Health · Central

Central, ND health

Central differs from North Dakota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.6% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.1% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.8% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58259, 58344, 58361, 58254

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 27 people are less certain, so we show Central's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Central 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 Central adults…

40 of every 100 Central adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.8–45%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Central, betterCentral, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24% Central
ND 21.8%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Central
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Central
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Central 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

Central 6.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Central adults are doing

1 in 4Central adults feel lonely

26.9% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Central adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Central adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Central adults are in frequent mental distress

12.3% · North Dakota 14.2% · better

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 11

Central adults worry about having enough food

8.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Central adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 22

Central adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 19

Central adults lack reliable transportation

5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

5.5% of Central adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Central

Central and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

38%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Hamlin38.4%

Field38.5%

Osago39.1%

Wamduska39.2%

Central39.4%

Williams39.5%

Melvin39.8%

Care nearby

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 8.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 27.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 29.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 34.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 26.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 50.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCentral is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careCentral is not a shortage area

! Mental healthCentral's county is a federal shortage area.Nelson County · need score 12 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 Central. 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 Central

Measure	Central	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	35.8–45%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	40.4%	35.7–45%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	39.4%	31.2–47.7%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.6%	29.8–37.5%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.6%	16.4–23.1%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.4%	8.3–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.5–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.7–13%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.6–14.6%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.3–9%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	10.4–15.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.7%	14.4–21%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	24%	19.3–28.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.7%	24.5–37%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	74.8–81.8%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	66.4%	62.6–69.8%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.6–89.3%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71.9%	66.8–76.4%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	78.7%	71.2–84.8%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.8%	80–85.2%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.6%	5–8.5%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.9%	22.3–31.8%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.2–23%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.3%	10.5–14.1%	14.2%	better
Fair or poor health	17.4%	14.4–20.7%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	11–14.9%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.9%	6.9–11.1%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.1%	5.7–8.6%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	3.8–5.5%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.2%	4.3–6.1%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.5%	4.2–7.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.3%	26.5–36.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.2–17.4%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	9.6–13.3%	12.6%
Hearing	10.6%	9.3–12%	7.8%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.2%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.1–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.1–8.5%	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 Central 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 Central better or worse.

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