Health · Wilder

Wilder, MN health

Wilder differs from Minnesota on 17 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.4% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56101 (all of Wilder)
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How Wilder 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 Wilder adults…

36 of every 100 Wilder adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 32.4–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wilder, betterWilder, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.8% Wilder
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Wilder
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Wilder
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Wilder
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
63%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
70%
Colon screening
MN 69%
77%
Mammogram
MN 79%
79%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wilder 10.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Wilder adults are doing

1 in 3Wilder adults feel lonely
29.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Wilder adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Wilder adults lack social or emotional support
21.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Wilder adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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 7
Wilder adults worry about having enough food
14.1% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 9
Wilder adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 15
Wilder adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 12
Wilder adults lack reliable transportation
8.2% · MN 7.1% · worse

10.8% of Wilder adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Wilder

Wilder 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.

Delafield: 38.8% Weimer: 36% Great Bend: 39.4% Christiania: 39.5% Heron Lake: 36.7% Lakeside: 41% Heron Lake: 35.7% West Heron Lake: 36.2% Springfield: 37.2% La Crosse: 36.1% Wilder: 39.4% Wilder Delafield Weimer Windom Area Health · Windom · 5.1 miH Access Health - Windom · Windom · 5.8 mi+
35.7%41%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Weimer36%
Delafield38.8%
Wilder39.4%

Care nearby

Windom Area HealthWindom · 5.1 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Jackson Medical CenterJackson · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterWestbrook · 18.9 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Worthington Medical CenterWorthington · 24.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Access Health - WindomWindom · 5.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Access Health-FuldaFulda · 19.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careWilder's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careWilder's county is a federal shortage area.Jackson County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthWilder'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 Wilder. 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 Wilder
MeasureWilderMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.1%32.4–39.9%31%worse
High cholesterol36.3%32.4–40.2%33.4%about the same
Obesity39.4%32.2–46.8%33.5%about the same
Arthritis27.3%24.4–30.3%22.3%worse
Depression23.9%20.6–27.3%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.5%8.6–12.6%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.2–11%8.5%worse
Diabetes12.5%10.9–14.2%10.1%worse
COPD7.4%6.5–8.4%5.4%worse
Heart disease8%7.2–8.9%5.9%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.6%13.5–17.9%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.9%14.1–19.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise28.8%24.7–33.2%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30.9%25.3–36.8%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.9%72.2–79.2%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit62.9%59.6–66.2%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check85%83.3–86.7%85.3%about the same
Colon screening69.5%65–73.5%68.7%about the same
Mammogram77.1%70.4–82.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.9%76.3–81.3%76.1%better
No health insurance10.1%8.5–11.7%7.5%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.7%25.5–34.5%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support21.6%18.7–24.9%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.4%13.7–17.2%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.7%17.2–22.4%16%worse
Frequent physical distress13.7%12.1–15.4%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.1%11.9–16.3%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity10.6%9–12.2%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.8%5.9–7.8%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation8.2%7.2–9.3%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP10.8%9.1–12.6%7.9%
Disability
Any disability32.4%28.6–36.4%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.1%13.1–17.2%11.4%
Thinking or memory14.2%12.6–15.9%12.8%
Hearing9.2%8.2–10.2%6.8%
Vision5.4%4.8–6%4%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.7–4.6%3.1%
Errands alone8.7%7.7–9.8%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 Wilder door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Wilder better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wilder by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wilder 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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