Health · Alexandria

Alexandria, ND health

Alexandria differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.8% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58856, 58844, 58830

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 3 people are less certain, so we show Alexandria's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Alexandria compares with North Dakota

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 Alexandria adults…

38 of every 100 Alexandria adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.5%

Bars show Alexandria; the black tick is North Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alexandria, betterAlexandria, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Alexandria
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Alexandria
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.2% Alexandria
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Alexandria
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alexandria adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

Yearly checkup

ND 74%

Dentist visit

ND 65%

Cholesterol check

ND 83%

Colon screening

ND 65%

Mammogram

ND 78%

Taking BP meds

ND 76%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alexandria 7.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Alexandria adults are doing

1 in 4Alexandria adults feel lonely

28.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Alexandria adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Alexandria adults lack social or emotional support

21% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Alexandria adults are in frequent mental distress

13.8% · North Dakota 14.2% · 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 10

Alexandria adults worry about having enough food

10.2% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Alexandria adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 19

Alexandria adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Alexandria adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.3% of Alexandria adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

of Alexandria adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

Black tick: North Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Alexandria

Alexandria and the towns around it

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

36%40.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Lincoln Valley37.9%

Burg38.1%

Writing Rock39%

Alexandria39.1%

Care nearby

St. Luke's HospitalCrosby · 19.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 40.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sheridan Memorial HosptialPlentywood · 41.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health WillistonWilliston · 41.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ray ClinicRay · 36.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ag Worker Health & ServicesFairview · 65.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlexandria's county is a federal shortage area.Divide County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careAlexandria's county is a federal shortage area.Divide County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthAlexandria's county is a federal shortage area.MH Northwest Catchment Area I · 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 Alexandria. 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 Alexandria

Measure	Alexandria	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.6%	33.9–41.5%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37.3%	33.6–41.2%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	39.1%	32.7–46.1%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.5%	26.4–32.7%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.8%	17.1–22.9%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	7.9–11.5%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.7%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10.2–13.6%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.2–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	12.7–18.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	21.2%	18.1–24.4%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.4%	20.3–29%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	27.5–38.2%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.6%	72.2–78.9%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.7%	59.3–66%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85%	82.7–87%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	65.5%	60.7–69.9%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77.1%	70.4–82.7%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.1–82.4%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.4–9.2%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.4%	24.5–32.7%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.8–24.4%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.8%	12.1–15.6%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.2–21.3%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.3–14.9%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.2%	8.1–12.7%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.6–9.8%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.5–6.3%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5–6.9%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.3%	4.8–8.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	25.8–34.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.2–15.8%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.7–14.4%	12.6%
Hearing	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	7.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.3–8.6%	7.1%

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 Alexandria door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Alexandria by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Alexandria by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Dakota 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.