Health · Dogden

Dogden, ND health

Dogden differs from North Dakota on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.5% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.8% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58723 (all of Dogden)
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 54 people are less certain, so we show Dogden's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dogden 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 Dogden adults…

43 of every 100 Dogden adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 39.3–45.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dogden, betterDogden, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Dogden
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.6% Dogden
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Dogden
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Dogden
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
67%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
70%
Colon screening
ND 65%
77%
Mammogram
ND 78%
84%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dogden 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Dogden adults are doing

1 in 4Dogden adults feel lonely
27.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Dogden adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Dogden adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Dogden adults are in frequent mental distress
12.3% · 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 11
Dogden adults worry about having enough food
9.1% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Dogden adults worry about keeping their housing
7% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 22
Dogden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.5% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Dogden adults lack reliable transportation
5.3% · ND 6.5% · better

5.7% of Dogden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing11.9%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Dogden

Dogden and the towns around it

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

Strassburg: 38.9% Byersville: 38.9% Cottonwood Lake: 43.5% Highland: 38.9% Rosenfield: 42.7% Land: 42.7% Aurena: 39.8% Medicine Hill: 40.1% Olivia: 43.7% Odin: 43.4% Dogden: 38.9% Dogden Strassburg Byersville Cottonwood Lake
38.9%43.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Dogden38.9%
Strassburg38.9%
Byersville38.9%
Cottonwood Lake43.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 22.9 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 Dogden

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

HNearest ERChi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 22.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 42 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersTurtle Lake · 22.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.5 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Turtle Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.9 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.2 mi
Smp Health St. Aloisius
Harvey · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
37.1 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
42 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
56.5 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careDogden is not a shortage area
! Dental careDogden's county is a federal shortage area.McLean County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthDogden's county is a federal shortage area.Region VII West Central Human Service Center · need score 11 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 Dogden. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Dogden
MeasureDogdenMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.6%39.3–45.9%31.8%worse
High cholesterol41.7%38.3–45.1%33.8%worse
Obesity38.9%33.6–44.6%36.5%about the same
Arthritis35.2%32.3–38.1%25.3%worse
Depression19.2%16.8–21.7%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.2%12.1–16.6%10.8%worse
Asthma9.6%8.7–10.6%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.4%11.4–13.4%8.2%worse
Diabetes13.3%11.8–14.9%9.8%worse
COPD8.3%7.2–9.5%5.9%worse
Heart disease9.8%8.8–10.8%6.1%worse
Stroke4.5%4.1–5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.9%11.6–16.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.8%14.6–19.2%21.3%better
Get no exercise26.8%23–30.8%21.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.6%25.5–34.3%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.8%77.1–82.1%74.4%better
Dentist visit67.3%64.4–70.1%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check88.1%86.7–89.6%82.7%better
Colon screening70%66.2–73.8%64.9%better
Mammogram77.2%71.8–82.2%78%about the same
Taking BP meds84.2%82.1–86%76.3%better
No health insurance6.9%5.6–8.4%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.8%24.5–31.4%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%18–23.2%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.3%11–13.7%14.2%better
Fair or poor health18.8%16.4–21.5%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress13.6%12.1–15.2%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.1%7.5–10.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7%5.9–8.1%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.5%3.9–5.2%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.3%4.6–6%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.7%4.6–7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability32.5%29–36.1%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.8%13.8–18%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.4%10.1–12.9%12.6%
Hearing11.9%10.7–13.1%7.8%
Vision4.8%4.2–5.4%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone7.6%6.7–8.6%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 Dogden 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 Dogden better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Dogden by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Dogden 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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