Health · Big Meadow

Big Meadow, ND health

Big Meadow differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (16.7% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58795, 58755

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How Big Meadow 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 Big Meadow adults…

37 of every 100 Big Meadow adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Big Meadow, betterBig Meadow, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Big Meadow
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Big Meadow
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.4% Big Meadow
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Big Meadow
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Big Meadow 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Big Meadow 7.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Big Meadow adults are doing

1 in 3Big Meadow adults feel lonely

29.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Big Meadow adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Big Meadow adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Big Meadow adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · 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 9

Big Meadow adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Big Meadow adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 18

Big Meadow adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Big Meadow adults lack reliable transportation

6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7% of Big Meadow adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Big Meadow

Big Meadow and the towns around it

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

38.6%41.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

South Meadow40.2%

Sauk Valley40.5%

Big Meadow40.6%

Hazel40.6%

Hayland40.6%

Care nearby

Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 14.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's HospitalCrosby · 24.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 37.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health WillistonWilliston · 38.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ray ClinicRay · 16.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bowbells ClinicBowbells · 41.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBig Meadow is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBig Meadow is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBig Meadow'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 Big Meadow. 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 Big Meadow

Measure	Big Meadow	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	33.8–40.2%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37%	33.8–40.4%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	35.5–46%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.2%	26.5–32%	25.3%	worse
Depression	21%	18.4–23.7%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12%	10.1–13.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.4%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.2%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	10–12.8%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.4–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.5–8%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	14.1–19.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	21.4%	18.7–24.4%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	21.2–28.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	29.8–39.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	71.6–77.5%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63%	59.8–65.9%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.4–86.4%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	61.8–69.5%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	74.3%	67.9–79.6%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76.6–81.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	5.9–9.4%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	25.8–33.3%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.9–24.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.8–16.3%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.3–20.7%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.5–14.7%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.9–13.1%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.4–10.3%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.8–6.6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6%	5.2–7%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.5–8.7%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	25.9–33.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.3–15%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	11–14.6%	12.6%
Hearing	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	7.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.4–8.4%	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 Big Meadow 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 Big Meadow better or worse.

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