Health · Clara

Clara, ND health

Clara differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.2% vs 6.5%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.2% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58321, 58344
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 7 people are less certain, so we show Clara's figures without a grade.

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How Clara 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 Clara adults…

37 of every 100 Clara adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.1–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clara, betterClara, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.5% Clara
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Clara
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Clara
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Clara
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
67%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
81%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clara 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Clara adults are doing

1 in 4Clara adults feel lonely
26.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Clara adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Clara adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Clara adults are in frequent mental distress
12.9% · 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 11
Clara adults worry about having enough food
8.7% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 14
Clara adults worry about keeping their housing
7.2% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 21
Clara adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.7% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Clara adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

5.4% of Clara adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Clara

Clara and the towns around it

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

Enterprise: 37.9% Lakota: 39.1% Lillehoff: 37.4% Hope: 33.9% Sarnia: 39.7% Rubin: 39.3% Sauter: 36.8% Bartlett: 35.8% Dodds: 39.1% Illinois: 39.1% Newbre: 37.1% Lawton: 36.3% Ontario: 35% Clara: 38.2% Clara Enterprise Lakota Lillehoff Hope
33.9%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Hope33.9%
Lillehoff37.4%
Enterprise37.9%
Clara38.2%
Lakota39.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 22.8 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 Clara

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

HNearest ERChi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 22.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthLarimore · 37.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.8 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
Devils Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27 mi
Nelson County Health System
Mcville · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.5 mi
First Care Health Center
Park River · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.4 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
42.6 mi
Northwood Deaconess Health Center
Northwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.8 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careClara is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careClara is not a shortage area
! Mental healthClara's county is a federal shortage area.Nelson County · need score 12 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 Clara. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Clara
MeasureClaraMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.5%33.1–39.9%31.8%worse
High cholesterol38.1%34.6–41.6%33.8%worse
Obesity38.2%32.2–44.3%36.5%about the same
Arthritis30.2%27.3–33%25.3%worse
Depression19.9%17.4–22.7%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10%8.4–11.9%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.7%8.7–10.7%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.7–11.5%8.2%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.7–12.6%9.8%about the same
COPD6.8%5.7–7.9%5.9%about the same
Heart disease7.6%6.7–8.5%6.1%worse
Stroke3.6%3.2–4.1%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.8%10.6–15.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.1%16.4–21.8%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise22.5%18.9–26.3%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31%26.1–36%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.1%74.1–79.9%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit66.6%63.5–69.5%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84.4–87.9%82.7%better
Colon screening69.3%65.1–73.2%64.9%better
Mammogram78.8%72.8–83.9%78%about the same
Taking BP meds80.6%78.2–82.7%76.3%better
No health insurance6.5%5.2–8.2%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.6%23.1–30.3%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.6%16.8–22.4%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.9%11.3–14.4%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.2%13.7–18.8%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.6–13.7%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.7%7–10.4%10.7%better
Housing insecurity7.2%5.9–8.4%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.7%3.9–5.4%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.2%4.4–6%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.4%4.1–6.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability28.6%24.9–32.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12.8%10.8–14.8%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.4%9.9–13.1%12.6%
Hearing9.5%8.4–10.5%7.8%
Vision4.1%3.6–4.7%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.9–3.8%3.1%
Errands alone6.8%5.8–7.9%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 Clara 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 Clara better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Clara by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Clara 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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