Health · Blackwater

Blackwater, ND health

Blackwater differs from North Dakota on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.4% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58540 (all of Blackwater)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 79 people are less certain, so we show Blackwater's figures without a grade.

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How Blackwater 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 Blackwater adults…

40 of every 100 Blackwater adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.1–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blackwater, betterBlackwater, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Blackwater
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Blackwater
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Blackwater
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Blackwater
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blackwater 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Blackwater 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Blackwater adults are doing

1 in 3Blackwater adults feel lonely

28.9% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Blackwater adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Blackwater adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Blackwater adults are in frequent mental distress

12.9% · 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 10

Blackwater adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Blackwater adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 19

Blackwater adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Blackwater adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.2% of Blackwater adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing10.8%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Blackwater

Blackwater and the towns around it

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

36.3%43.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first

Blackwater40.7%

Roseglen42.4%

White Shield43.4%

Care nearby

Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sakakawea Medical Center - CahHazen · 23.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 40.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Trinity HospitalsMinot · 46.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ccchc Hazen ClinicHazen · 23.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northland Health CentersTurtle Lake · 40.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBlackwater is not a shortage area

! Dental careBlackwater's county is a federal shortage area.McLean County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthBlackwater's county is a federal shortage area.Region VII West Central Human Service Center · need score 11 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 Blackwater. 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 Blackwater

Measure	Blackwater	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.4%	36.1–44.7%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	40.1%	35.8–44.4%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	40.7%	33.9–47.5%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	30.2–37.4%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.3%	16.4–22.5%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	10.7–16.3%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.2–12.5%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.1–14.9%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.5–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	11.9–16.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.4%	14.5–20.5%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	26.6%	22.3–31.2%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	26–38.2%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	75.9–82.4%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.2–68.6%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.8%	86.1–89.3%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	67.8%	62.5–72.7%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.2–84.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83%	80.2–85.4%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.9%	5.6–8.4%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.9%	24.7–33.6%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.7–25.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.9%	11.2–14.6%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.8%	16.1–21.6%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.7–15.4%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.6–12.5%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	7–9.8%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.6–6.2%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.2%	5–7.7%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.5–35.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13.1–17.7%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	10.1–13.2%	12.6%
Hearing	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	7.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	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 Blackwater 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 Blackwater better or worse.

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