Health · Blacktail

Blacktail, ND health

On most measures Blacktail looks like North Dakota as a whole. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.1% vs 8.2%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (15.6% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58801, 58856

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Not graded

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…

32 of every 100 Blacktail adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.6–35.1%

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% Blacktail
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Blacktail
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 23.9% Blacktail
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% 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.

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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Blacktail 8.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Blacktail adults are doing

1 in 3Blacktail adults feel lonely

32.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Blacktail adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Blacktail adults lack social or emotional support

23.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Blacktail adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · 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 8

Blacktail adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Blacktail adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 15

Blacktail adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Blacktail adults lack reliable transportation

7% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.6% of Blacktail adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Blacktail

Blacktail and the towns around it

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

39.5%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Winner39.7%

Orthell40%

Blacktail40.1%

Athens40.1%

Bonetraill40.1%

Tyrone40.1%

Care nearby

Chi St. Alexius Health WillistonWilliston · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 36.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's HospitalCrosby · 39.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Roosevelt Medical CenterCulbertson · 40.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ray ClinicRay · 26.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ag Worker Health & ServicesFairview · 42.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ 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

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 Blacktail. 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 Blacktail

Measure	Blacktail	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.8%	28.6–35.1%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	32%	28.7–35.5%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	40.1%	34.4–45.9%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	23.3%	20.9–25.9%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	20.9%	18.1–23.9%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.2–13.4%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.5–7.8%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	9.4%	8.2–10.8%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	5.9%	5.1–6.8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	5.6%	5–6.3%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	2.9%	2.6–3.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.4–18.1%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	23.9%	20.5–27.5%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24%	20.5–27.8%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	30.8–41%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.3%	67.6–74.8%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.2%	58.7–65.4%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	80.8%	78.5–83%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	62.5%	57.7–66.9%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	75.9%	68.9–81.6%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.4%	70.3–76.2%	76.3%	worse
No health insurance	8.7%	7.2–10.4%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.1%	28–36.4%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.5%	20.4–26.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.8–17.4%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	14.4–19.2%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.6%	10.3–13.2%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.5–14.7%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.9–12.2%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.6–7.5%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6.1–8%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.6%	6.2–9.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	28.3%	24.8–32%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.9%	9.3–12.5%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.9–15.3%	12.6%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	7.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.4–8.2%	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.

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