Health · Americus

Americus, ND health

Americus differs from North Dakota on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.1% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (4.6% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.2% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58275, 58278

Report card

How Americus 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 Americus adults…

32 of every 100 Americus adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.1–34.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Americus, betterAmericus, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.5% Americus
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Americus
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 22.8% Americus
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11% Americus
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Americus 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Americus 5.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Americus adults are doing

1 in 4Americus adults feel lonely

27.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Americus adults have been diagnosed with depression

21% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Americus adults lack social or emotional support

18.8% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Americus adults are in frequent mental distress

12.9% · 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 14

Americus adults worry about having enough food

7.1% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 15

Americus adults worry about keeping their housing

6.6% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 23

Americus adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.3% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 22

Americus adults lack reliable transportation

4.6% · ND 6.5% · better

4.2% of Americus adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.4%

of Americus adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10%

Thinking or memory10.5%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone5.7%

Vision3.3%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Americus

Americus and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.8%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Walle35.8%

Americus36.3%

Michigan36.3%

Bentru36.4%

Reynolds38.7%

Stavanger38.8%

Care nearby

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 13 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Riverview HospitalCrookston · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford MayvilleMayville · 20.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford HillsboroHillsboro · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Grand Forks MedicalGrand Forks · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAmericus is not a shortage area

! Dental careAmericus's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grand Forks County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Mental healthAmericus is not a shortage area

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 Americus. 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 Americus

Measure	Americus	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.9%	29.1–34.8%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.3%	33.2–39.3%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	31.8–40.9%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27%	24.4–29.4%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	21%	18.5–23.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	8–11.5%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.9–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.4–9.9%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	9.7%	8.5–11%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	5.3%	4.5–6%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	5.8%	5.1–6.4%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.6–3.1%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11%	9.2–13.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	22.8%	20.1–25.6%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	19.5%	16.6–22.5%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31%	27–35.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.2%	73.3–78.8%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.8%	68.1–73.4%	64.5%	better
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.4–88.6%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	68.9%	65.2–72.5%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	78.3%	72.8–83.2%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75.2–80.4%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	5.2%	4.3–6.3%	7.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.1%	24–30.4%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.8%	16.3–21.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.9%	11.4–14.4%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13.7%	11.9–15.8%	16.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	10.9%	9.7–12.4%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.1%	5.8–8.5%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	6.6%	5.6–7.8%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.3%	3.6–5.1%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	4.6%	4–5.2%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	4.2%	3.3–5.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	24.4%	21.5–27.5%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	10%	8.6–11.4%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	10.5%	9.1–12%	12.6%
Hearing	7.1%	6.4–8%	7.8%
Vision	3.3%	2.9–3.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.4–3%	3.1%
Errands alone	5.7%	5–6.5%	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 Americus 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 Americus better or worse.

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