Health · Dover

Dover, ND health

Dover differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.5% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.1% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58492, 58448, 58484

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 56 people are less certain, so we show Dover's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dover 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 Dover adults…

37 of every 100 Dover adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.7–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dover, betterDover, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.1% Dover
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.5% Dover
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.7% Dover
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Dover
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dover 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dover 6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Dover adults are doing

1 in 4Dover adults feel lonely

26.5% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Dover adults have been diagnosed with depression

20% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Dover adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Dover adults are in frequent mental distress

12.9% · 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 12

Dover adults worry about having enough food

8.4% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 14

Dover adults worry about keeping their housing

7% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 22

Dover adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.5% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 20

Dover adults lack reliable transportation

5.1% · ND 6.5% · better

5.1% of Dover adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory11.1%

Hearing9%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Dover

Dover 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.

36%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Mabel36%

Pierce37.4%

Corinne37.4%

Dover37.6%

Bartley39.4%

Care nearby

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 17.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Mercy HealthValley City · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 32.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 33.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 30.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 56.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDover's county is a federal shortage area.Griggs County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careDover's county is a federal shortage area.Griggs & Steele Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthDover'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 Dover. 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 Dover

Measure	Dover	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	32.7–40.5%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37.2%	33.3–41.2%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	31–44.6%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	27.1–33.7%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20%	17–23.1%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.8%	8.1–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.6%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.1%	9.5–12.8%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	5.6–7.9%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.5–8.3%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	10.2–15%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.7%	16.7–22.9%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.1%	18.1–26.4%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.5%	25–36%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.6%	73.2–79.9%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.6%	65.1–71.8%	64.5%	better
Cholesterol check	87%	85.1–88.7%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71.4%	66.7–75.7%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	77.9%	71–83.7%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.2–83.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6%	4.7–7.5%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.5%	22.6–30.6%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.3–22.3%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.9%	11.3–14.7%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.8%	13.3–18.7%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12%	10.4–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.4%	6.7–10.2%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	7%	5.7–8.3%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.5%	3.8–5.3%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.1%	4.2–5.9%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.1%	3.9–6.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	27.9%	24–32.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	10.5–14.7%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.1%	9.5–12.9%	12.6%
Hearing	9%	8–10.1%	7.8%
Vision	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.8–3.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.7–7.7%	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 Dover 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 Dover better or worse.

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