Health · Windom

Windom, MN health

Windom differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (6.7% vs 5.4%) and more uninsured adults (9.1% vs 7.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55970, 55912

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Windom’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Windom is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB+Mental distressC-ObesityB-DiabetesC+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 42%

Less healthyHealthier

Minnesota towns we grade (574)Healthier than 11%

Towns with similar incomes, $56K–$94K (9,885)Healthier than 44%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Windom could be anywhere from D to B+.

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 Windom 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. Windom’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 Windom 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 Windom adults…

34 of every 100 Windom adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30–37%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Windom, betterWindom, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Windom
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Windom
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Windom
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Windom
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Windom 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Windom 9.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Windom adults are doing

1 in 3Windom adults feel lonely

30% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Windom adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Windom adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Windom adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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 8

Windom adults worry about having enough food

13.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Windom adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Windom adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Windom adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.7% of Windom adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Windom

Windom and the towns around it

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

36.3%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Marshall37%

Nevada37.4%

Windom37.7%

Red Rock38.3%

Austin38.7%

Care nearby

Mitchell County Regional HealthOsage · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinAlbert Lea · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester · 33.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Olmsted Medical CenterRochester · 34.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 35.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of Mason CityMason City · 36.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWindom is a federal shortage area.West Mower County · need score 8 of 25

! Dental careWindom's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Mower County · need score 13 of 25

✓ Mental healthWindom is not a shortage area

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 Windom. 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 Windom

Measure	Windom	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.5%	30–37%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.5%	30.1–37.3%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	31.8–44%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.5%	22.8–28.4%	22.3%	worse
Depression	24.9%	21.7–28.5%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10%	8–12%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10%	9–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.5–10.2%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.7%	10.2–13.2%	10.1%	worse
COPD	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.8%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.5–18%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.3%	14.4–20.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.9%	23–30.9%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	26.9–38.8%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.8%	71.2–78.2%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.3–68.1%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.3%	82.5–86.1%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69.2%	64.4–73.7%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.1%	72.2–84.9%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.2–80.6%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.1%	7.8–10.5%	7.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.6–34.5%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	19.1–25.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	14.1–17.6%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	15.5–20.1%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.2–14.3%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.3%	11.3–15.4%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.6–11.7%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.3%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.7%	8.2–11.3%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.2%	26.5–33.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.5–15%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.5–15.8%	12.8%
Hearing	8.2%	7.4–9.1%	6.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	8%	7.1–8.9%	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 Windom door to door.

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

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