Health · Wrenshall

Wrenshall, MN health

On most measures Wrenshall looks like Minnesota as a whole. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (74.5% vs 68.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults sleeping under 7 hours (34.5% vs 29.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Wrenshall
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How Wrenshall 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 Wrenshall adults…

33 of every 100 Wrenshall adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29–36.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wrenshall, betterWrenshall, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.4% Wrenshall
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Wrenshall
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Wrenshall
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Wrenshall
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
68%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
86%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
75%
Colon screening
MN 69%
81%
Mammogram
MN 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wrenshall 6.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Wrenshall adults are doing

1 in 3Wrenshall adults feel lonely
31.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Wrenshall adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Wrenshall adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Wrenshall adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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 11
Wrenshall adults worry about having enough food
9.3% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Wrenshall adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 20
Wrenshall adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 16
Wrenshall adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · MN 7.1% · about the same

6.5% of Wrenshall adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone7%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Wrenshall

Wrenshall 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 Wrenshall.

Silver Brook: 38% Twin Lakes: 37.4% Wrenshall: 38% Superior: 41.1% Thomson: 35.7% Carlton: 35.6% Cloquet: 39.1% Duluth: 35.1% Blackhoof: 38.1% Atkinson: 38% Wrenshall: 37.3% Wrenshall Silver Brook Twin Lakes Community Memorial Hospital · Cloquet · 8.4 miH St. Marys Hospital Superior · Superior · 14.3 miH Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center · Duluth · 18.1 mi · 4★ MedicareH Essentia Health Duluth · Duluth · 18.1 miH Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine Clinic · Carlton · 3.5 mi+
35.1%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Wrenshall37.3%
Twin Lakes37.4%
Silver Brook38%
6 places to get careNearest ER 8.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Wrenshall

No hospital or community health center in Wrenshall itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalCloquet · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLake Superior Community Health CenterCarlton · 3.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.5 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Carlton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Cloquet · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.3 mi
St. Marys Hospital Superior
Superior · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.1 mi
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center
Duluth · ★★★★★
ER
18.1 mi
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth · not rated
27.8 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
2 sites · nearest in Poplar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWrenshall is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWrenshall is not a shortage area
! Mental healthWrenshall's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Wrenshall. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Wrenshall
MeasureWrenshallMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.7%29–36.2%31%about the same
High cholesterol34.5%30.9–38.3%33.4%about the same
Obesity37.3%31.6–43.1%33.5%about the same
Arthritis24.8%21.8–27.7%22.3%about the same
Depression26.8%23.4–30.4%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.7%8.7–13.1%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.6%9.4–12%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.8–10.7%8.5%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.5–12.8%10.1%about the same
COPD6%4.8–7%5.4%about the same
Heart disease6.5%5.7–7.4%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.8%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.4%11.4–17.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.4%16.3–22.6%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.4%19.3–28%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.5%29.5–39.7%29.2%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.4%70.7–77.7%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit67.8%64.5–71%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.3%84.2–88.5%85.3%about the same
Colon screening74.5%70.4–78.2%68.7%better
Mammogram81%74.8–86.2%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.7%74.4–80.5%76.1%about the same
No health insurance6.3%4.8–8.4%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.6%27.4–35.9%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support19.8%16.8–23.1%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.3%13.3–17.4%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16%13.3–18.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.3%10.5–14.1%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.3%7.2–11.7%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity7.9%6.3–9.6%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5%4.1–6%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.3%5.3–7.4%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.5%5–8.4%7.9%
Disability
Any disability29.1%25–33.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs12.7%10.5–15%11.4%
Thinking or memory12.8%10.9–14.9%12.8%
Hearing7.5%6.5–8.4%6.8%
Vision3.8%3.2–4.4%4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.7–3.8%3.1%
Errands alone7%5.9–8.3%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 Wrenshall door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Wrenshall better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wrenshall directly, so these are its own figures.

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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