Health · Vermillion

Vermillion, MN health

Vermillion differs from Minnesota on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.4% vs 11.4%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.5% vs 7.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Vermillion

A-Health Grade

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Vermillion’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Vermillion is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns and 73% of Minnesota towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressBObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 79%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 73%

Towns with similar incomes, $95K–$158K (4,720)Healthier than 46%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Vermillion is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Vermillion could be anywhere from B to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Minnesota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Vermillion with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Vermillion uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Vermillion 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 Vermillion adults…

30 of every 100 Vermillion adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.4–33.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vermillion, betterVermillion, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.5% Vermillion
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.6% Vermillion
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Vermillion
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Vermillion
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vermillion 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

Vermillion 6.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Vermillion adults are doing

1 in 3Vermillion adults feel lonely

29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Vermillion adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Vermillion adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Vermillion adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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 12

Vermillion adults worry about having enough food

8.4% · MN 11.4% · better

1 in 14

Vermillion adults worry about keeping their housing

7.3% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 21

Vermillion adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 18

Vermillion adults lack reliable transportation

5.5% · MN 7.1% · better

5.7% of Vermillion adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%

Thinking or memory11.7%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone6.3%

Vision3.3%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Vermillion

Vermillion and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System - Cannon FallsCannon Falls · 13.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville · 16.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

M Health Fairview Woodwinds HospitalWoodbury · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northfield HospitalNorthfield · 17.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mn Community Care - La ClinicaSaint Paul · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

United Family MedicineSaint Paul · 19.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careVermillion is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careVermillion is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthVermillion is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Vermillion. 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 Vermillion

Measure	Vermillion	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.2%	27.4–33.1%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.2%	32.3–38.1%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.4%	31.3–39.4%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.7%	21.2–26.1%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	24.6%	21.8–27.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.4%	5.9–9%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8.1–9.8%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.4%	8–10.8%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5%	4.1–6%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.4%	4.7–6.2%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.4–3.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.2–16.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.7%	16.3–21.2%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.5%	18.7–26.3%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.6%	24.7–30.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.9%	72.3–77.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.8%	70.2–75.1%	67.5%	better
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.8–89.3%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	70.9%	67.5–74%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80.2%	75.6–84.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.6–80%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.5%	4.9–8.2%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25.5–32.4%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17.1–23.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	12.7–16.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.3%	11.8–17%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.5%	9.7–13.2%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.4%	6.4–10.6%	11.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.3%	5.7–8.9%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	3.9–5.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.5%	4.5–6.5%	7.1%	better
Receive SNAP	5.7%	4.2–7.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	26.4%	22.6–30%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.8%	8.9–12.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	11.7%	9.7–13.7%	12.8%
Hearing	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	6.8%
Vision	3.3%	2.8–3.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.3–3.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.3%	5.2–7.4%	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 Vermillion door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Vermillion directly, so these are its own figures.

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.