Health · Blacktail

Blacktail, ND health

On most measures Blacktail looks like North Dakota as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.3% vs 10.8%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (17.2% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Blacktail
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 93 people are less certain, so we show Blacktail's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Blacktail 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 Blacktail adults…

35 of every 100 Blacktail adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blacktail, betterBlacktail, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Blacktail
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Blacktail
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 22.2% Blacktail
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Blacktail
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
66%
Colon screening
ND 65%
76%
Mammogram
ND 78%
77%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blacktail 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Blacktail adults are doing

1 in 3Blacktail adults feel lonely
30.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Blacktail adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Blacktail adults lack social or emotional support
21.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Blacktail adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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
Blacktail adults worry about having enough food
11.4% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 11
Blacktail adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 17
Blacktail adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 16
Blacktail adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.1% of Blacktail adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Blacktail

No hospital or community health center in Blacktail itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERChi St. Alexius Health WillistonWilliston · 19.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 27 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.6 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Williston
Williston · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.5 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.6 mi
Roosevelt Medical Center
Culbertson · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.1 mi
Ag Worker Health & Services
Fairview · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careBlacktail is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBlacktail is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBlacktail's county is a federal shortage area.MH Northwest Catchment Area I · need score 16 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Blacktail. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Blacktail
MeasureBlacktailMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.5%30.5–38.8%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol35%31–39.1%33.8%about the same
Obesity42.1%36–48.6%36.5%about the same
Arthritis26.6%23.4–30.2%25.3%about the same
Depression22%18.9–25.5%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5.3%4.2–6.5%10.8%better
Asthma10.6%9.3–12.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.8%6.8–8.7%8.2%about the same
Diabetes10.4%8.7–12.4%9.8%about the same
COPD6.5%5.1–8.2%5.9%about the same
Heart disease5.8%4.9–6.9%6.1%about the same
Stroke3%2.5–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.2%13.3–21.7%13.1%worse
Binge drink22.2%18.6–25.8%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise24.1%19.2–29.5%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36%30.6–41.5%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74%70–77.5%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit66.3%62.7–69.7%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.1%82.3–87.6%82.7%about the same
Colon screening65.7%60.6–70.3%64.9%about the same
Mammogram75.8%68.2–82%78%about the same
Taking BP meds77.2%73.5–80.4%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5–9.2%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.2%25.6–35.2%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.7%18–25.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13–17.6%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.5%13.2–20.5%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.4%10.3–14.8%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.4%8.5–14.7%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity9.4%7.3–11.7%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6%4.8–7.4%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%4.9–7.5%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7.1%5.1–9.5%6.7%
Disability
Any disability27.2%22.5–32.4%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.5%9.1–14.5%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.6%10.3–15.1%12.6%
Hearing6.8%5.8–8%7.8%
Vision4%3.3–4.9%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%2.8–4.3%3.1%
Errands alone7%5.6–8.5%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 Blacktail 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 Blacktail better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Blacktail directly, so these are its own figures.

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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