Health · Carpenter

Carpenter, ND health

Carpenter differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (71.5% vs 64.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.3% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58046 (all of Carpenter)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 53 people are less certain, so we show Carpenter's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Carpenter 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 Carpenter adults…

40 of every 100 Carpenter adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carpenter, betterCarpenter, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Carpenter
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Carpenter
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Carpenter
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Carpenter
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carpenter 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Carpenter 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Carpenter adults are doing

1 in 4Carpenter adults feel lonely

27% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Carpenter adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Carpenter adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Carpenter adults are in frequent mental distress

12.7% · 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

Carpenter adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Carpenter adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Carpenter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 18

Carpenter adults lack reliable transportation

5.5% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.3% of Carpenter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory11.7%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Carpenter

Carpenter and the towns around it

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

34.6%38.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Ellsbury34.7%

Carpenter34.8%

Colgate34.8%

Hope34.8%

Melrose34.8%

Willow Lake36.7%

Care nearby

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 20.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford MayvilleMayville · 26.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Mercy HealthValley City · 26.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 33 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 26.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 43.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCarpenter is not a shortage area

! Dental careCarpenter's county is a federal shortage area.Griggs & Steele Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthCarpenter's county is a federal shortage area.Steele County · need score 13 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 Carpenter. 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 Carpenter

Measure	Carpenter	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	35.3–44.4%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	40.3%	35.7–45.1%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	34.8%	27.2–43%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.3%	29.4–37.1%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.3%	16.2–22.7%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.6–13%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.7%	10.6–12.9%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11–14.9%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.1%	6.8–9.6%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9%	7.9–10.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.7–4.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	11.5–17.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.9%	14.9–21.3%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	20.2–29.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.7%	24.8–37.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.4–81.5%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.5%	63.1–70.1%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.3–89%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71.5%	66.7–76.1%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	78.2%	70.8–84.6%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.3%	79.4–84.9%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.5%	4.9–8.5%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	22.7–31.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.4–23%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.7%	11–14.6%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.4–21.6%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.6–15.5%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	7.6–12.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.4%	6–9%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.2–6.1%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.5%	4.6–6.5%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.3%	4.9–8.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27–36.5%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	12.6–17.7%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.7%	10–13.6%	12.6%
Hearing	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	7.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.1–5.5%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.4–4.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.5–9%	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 Carpenter 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 Carpenter better or worse.

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