Health · Creel

Creel, ND health

Creel differs from North Dakota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.6% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.2% vs 10.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58301 (all of Creel)

Report card

How Creel 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 Creel adults…

37 of every 100 Creel adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.3–41%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Creel, betterCreel, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Creel
ND 21.8%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Creel
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Creel
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Creel 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Creel 7.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Creel adults are doing

1 in 4Creel adults feel lonely

26.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Creel adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.1% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Creel adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Creel adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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 7

Creel adults worry about having enough food

13.5% · ND 10.7% · worse

1 in 10

Creel adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · ND 8.9% · worse

1 in 14

Creel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · ND 5.8% · worse

1 in 13

Creel adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · ND 6.5% · worse

9.7% of Creel adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Creel

Creel 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.

33.9%47.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Creel41.6%

Poplar Grove41.6%

South Minnewaukan41.6%

North Creel41.6%

Devils Lake42%

Mission47.5%

Care nearby

Chi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Towner County Medical CenterCando · 32.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 38.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 45.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 58.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rolette ClinicRolette · 60.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCreel is a federal shortage area.Spirit Lake Nation · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careCreel is a federal shortage area.Spirit Lake Nation · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthCreel'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 Creel. 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 Creel

Measure	Creel	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	33.3–41%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	34.4–42.5%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	41.6%	34.9–48.6%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	27.1–33.6%	25.3%	worse
Depression	21.1%	18.1–24.4%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.2%	13.2–19.4%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.7%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	10.9–14.3%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.2%	7.2–9.4%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.9–18.9%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.6%	14.7–20.9%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	26.9%	22.9–31.2%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	26.9–38.8%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.8%	73.3–80.1%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.8%	58–65.3%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.5%	81.6–85.5%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.4–70.6%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	78.1%	70.9–84.2%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.1–82.2%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.6–9.4%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.8%	23.2–30.8%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	18.4–24.2%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.1–16.8%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17.7–23%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.8%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.5%	11.7–15.5%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.5%	9.1–12%	8.9%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.3–8.3%	5.8%	worse
No reliable transportation	7.9%	7–8.9%	6.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	9.7%	8.2–11.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.8–35.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.9%	12.9–16.9%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.3–15.8%	12.6%
Hearing	10.1%	9–11.3%	7.8%
Vision	5.7%	5.1–6.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.9–10%	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 Creel 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 Creel better or worse.

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