Health · Vega

Vega, MN health

Vega differs from Minnesota on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.9% vs 5.4%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.2% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56762, 56710

Report card

How Vega 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 Vega adults…

34 of every 100 Vega adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.3–37.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vega, betterVega, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Vega
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Vega
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Vega
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Vega
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vega 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Vega 9.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Vega adults are doing

1 in 3Vega adults feel lonely

30.2% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Vega adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Vega adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Vega adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 7

Vega adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Vega adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Vega adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Vega adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.8% of Vega adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Vega

Vega 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.

38.3%40.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Bloomer39.4%

Oak Park39.5%

Vega39.7%

Sandsville39.7%

Care nearby

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 22.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 24.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverview HospitalCrookston · 35 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Grand Forks MedicalGrand Forks · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVega's county is a federal shortage area.Marshall County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careVega's county is a federal shortage area.Marshall County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthVega's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Vega. 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 Vega

Measure	Vega	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	30.3–37.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	35%	31.1–38.8%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	32.4–46.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.1%	23.2–29.1%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.4%	21.1–27.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.2–13.4%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.4–10.1%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.7%	10.1–13.3%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.3–18.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.6%	15.6–21.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.3%	22–30.9%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	26.1–37.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	71–77.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.5%	60.2–66.7%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.2%	82–86.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	68.7%	64.3–72.7%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	67.6–80.8%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.4–80.5%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.4%	7.6–11.4%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	25.8–34.9%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.4–24.9%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.2–17.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	16.6–22.1%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.5–15%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11–16.1%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.6–11.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.4–7.4%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.8–9.2%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.8%	8–11.9%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	32%	27.8–36.4%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14%	12–16.2%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.7–16.5%	12.8%
Hearing	8.5%	7.5–9.5%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.3–9.5%	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 Vega door to door.

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

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