Health · Weimer

Weimer, MN health

Weimer differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.1%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.3% vs 85.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56137, 56101

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How Weimer 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 Weimer adults…

36 of every 100 Weimer adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.1–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Weimer, betterWeimer, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Weimer
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29% Weimer
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Weimer
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.5% Weimer
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Weimer 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

Weimer 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Weimer adults are doing

1 in 4Weimer adults feel lonely

27.5% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Weimer adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Weimer adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Weimer 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

Weimer adults worry about having enough food

9.9% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Weimer adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 20

Weimer adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 16

Weimer adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

6.9% of Weimer adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Weimer

Weimer 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.

35.7%41%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Heron Lake35.7%

Weimer36%

La Crosse36.1%

West Heron Lake36.2%

Heron Lake36.7%

Springfield37.2%

Delafield38.8%

Wilder39.4%

Care nearby

Windom Area HealthWindom · 8.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook · 18.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - WindomWindom · 9.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health-FuldaFulda · 17 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWeimer's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careWeimer's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthWeimer's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Central Region MHCA · need score 19 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 Weimer. 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 Weimer

Measure	Weimer	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	32.1–39.9%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.1–41%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36%	29.2–42.9%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24.2–30.4%	22.3%	worse
Depression	22.5%	19.4–25.7%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.2%	7.5–11.2%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.7–10.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–11.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.4–13.7%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.5%	11.4–15.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.8–19.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	21–29.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29%	23.5–34.6%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.2%	73.8–80.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.6%	64.4–70.7%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.6–88.9%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	72.3%	68–76%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	71.2–83.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.9–82.8%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	6.5–9.3%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.5%	23.6–31.7%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	17.3–23.1%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.5–15.8%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.9%	14.5–19.5%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	11–14.3%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.9%	8.3–11.8%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.9–9.4%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.8%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.5–7.1%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.9%	5.7–8.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.4%	26.3–34.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	11.9–16.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.8–13.9%	12.8%
Hearing	8.9%	7.9–10%	6.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.3–8.3%	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 Weimer door to door.

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

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