Health · Watab

Watab, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Watab looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56367, 56379

B+Health Grade

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Watab’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Watab is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns and 56% of Minnesota towns.

ASelf-rated healthAPhysical distressB+Mental distressC-ObesityADiabetesB-SmokingA-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 71%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 56%

Towns with similar incomes, $74K–$124K (8,049)Healthier than 59%

About what its income would suggest. Watab does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Watab 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 Watab 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. Watab’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Watab 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 Watab adults…

30 of every 100 Watab adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.2–33.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Watab, betterWatab, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.4% Watab
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Watab
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.8% Watab
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Watab
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Watab 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

Watab 6.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Watab adults are doing

1 in 3Watab adults feel lonely

29% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Watab adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Watab adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Watab 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 10

Watab adults worry about having enough food

9.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Watab adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 19

Watab adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Watab adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7% of Watab adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.6%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone6.8%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Watab

Watab 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 Watab.

34.7%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Le Sauk35%

Brockway37%

Langola38.7%

Rice39.1%

Watab39.7%

Mayhew Lake40.5%

Sauk Rapids40.5%

Care nearby

Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud · 7.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Cloud VA Medical CenterSt. Cloud · 8.2 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

St. Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · 21.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fairview Northland Regional HospitalPrinceton · 30 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Metro ClinicCoon Rapids · 57.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 58.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWatab's county is a federal shortage area.Benton County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careWatab's county is a federal shortage area.Benton County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthWatab's county is a federal shortage area.Central Region · need score 16 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 Watab. 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 Watab

Measure	Watab	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	29.7%	26.2–33.2%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33%	29.2–36.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	32.9–46.5%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	21.9%	19.3–24.7%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.4%	22.1–29.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.5%	7.1–10.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.5–9.1%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.4%	8.2–10.8%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.3%	4.7–6.1%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.5%	5–6.1%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	2.9%	2.7–3.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.4–17.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.8%	16.6–23.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.4%	17.8–25.2%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.3%	24.8–34.2%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.4%	70.6–77.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.5%	64.6–70.3%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85%	83.1–86.8%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.2%	65.3–72.9%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.4%	73.9–84.2%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.6%	71.5–77.5%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	6.7%	5.6–8.1%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25–33.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.6–23.3%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.1–17.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.8%	12.8–17%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.4%	10–12.9%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.9%	8.3–11.6%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.7–6.2%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.6–7.2%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.8–8.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	25.9%	22.3–29.6%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.6%	9.1–12.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.4–14.7%	12.8%
Hearing	6.5%	5.7–7.2%	6.8%
Vision	3.6%	3.2–4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.7–3.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.8%	6–7.6%	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 Watab door to door.

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

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