Health · Winger

Winger, MN health

Winger differs from Minnesota on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.8% vs 8.9%) and more adults with COPD (7.1% vs 5.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56592, 56535

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How Winger 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 Winger adults…

32 of every 100 Winger adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–35.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Winger, betterWinger, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Winger
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.1% Winger
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Winger
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Winger
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Winger 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Winger 8.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Winger adults are doing

1 in 3Winger adults feel lonely

31.7% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Winger adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Winger adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Winger adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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

Winger adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Winger adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Winger adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Winger adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

9.9% of Winger adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory15.2%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Winger

Winger 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 Winger.

38.2%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Garden38.5%

Winger39%

Knute39.2%

Sletten39.6%

Bejou41.3%

Care nearby

Essentia Health FosstonFosston · 12.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mahnomen Health CenterMahnomen · 16.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · 27.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health AdaAda · 30.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 54.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 57.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWinger's county is a federal shortage area.Polk/Red Lake Counties · need score 7 of 25

✓ Dental careWinger is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWinger's county is a federal shortage area.MHSA Region 1 · need score 17 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 Winger. 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 Winger

Measure	Winger	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.9%	28.5–35.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.6%	29.1–36.4%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39%	32.5–46%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25%	22.3–28.1%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	25.2%	22–28.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12.2–17.7%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.4%	9.3–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–10%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	11.2%	9.8–13%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.1–8.3%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.5%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	13.7–19.7%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.1%	16.2–22.4%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	22.3–31.4%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.1%	27.9–38.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.6%	69.9–77.1%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.1%	62.9–69.2%	67.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.5%	80.2–84.8%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	66%	61.2–70.5%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.8%	72.3–84.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.8–80.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	8.5%	6.8–10.5%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	26.8–36.8%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.1–26.6%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.7–18.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.1%	16.3–22.5%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.6–15.3%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	10.8–16.3%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.3–12%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.4–7.6%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.1–9.7%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.9%	7.9–12.2%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.2–36.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.8–16.1%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	15.2%	13.2–17.4%	12.8%
Hearing	8.7%	7.8–9.8%	6.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.7%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.5–9.9%	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 Winger door to door.

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

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