Health · Wanger

Wanger, MN health

Wanger differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56757, 56713

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How Wanger 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 Wanger adults…

36 of every 100 Wanger adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 31.9–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wanger, betterWanger, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Wanger
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Wanger
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Wanger
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Wanger
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wanger 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wanger 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Wanger adults are doing

1 in 3Wanger adults feel lonely

28.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Wanger adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Wanger adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Wanger adults are in frequent mental distress

14.6% · 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

Wanger adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Wanger adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Wanger adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

Wanger adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · MN 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Wanger

Wanger and the towns around it

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

34.4%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Augsburg38.7%

Wanger39%

Tamarac39%

Wright39.3%

Care nearby

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 15.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 27.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterThief River Falls · 30.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 32.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 33.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 36.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthWanger'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 Wanger. 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 Wanger

Measure	Wanger	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	31.9–40.5%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.3%	32.8–41.5%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39%	31.2–46.7%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.1%	24.6–31.6%	22.3%	worse
Depression	23.2%	19.6–26.8%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.7%	7–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.5%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.3–14%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7%	5.8–8.2%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.7–8.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.5–18%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.1–21.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	20.5–30%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.2%	24.4–36.5%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.2%	72.5–79.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.2%	61.8–68.7%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.5–88.3%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70.7%	66–75%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	74.7%	67–81.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	76.9–82.5%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	6.1–9.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	24–33.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.2–24.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.6%	12.8–16.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15.5–21.5%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.2–15%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.7–13.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.9–10%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.4–6.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.6–7.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.8%	6.2–9.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.3%	26.8–36%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	11.9–16.8%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.3–15.1%	12.8%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–10%	6.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.6–9%	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 Wanger door to door.

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

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