Health · Wright

Wright, MN health

Wright differs from Minnesota on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more binge drinkers (21.1% vs 17.8%) and more adults sleeping under 7 hours (34.6% vs 29.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Wright

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 96 people are less certain, so we show Wright's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Wright 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 Wright adults…

29 of every 100 Wright adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 25.3–31.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wright, betterWright, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Wright
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Wright
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.1% Wright
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Wright
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wright 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wright 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Wright adults are doing

1 in 3Wright adults feel lonely

34.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 3Wright adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.8% · Minnesota 24.4% · worse

1 in 5Wright adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Wright adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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 9

Wright adults worry about having enough food

11% · MN 11.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Wright adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 17

Wright adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · MN 5.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Wright adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MN 7.1% · about the same

8.1% of Wright adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Wright

Wright and the towns around it

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

34.3%38.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Lakeview36.5%

Wright36.9%

Care nearby

Essentia Health Moose LakeMoose Lake · 19.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalCloquet · 26.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Riverwood Healthcare CenterAitkin · 34.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health SandstoneSandstone · 38.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Rivers Health ServicesFloodwood · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Superior Community Health Center White Pine ClinicCarlton · 27.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWright is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWright is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWright's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 3 Arrowhead · need score 16 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 Wright. 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 Wright

Measure	Wright	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28.6%	25.3–31.7%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	30.4%	27.1–33.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	31.4–42.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	21.3%	18.7–23.7%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	28.8%	25.2–32.3%	24.4%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.6%	6.9–10.6%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.4%	7.9–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.4%	4.4–6.5%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.6%	4.8–6.4%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.5–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12.1–18.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	21.1%	17.9–24.4%	17.8%	worse
Get no exercise	24.3%	19.8–28.8%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	29.7–39.9%	29.2%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.2%	67.2–74.9%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.6%	59.3–65.8%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.1%	79.3–84.8%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	60%	55.7–64.1%	68.7%	worse
Mammogram	77.7%	70.9–83.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.6%	70.5–76.3%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	5.7–10.2%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.4%	29.4–39.2%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	17.5–24.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.1–19.9%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.1%	13.3–19.2%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.9%	10.1–13.7%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	8.3–13.9%	11.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.3%	7.3–11.3%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	4.8–7.1%	5.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.1–8.9%	7.1%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6–10.4%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	25.5–34.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.7%	9.6–13.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	12.5–17.4%	12.8%
Hearing	6.9%	6–7.8%	6.8%
Vision	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.6–3.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.5–9.2%	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 Wright door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wright 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.