Health · Bruce

Bruce, ND health

Bruce differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.6% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.5% vs 10.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58352, 58323

Report card

How Bruce 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 Bruce adults…

38 of every 100 Bruce adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bruce, betterBruce, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.3% Bruce
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Bruce
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Bruce
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Bruce
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bruce 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bruce 6.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Bruce adults are doing

1 in 4Bruce adults feel lonely

27.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Bruce adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Bruce adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Bruce adults are in frequent mental distress

13% · 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 12

Bruce adults worry about having enough food

8.5% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 14

Bruce adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 22

Bruce adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 19

Bruce adults lack reliable transportation

5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

5.1% of Bruce adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Bruce

Bruce and the towns around it

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

39.3%44.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Bruce40.2%

Huron40.2%

Trier40.2%

Teddy42.2%

Care nearby

Towner County Medical CenterCando · 23.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 25.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Presentation Medical CenterRolla · 32.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

P H S Indian Hosp at Belcourt-Quentin N BurdickBelcourt · 39.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. John Health CenterSaint John · 37.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rolette ClinicRolette · 42.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBruce is not a shortage area

! Dental careBruce's county is a federal shortage area.Cavalier County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthBruce's county is a federal shortage area.Region III Devils Lake Catchment · 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 Bruce. 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 Bruce

Measure	Bruce	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.2%	34–42.6%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.3%	34.9–43.7%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	40.2%	32.4–48.4%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31%	27.6–34.6%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.9%	16.8–23.2%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	8.9–13.5%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.7–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	9.9–12.1%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.1%	9.5–12.9%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	5.9–8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.8%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.8–15.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.9%	16.6–23.5%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.3%	19.3–27.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	25.2–37.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	74.3–81.3%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.2%	59.1–66.6%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	84.6–88.5%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71%	65.8–75.4%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	76.7%	68.5–82.9%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.9–83.2%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.1%	4.7–7.8%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.6%	23.3–32.8%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.2–24.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13%	11.4–14.8%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	14.2–19.4%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	11–14.3%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.5%	6.8–10.5%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	7.1%	5.9–8.6%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	3.9–5.5%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.1%	4–6.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.5%	25.4–34%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.6–15.7%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	10–13.3%	12.6%
Hearing	9.8%	8.7–11%	7.8%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	7%	6.1–8.1%	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 Bruce 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 Bruce better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bruce by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bruce by how much of its land each one covers (92% of the town has data).

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.