Health · Brinsmade

Brinsmade, ND health

Brinsmade differs from North Dakota on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.2% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.6% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.1% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58351 (all of Brinsmade)
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How Brinsmade 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 Brinsmade adults…

46 of every 100 Brinsmade adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 41.1–50.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brinsmade, betterBrinsmade, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.3% Brinsmade
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% Brinsmade
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Brinsmade
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.4% Brinsmade
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
56%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
66%
Colon screening
ND 65%
73%
Mammogram
ND 78%
83%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brinsmade 9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Brinsmade adults are doing

1 in 4Brinsmade adults feel lonely
26.9% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Brinsmade adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Brinsmade adults lack social or emotional support
21.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Brinsmade adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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 6
Brinsmade adults worry about having enough food
17% · ND 10.7% · worse
1 in 9
Brinsmade adults worry about keeping their housing
11.7% · ND 8.9% · worse
1 in 12
Brinsmade adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.4% · ND 5.8% · worse
1 in 11
Brinsmade adults lack reliable transportation
9% · ND 6.5% · worse

12.6% of Brinsmade adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.5%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing12.3%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision7%
Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Brinsmade

Brinsmade and the towns around it

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

Riggin: 42.3% Pelican: 41.3% West Bay: 42.3% Normania: no data McClellan: 41.7% Brinsmade: 42.3% Brinsmade Riggin
41.3%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first
Brinsmade42.3%
Riggin42.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 22.1 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Brinsmade

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

HNearest ERTowner County Medical CenterCando · 22.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake★★★★★ · 22.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRolette · 40.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.1 mi
Towner County Medical Center
Cando · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.3 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
Devils Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.3 mi
Heart of America Medical Center
Rugby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.2 mi
Smp Health St. Aloisius
Harvey · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.8 mi
Northland Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Rolette
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
80.8 mi
Spectra Health Larimore
Larimore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careBrinsmade is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBrinsmade is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBrinsmade's county is a federal shortage area.Region III Devils Lake Catchment · 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 Brinsmade. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Brinsmade
MeasureBrinsmadeMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.6%41.1–50.3%31.8%worse
High cholesterol43%38.4–47.9%33.8%worse
Obesity42.3%34.5–50.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis35.7%31.8–39.7%25.3%worse
Depression20.3%17.1–23.9%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.5%14.4–20.9%10.8%worse
Asthma10.9%9.6–12.4%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.7–12%8.2%worse
Diabetes16.4%14.2–18.9%9.8%worse
COPD11.1%9.7–12.8%5.9%worse
Heart disease10.8%9.6–12%6.1%worse
Stroke5.3%4.8–5.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes20.4%17.4–23.7%13.1%worse
Binge drink16.2%13.4–19.5%21.3%better
Get no exercise31.3%26.3–36.6%21.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours35.5%28.9–42.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.3%74.8–81.7%74.4%better
Dentist visit56%52–59.8%64.5%worse
Cholesterol check85.2%83.3–87.1%82.7%better
Colon screening65.9%60.3–71.2%64.9%about the same
Mammogram72.8%64.1–80.2%78%about the same
Taking BP meds82.6%79.8–85.2%76.3%better
No health insurance9%7.2–11.2%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.9%22.8–32.3%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.9%18.6–26.1%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.4%12.6–16.4%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health25.3%22–29%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress16.7%14.7–19%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity17%14.3–20.3%10.7%worse
Housing insecurity11.7%9.9–13.9%8.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat8.4%7.2–9.9%5.8%worse
No reliable transportation9%7.8–10.4%6.5%worse
Receive SNAP12.6%10.4–15.4%6.7%
Disability
Any disability37.6%32.8–42.7%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs19.5%16.8–22.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory14.6%12.7–16.7%12.6%
Hearing12.3%10.9–13.7%7.8%
Vision7%6.2–7.8%4.1%
Dressing or bathing5.7%5–6.4%3.1%
Errands alone10.1%8.8–11.4%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 Brinsmade 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 Brinsmade better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Brinsmade by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brinsmade 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.

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