Health · Vining

Vining, MN health

Vining differs from Minnesota on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 9.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.3% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.2% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56588 (all of Vining)
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How Vining 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 Vining adults…

37 of every 100 Vining adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.5–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vining, betterVining, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Vining
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% Vining
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Vining
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Vining
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
67%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
88%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
73%
Colon screening
MN 69%
80%
Mammogram
MN 79%
83%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Vining 7.2% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Vining adults are doing

1 in 3Vining adults feel lonely
29.8% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Vining adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Vining adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Vining adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · 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 10
Vining adults worry about having enough food
10.5% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Vining adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · MN 9.3% · better
1 in 19
Vining adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Vining adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.8% of Vining adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing10.3%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Vining

Vining and the towns around it

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

Nidaros: 34.5% Folden: 34.7% Clitherall: 32.7% Leaf Mountain: 34.8% Girard: 33.5% Elmo: 34.8% Effington: 35.1% Henning: 34.2% Vining: 34.9% Vining Nidaros Folden
32.7%35.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Nidaros34.5%
Folden34.7%
Vining34.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 22.5 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 Vining

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

HNearest ERAstera HealthWadena · 22.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAlomere Health★★★★★ · 27.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceMoorhead · 71.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.5 mi
Astera Health
Wadena · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.2 mi
Perham Health
Perham · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.7 mi
Alomere Health
Alexandria · ★★★★★
ER
28.1 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
71.6 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
72.4 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careVining is not a shortage area
! Dental careVining's county is a federal shortage area.Otter Tail County · need score 14 of 25
! Mental healthVining's county is a federal shortage area.Region 4 · need score 15 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 Vining. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Vining
MeasureViningMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37%33.5–40.7%31%worse
High cholesterol41.7%37.9–45.6%33.4%worse
Obesity34.9%29.8–40.3%33.5%about the same
Arthritis32.2%29.1–35.4%22.3%worse
Depression22.5%19.6–25.8%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.8%8–12%8.9%about the same
Asthma10%8.9–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.5%11.4–13.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes13.5%11.9–15.3%10.1%worse
COPD8.3%7.3–9.5%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.2%8.3–10.3%5.9%worse
Stroke4.6%4.1–5.1%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.2%13.9–18.7%13.1%worse
Binge drink15.3%12.8–18%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.5%23.6–31.5%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30%25.3–35.3%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%74.7–80.9%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit67%63.9–70.3%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check88.4%86.8–89.8%85.3%better
Colon screening73.1%69–77.2%68.7%better
Mammogram79.7%73.4–85.3%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds83.3%80.5–85.7%76.1%better
No health insurance7.2%6–8.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.8%25.6–34%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17.4–23.4%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.1%12.6–15.8%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.3%16.8–22.1%16%worse
Frequent physical distress14.3%12.6–16.1%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.5%8.7–12.4%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity7.8%6.6–9.1%9.3%better
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.4–6%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.3%5.5–7.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.8%6.4–9.3%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.6%28.9–36.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.3%14.3–18.7%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.6%11.1–14.2%12.8%
Hearing10.3%9.2–11.4%6.8%
Vision4.9%4.4–5.5%4%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.7–4.7%3.1%
Errands alone8.1%7.2–9.2%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 Vining door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Vining better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Vining by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Vining 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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