Health · Brown

Brown, ND health

Brown differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (84.9% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.7% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58790 (all of Brown)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 30 people are less certain, so we show Brown's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brown 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 Brown adults…

38 of every 100 Brown adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–42.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brown, betterBrown, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Brown
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Brown
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Brown
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Brown
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brown 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

Brown 7.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Brown adults are doing

1 in 3Brown adults feel lonely

28.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Brown adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Brown adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Brown adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · 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

Brown adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Brown adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 16

Brown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Brown adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Brown

Brown and the towns around it

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

35.3%43.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Brillian39.6%

Greely39.9%

Bjornson42.3%

Brown42.4%

Velva42.4%

Lebanon43.2%

Voltaire43.7%

Care nearby

Trinity HospitalsMinot · 25.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 32 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 33.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Smp Health St. AloisiusHarvey · 47 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Minot DentalMinot · 25.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Hazen ClinicHazen · 57.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBrown's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careBrown's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthBrown's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 14 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 Brown. 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 Brown

Measure	Brown	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	33.9–42.1%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.5–40.7%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	42.4%	35.1–50%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.7%	27.5–34.3%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.7%	17.6–24.1%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.4–15.7%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.6%	10–13.3%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.7%	6.6–9%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.3–18.9%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.2%	16.1–22.6%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.8%	22.4–31.7%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	26.7–39.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.2%	72.4–79.6%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.5%	59.7–67%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.9%	82.8–86.9%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	66.5%	61.2–71.5%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	71–84.4%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77–82.4%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.8–9.1%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	24.2–33.7%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.2–23.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.5–16.2%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	16–21.6%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	11.9–15.6%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9–13.6%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.5–10.7%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.1%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.4–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.6%	6–9.5%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.5–36.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.4–16.8%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.2–14.9%	12.6%
Hearing	9.5%	8.4–10.7%	7.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.4%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	7–9.3%	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 Brown 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 Brown better or worse.

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