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Barney, ND health

Barney differs from North Dakota on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.8% vs 10.8%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.1% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with high blood pressure (37.2% vs 31.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58008 (all of Barney)
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How Barney 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 Barney adults…

37 of every 100 Barney adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.1–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Barney, betterBarney, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Barney
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Barney
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.3% Barney
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Barney
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
70%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
66%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
78%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Barney 5.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Barney adults are doing

1 in 4Barney adults feel lonely
26.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Barney adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Barney adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Barney adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · 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 12
Barney adults worry about having enough food
8.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Barney adults worry about keeping their housing
7.9% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 19
Barney adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 20
Barney adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · ND 6.5% · better

5.5% of Barney adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory11.2%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Barney

Barney and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Lisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon · 34.6 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterWheaton · 39.6 mi · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Essentia HealthFargo · 40 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Family Healthcare South FargoFargo · 42.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 44.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careBarney is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBarney is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBarney is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Barney. 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 Barney
MeasureBarneyMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.2%33.1–41.5%31.8%worse
High cholesterol37.2%33–41.7%33.8%about the same
Obesity38.9%32.2–46.1%36.5%about the same
Arthritis29.4%25.9–33%25.3%worse
Depression20.6%17.6–24.1%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)6.8%5.5–8.3%10.8%better
Asthma9.7%8.5–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.4%8.4–10.5%8.2%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.4–12.9%9.8%about the same
COPD6.5%5.4–7.7%5.9%about the same
Heart disease7%6.1–8%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.4%2.9–3.8%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%12.2–18.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21.3%17.7–25.1%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise22.6%18.6–27.1%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.2%26.2–36.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.9%71.9–79.5%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit69.5%66.4–72.6%64.5%better
Cholesterol check87.3%85.2–89.2%82.7%better
Colon screening66.2%61.6–70.6%64.9%about the same
Mammogram77.7%71.5–83.4%78%about the same
Taking BP meds78.4%74.9–81.6%76.3%about the same
No health insurance5.8%4.4–7.6%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.2%22.1–30.9%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.7%16.5–23.3%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13%11.2–14.9%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.4%13.8–19.4%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.4%10.6–14.2%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.6%6.8–10.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.9%6.3–9.6%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.4%4.4–6.4%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation5.1%4.3–6.1%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.5%4.1–7.1%6.7%
Disability
Any disability26.9%22.9–31.2%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12.2%10.2–14.3%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.2%9.5–13.1%12.6%
Hearing8.3%7.2–9.4%7.8%
Vision3.8%3.3–4.4%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%2.9–4%3.1%
Errands alone6.4%5.5–7.5%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 Barney 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 Barney better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Barney by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Barney 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.

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