Health · Deer Lake

Deer Lake, ND health

Deer Lake differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.7% vs 10.7%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.4% vs 7.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.4% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58420, 58424

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 22 people are less certain, so we show Deer Lake's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake adults…

31 of every 100 Deer Lake adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.4–35.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Deer Lake, betterDeer Lake, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.1% Deer Lake
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.9% Deer Lake
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.9% Deer Lake
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.9% Deer Lake
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Deer Lake 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Deer Lake 5.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Deer Lake adults are doing

1 in 4Deer Lake adults feel lonely

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

1 in 5Deer Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Deer Lake adults lack social or emotional support

18.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Deer Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

13.1% · 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 13

Deer Lake adults worry about having enough food

7.7% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 14

Deer Lake adults worry about keeping their housing

7% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 22

Deer Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.5% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 20

Deer Lake adults lack reliable transportation

4.9% · ND 6.5% · better

4.6% of Deer Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%

Thinking or memory10.7%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone6%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Deer Lake

Deer Lake and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Deer Lake.

36.7%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Round Top37.3%

Valley Spring37.4%

Deer Lake38.6%

Hidden38.7%

Windsor38.9%

Care nearby

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 27.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Mercy HealthValley City · 50.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 51.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 49.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mcclusky ClinicMcclusky · 74.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDeer Lake is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDeer Lake is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDeer Lake's county is a federal shortage area.Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Deer Lake. 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 Deer Lake

Measure	Deer Lake	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.3%	27.4–35.1%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.8%	30.7–38.8%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.6%	32.2–45.1%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.8%	24.4–31.1%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	19.9%	16.8–23.2%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	10.7–16.1%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.8–11.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	9.4%	7.9–11.1%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	5.7%	4.6–6.8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	5.8%	5–6.8%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	2.9%	2.6–3.3%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.9%	10–16.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	21.9%	18.5–25.7%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.1%	16.1–24.3%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.9%	23.6–34.5%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.8%	70.9–78.5%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.1%	65.7–72.4%	64.5%	better
Cholesterol check	87.1%	84.9–88.9%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71.7%	66.9–76.1%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	78.3%	71–84.4%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	74.4–81.2%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	5.4%	4.1–7%	7.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.9%	22.7–31.7%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.6%	15.5–22.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.1%	11.2–15.1%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.6%	12–17.4%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.5%	9.8–13.4%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.7%	5.9–9.7%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	7%	5.5–8.6%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.5%	3.7–5.5%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	4.9%	4–5.8%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	4.6%	3.4–6%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	25.4%	21.4–29.7%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.1%	9.2–13.3%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	10.7%	9–12.6%	12.6%
Hearing	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	7.8%
Vision	3.5%	3–4.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.5–3.6%	3.1%
Errands alone	6%	5.1–7.2%	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 Deer Lake 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 Deer Lake better or worse.

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