Health · Drayton

Drayton, ND health

Drayton differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.7% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.9% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Drayton

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How Drayton 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 Drayton adults…

37 of every 100 Drayton adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Drayton, betterDrayton, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Drayton
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Drayton
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.5% Drayton
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.3% Drayton
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Drayton 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

Drayton 7.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Drayton adults are doing

1 in 4Drayton adults feel lonely

27.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Drayton adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Drayton adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Drayton adults are in frequent mental distress

13.3% · 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

Drayton adults worry about having enough food

9.4% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Drayton adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Drayton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 18

Drayton adults lack reliable transportation

5.5% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Drayton

Drayton and the towns around it

Care nearby

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 15 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

First Care Health CenterPark River · 28.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 29.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 44.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDrayton's county is a federal shortage area.Pembina County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careDrayton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDrayton's county is a federal shortage area.Pembina County · need score 15 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 Drayton. 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 Drayton

Measure	Drayton	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.1%	33–41.4%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.9–42.7%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	41.8%	34.5–49.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31.4%	27.9–35%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20%	16.9–23.4%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	7.8–11.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.3–11.6%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.1–13.9%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.2%	5.8–8.8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.6–8.8%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.2–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.3%	11.1–17.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.5%	16.9–24.5%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.8%	19.9–29.8%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	26–38.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	72.3–80.2%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.7%	64.2–71.2%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	84.7–89%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	67.9%	62.9–72.6%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	70.9–84.6%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.7%	77.6–83.5%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.4–9.4%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.4%	22.5–32.4%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	17.7–25.3%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.3%	11.4–15.1%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.2%	14.9–22.1%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.2–15.4%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.4%	7.3–11.8%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.2–9.6%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4–6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.5%	4.5–6.5%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.7%	4.2–7.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.3%	24.7–34.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	11.3–16.5%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	9.8–14%	12.6%
Hearing	9.1%	7.9–10.3%	7.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.6–5.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.1%	5.9–8.4%	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 Drayton 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 Drayton better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Drayton directly, so these are its own figures.

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.