Health · Wuori

Wuori, MN health

Wuori differs from Minnesota on 20 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55792, 55710
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How Wuori 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 Wuori adults…

38 of every 100 Wuori adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 34–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wuori, betterWuori, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Wuori
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Wuori
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Wuori
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.8% Wuori
MN 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
59%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
85%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
68%
Colon screening
MN 69%
76%
Mammogram
MN 79%
80%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wuori 8.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Wuori adults are doing

1 in 3Wuori adults feel lonely
33.4% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Wuori adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Wuori adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Wuori adults are in frequent mental distress
17.4% · Minnesota 15.1% · worse
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 6
Wuori adults worry about having enough food
16.6% · MN 11.4% · worse
1 in 9
Wuori adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · MN 9.3% · worse
1 in 12
Wuori adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.1% · MN 5.7% · worse
1 in 10
Wuori adults lack reliable transportation
10.1% · MN 7.1% · worse

14.8% of Wuori adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

37%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%
Thinking or memory15.9%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone10.3%
Vision6.2%
Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Wuori

Wuori 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 Wuori.

Virginia: 39.1% Sandy: 38.4% Mountain Iron: 35.5% Biwabik: 36.8% Gilbert: 37.6% Eveleth: 38.1% Pike: 37.1% Great Scott: 36.6% Clinton: 35.6% Leonidas: 36.6% Biwabik: 35.6% White: 37.7% Wuori: 38.6% Wuori Virginia Sandy Mountain Iron Biwabik Essentia Health Virginia · Virginia · 5.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center · Aurora · 13 miH Scenic Rivers Health Services · Eveleth · 9.7 mi+
35.5%39.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Mountain Iron35.5%
Biwabik36.8%
Sandy38.4%
Wuori38.6%
Virginia39.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13 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 Wuori

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

HNearest EREssentia Health Northern Pines Medical CenterAurora · 13 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health Virginia★★★★★ · 5.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesEveleth · 9.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Essentia Health Virginia
Virginia · ★★★★★
9.7 mi
Cook Area Health Services
7 sites · nearest in Eveleth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13 mi
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center
Aurora · not rated
ERRural critical access
20 mi
Cook Hospital
Cook · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.7 mi
Range Regional Health Services
Hibbing · ★★★★★
59.6 mi
Chum Warming Center
Duluth · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careWuori is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWuori is not a shortage area
! Mental healthWuori'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 Wuori. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Wuori
MeasureWuoriMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.5%34–41.3%31%worse
High cholesterol34.9%31.3–38.6%33.4%about the same
Obesity38.6%33.4–44%33.5%about the same
Arthritis30.1%27–33.3%22.3%worse
Depression25.5%22.1–29%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.1%12.5–17.8%8.9%worse
Asthma11.1%9.7–12.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.3%9.2–11.4%8.5%worse
Diabetes14.3%12.4–16.4%10.1%worse
COPD9.1%8.1–10.4%5.4%worse
Heart disease9.1%8.2–10.3%5.9%worse
Stroke4.7%4.3–5.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.8%17.1–22.8%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.9%14.1–19.8%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise29.6%25.7–33.9%22.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.6%30.7–38.4%29.2%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.3%72.8–79.4%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit58.5%55.3–61.5%67.5%worse
Cholesterol check84.5%82.4–86.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening67.5%63.5–71.2%68.7%about the same
Mammogram75.9%70–80.9%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds80.4%77.5–83.1%76.1%better
No health insurance8.8%7.2–10.4%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.4%29.8–37.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.6%19.7–25.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.4%15.3–19.7%15.1%worse
Fair or poor health23.1%20.3–26.2%16%worse
Frequent physical distress15.8%13.9–18%11.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity16.6%14.3–19%11.4%worse
Housing insecurity11.4%9.8–13.1%9.3%worse
Utility shut-off threat8.1%7–9.2%5.7%worse
No reliable transportation10.1%8.9–11.4%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP14.8%12.8–17.1%7.9%
Disability
Any disability37%33.1–41.2%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs18.4%16.1–20.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory15.9%14–18%12.8%
Hearing10.1%9–11.4%6.8%
Vision6.2%5.6–7%4%
Dressing or bathing5.1%4.6–5.7%3.1%
Errands alone10.3%9.1–11.7%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 Wuori door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Wuori better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wuori by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wuori 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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