Health · Dayton

Dayton, ND health

Dayton differs from North Dakota on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.9% vs 21.3%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.3% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58380, 58361
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Report card

How Dayton 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 Dayton adults…

43 of every 100 Dayton adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 38.7–46.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dayton, betterDayton, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Dayton
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.5% Dayton
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Dayton
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Dayton
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
84%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dayton 7.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Dayton adults are doing

1 in 4Dayton adults feel lonely
26.5% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Dayton adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Dayton adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Dayton adults are in frequent mental distress
11.9% · 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 10
Dayton adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Dayton adults worry about keeping their housing
7.3% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 20
Dayton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.9% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Dayton adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · ND 6.5% · better

6.1% of Dayton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory11.3%
Hearing11.4%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Dayton

Dayton 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.

Freeborn: 39.7% Osago: 39.1% Leval: 39.6% Forde: 39.2% Eddy: 44.2% Minco: 40.6% Colvin: 38.2% Bergen: 39.1% Hamlin: 38.4% Wamduska: 39.2% Nesheim: 38.6% Central: 39.4% Illinois: 39.1% Paradise: 36.3% Dayton: 39.5% Dayton Freeborn Osago Leval Forde Nelson County Health System · Mcville · 12.8 miH
36.3%44.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Osago39.1%
Forde39.2%
Dayton39.5%
Leval39.6%
Freeborn39.7%

Care nearby

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 12.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 28 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Chi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 37.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 39.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 63.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careDayton is a federal shortage area.Spirit Lake Nation · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careDayton is a federal shortage area.Spirit Lake Nation · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthDayton'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 Dayton. 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 Dayton
MeasureDaytonMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.8%38.7–46.6%31.8%worse
High cholesterol42%37.9–46%33.8%worse
Obesity39.5%32.8–46.4%36.5%about the same
Arthritis35.1%31.7–38.5%25.3%worse
Depression18.8%16.2–21.6%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.2%10.1–14.6%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.6%8.5–10.6%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.2%11.2–13.3%8.2%worse
Diabetes13.8%12–15.6%9.8%worse
COPD8.3%7–9.7%5.9%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.4–10.7%6.1%worse
Stroke4.5%4–5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.8%11.4–16.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.9%14.4–19.6%21.3%better
Get no exercise25.2%21–29.6%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.5%25.4–35.7%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.3%76.3–82.2%74.4%better
Dentist visit65.6%62.5–68.7%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check88.2%86.6–89.8%82.7%better
Colon screening69.4%65.1–73.2%64.9%better
Mammogram78.1%71.5–83.5%78%about the same
Taking BP meds83.7%81.4–85.9%76.3%better
No health insurance7.1%5.6–8.8%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.5%22.7–30.5%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.6%16.8–22.6%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress11.9%10.5–13.4%14.2%better
Fair or poor health18.7%16.1–21.8%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.9–15.4%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.6%7.9–11.6%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.3%6.2–8.6%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.9%4.2–5.7%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.4%4.7–6.2%6.5%better
Receive SNAP6.1%4.8–7.6%6.7%
Disability
Any disability32.2%28–36.4%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.7%13.5–18.2%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.3%9.8–12.9%12.6%
Hearing11.4%10.2–12.8%7.8%
Vision4.9%4.3–5.6%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.6–4.7%3.1%
Errands alone7.6%6.5–8.6%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 Dayton 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 Dayton better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Dayton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Dayton 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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