Health · Dash

Dash, ND health

Dash 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 housing insecurity (7.1% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58372 (all of Dash)

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 69 people are less certain, so we show Dash's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dash 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 Dash adults…

39 of every 100 Dash adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.2–42.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dash, betterDash, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Dash
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.8% Dash
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Dash
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.7% Dash
ND 13.1%

0%10%20%30%40%

Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dash 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dash 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Dash adults are doing

1 in 3Dash adults feel lonely

28.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Dash adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Dash adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Dash adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · 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

Dash adults worry about having enough food

9.1% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Dash adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 22

Dash adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 18

Dash adults lack reliable transportation

5.6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Dash

Dash 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

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Dash39.3%

Sarles39.3%

Cypress39.3%

Lansing40.6%

Smith43.8%

Care nearby

Presentation Medical CenterRolla · 25.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Towner County Medical CenterCando · 31.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

P H S Indian Hosp at Belcourt-Quentin N BurdickBelcourt · 32.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 34.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. John Health CenterSaint John · 28.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 83.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDash's county is a federal shortage area.Towner County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careDash's county is a federal shortage area.Towner County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthDash'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 Dash. 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 Dash

Measure	Dash	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	35.2–42.1%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.6%	35.9–43.1%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	39.3%	33.1–45.7%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31.3%	28.4–34.1%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.9%	17–22.8%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8.2–11.7%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.7–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.1–12.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.5–13.6%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.3–9%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.5–9.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.7%	10.4–15%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.3%	16.6–22.2%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.3%	20.1–28.6%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.8%	24.9–34.7%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.7–80.6%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	63.5%	60–66.4%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.5%	82.4–86.6%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	69.4%	65.1–73.1%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	77.9%	72.2–82.7%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	79.6–83.5%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.9%	5.3–9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.8%	24.8–33.5%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.6–23.8%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	11.7–15.1%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	14.9–20.5%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.1%	7.3–11.3%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.1%	5.9–8.4%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	3.9–5.4%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.6%	4.8–6.6%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.4%	4.2–6.9%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31%	26.8–35%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	11.9–16.3%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.5–14.1%	12.6%
Hearing	10.4%	9.2–11.6%	7.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	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 Dash 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 Dash better or worse.

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