro, MN health

Tyro differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.5% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.6% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56218, 56223, 56264
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How Tyro 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 Tyro adults…

35 of every 100 Tyro adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.2–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tyro, betterTyro, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Tyro
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Tyro
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Tyro
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Tyro
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
66%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
69%
Colon screening
MN 69%
79%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tyro 7.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Tyro adults are doing

1 in 3Tyro adults feel lonely
29.3% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Tyro adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Tyro adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Tyro adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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
Tyro adults worry about having enough food
10.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Tyro adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Tyro adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Tyro adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Tyro

Tyro 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 Tyro.

Friendship: 38% Ten Mile Lake: 35.7% Swede Prairie: 38% Omro: 37% Clarkfield: 37.7% Hazel Run: 39.2% Lisbon: 38.4% Normania: 38.5% Baxter: 36.3% Maxwell: 34.5% Westerheim: 38% Burton: 38.4% Oshkosh: 38.5% St. Leo: 38.4% Tyro: 36.8% Tyro Friendship Ten Mile Lake Swede Prairie Omro Johnson Memorial Hospital · Dawson · 13.9 miH Chippewa County Hospital · Montevideo · 15.7 miH
34.5%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Ten Mile Lake35.7%
Tyro36.8%
Omro37%
Friendship38%
Swede Prairie38%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.9 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 Tyro

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

HNearest ERJohnson Memorial HospitalDawson · 13.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareMarshall · 23.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.9 mi
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Dawson · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.7 mi
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.7 mi
Avera Granite Falls
Granite Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.4 mi
Rural Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
47.3 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careTyro's county is a federal shortage area.Yellow Medicine County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careTyro's county is a federal shortage area.Yellow Medicine County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthTyro's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Tyro. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Tyro
MeasureTyroMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.7%31.2–38.5%31%worse
High cholesterol35.5%31.8–39.4%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.8%30.3–44.1%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27%24.2–30.1%22.3%worse
Depression23.9%20.8–27.2%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.2%9.2–13.4%8.9%worse
Asthma10%9–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.3–11.1%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.7%10.2–13.3%10.1%worse
COPD6.8%5.9–7.8%5.4%worse
Heart disease7.6%6.8–8.5%5.9%worse
Stroke3.7%3.4–4.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.1%13–17.5%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.7%15.2–20.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.5%21.7–29.9%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.7%25.3–36.4%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76%72.9–79.3%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.9%62.5–69%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.9%84.2–87.5%85.3%about the same
Colon screening68.9%64.6–72.9%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.8%72.5–84.2%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds79.5%77–81.9%76.1%better
No health insurance7.6%6.4–9.2%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.3%25.1–33.8%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.6–23.5%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.6–17%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.7%15.4–20.3%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.8%11.4–14.5%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.8%9.1–12.8%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.7%7.4–10.1%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.9–6.4%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.8%6–7.7%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.9%6.6–9.4%7.9%
Disability
Any disability30.4%26.7–34.3%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.7%11.8–15.7%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.3%11.8–15%12.8%
Hearing8.7%7.8–9.7%6.8%
Vision4.4%3.9–5%4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.2–4.1%3.1%
Errands alone7.7%6.8–8.7%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 Tyro door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Tyro better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Tyro by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Tyro 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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