Health · White Oak

White Oak, MN health

White Oak differs from Minnesota on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 9.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.2% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56433, 56467

Report card

How White Oak 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 White Oak adults…

38 of every 100 White Oak adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34.4–40.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

White Oak, betterWhite Oak, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% White Oak
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.5% White Oak
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% White Oak
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% White Oak
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of White Oak 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

White Oak 6.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How White Oak adults are doing

1 in 4White Oak adults feel lonely

27.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 5White Oak adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5White Oak adults lack social or emotional support

19.2% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 7White Oak adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · 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

White Oak adults worry about having enough food

10.7% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 13

White Oak adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · MN 9.3% · better

1 in 19

White Oak adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 15

White Oak adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.3% of White Oak adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around White Oak

White Oak and the towns around it

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

35.7%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

White Oak35.9%

Akeley35.9%

Nevis36%

Badoura36%

Hiram36.2%

Care nearby

St. Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCass Lake · 32.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Astera HealthWadena · 38.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 39.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesNorthome · 68.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesBigfork · 75.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWhite Oak's county is a federal shortage area.Hubbard County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careWhite Oak's county is a federal shortage area.Hubbard County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthWhite Oak's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Service Area Region 2 · 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 White Oak. 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 White Oak

Measure	White Oak	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	34.4–40.9%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	34.5–41.3%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	35.9%	30.8–41.2%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.9%	28.2–33.7%	22.3%	worse
Depression	21.8%	19.2–24.6%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.2%	8.6–12%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.9–10.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.7%	10.8–12.8%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12.7–16%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.9%	7–8.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.3–10.1%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.9–17%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.6%	13.5–18.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.4%	22.1–29%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.5%	25–34.2%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	76.4–81.6%	74.8%	better
Dentist visit	66.5%	63.6–69.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.9–89.5%	85.3%	better
Colon screening	73%	69.1–76.5%	68.7%	better
Mammogram	78.7%	73–83.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.9%	80.6–84.9%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	6.7%	5.5–8%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.6%	24.1–31.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.2%	16.7–21.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12.5–15.4%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	16.3–20.9%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	12.2–15.2%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.7%	9–12.5%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.7–9%	9.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.6–6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.3%	7–9.7%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	28–34.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.8–17.4%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	11.1–13.7%	12.8%
Hearing	9.9%	9–10.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.4–5.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.8%	7.1–8.6%	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 White Oak door to door.

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

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