Health · Bell

Bell, ND health

Bell differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (6.9% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.2% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58048, 58038

Report card

How Bell 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 Bell adults…

32 of every 100 Bell adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–34.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bell, betterBell, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.6% Bell
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.7% Bell
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21% Bell
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.3% Bell
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bell 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

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

Mind & connection

How Bell adults are doing

1 in 4Bell adults feel lonely

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

1 in 5Bell adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Bell adults lack social or emotional support

18.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Bell adults are in frequent mental distress

12.4% · North Dakota 14.2% · better

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

Bell adults worry about having enough food

6.9% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 16

Bell adults worry about keeping their housing

6.3% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 25

Bell adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 22

Bell adults lack reliable transportation

4.5% · ND 6.5% · better

4% of Bell adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

23.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.6%

Thinking or memory10.5%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone5.7%

Vision3.2%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Bell

Bell and the towns around it

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

34.3%36.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Gunkel34.4%

Bell34.8%

Kinyon34.9%

Hunter34.9%

Bohnsack36.5%

Care nearby

Sanford HillsboroHillsboro · 14.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford MayvilleMayville · 22.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 26.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 26.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare South FargoFargo · 26.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Homeless Health Services - Resource & Recovery CenterFargo · 26.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBell is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBell is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBell 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 Bell. 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 Bell

Measure	Bell	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.1%	29.5–34.8%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.9%	33.2–38.7%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	34.8%	31.1–38.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.5%	24.2–28.9%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	22.2%	19.8–24.8%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.5%	6.2–9%	10.8%	better
Asthma	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.4–10%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	9.2%	8.1–10.5%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	5.2%	4.3–6%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.2–6.7%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.5–3.1%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.3%	9.3–13.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	21%	18.7–23.4%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	17.6%	14.9–20.4%	21.8%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	29.7%	26.2–33.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	74.2–79.3%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.3%	68.5–73.8%	64.5%	better
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85.2–88.7%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	70.3%	66.5–73.6%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	79.9%	74.3–84.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	76–81%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	5.2%	4–6.6%	7.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.1%	24.5–30.2%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.3%	16–20.8%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.4%	10.9–14%	14.2%	better
Fair or poor health	13.4%	11.4–15.6%	16.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	10.5%	9.2–11.9%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	6.9%	5.6–8.4%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	6.3%	5.2–7.5%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4%	3.4–4.7%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	4.5%	3.8–5.2%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	4%	3–5.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	23.1%	20.3–26.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	9.6%	8.2–11.2%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	10.5%	9–12%	12.6%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	7.8%
Vision	3.2%	2.8–3.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.3–3.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	5.7%	4.9–6.6%	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 Bell 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 Bell better or worse.

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