Health · Dry Fork

Dry Fork, ND health

On most measures Dry Fork looks like North Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (9.9% vs 7.3%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.5% vs 10.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58852 (all of Dry Fork)
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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Dry Fork, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Dry Fork 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 Dry Fork adults…

33 of every 100 Dry Fork adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–36.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dry Fork, betterDry Fork, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Dry Fork
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Dry Fork
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 23.7% Dry Fork
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Dry Fork
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
62%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
81%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
63%
Colon screening
ND 65%
74%
Mammogram
ND 78%
75%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dry Fork 9.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Dry Fork adults are doing

1 in 3Dry Fork adults feel lonely
32% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Dry Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Dry Fork adults lack social or emotional support
23.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Dry Fork adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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 8
Dry Fork adults worry about having enough food
12.5% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 10
Dry Fork adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 16
Dry Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 14
Dry Fork adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.3% of Dry Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

of Dry Fork adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Dry Fork

Dry Fork 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 Dry Fork.

Elm Tree: 45.6% Pleasant Valley: 40.2% Riverview: 45.7% Keene: 41.2% Myrtle: 38.7% Tioga: 40.2% White Earth: 40% West Bank: 40.2% Dry Fork: 40.2% Dry Fork Elm Tree Pleasant Valley Tioga Medical Center · Tioga · 12.8 miH
38.7%45.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Dry Fork40.2%
Pleasant Valley40.2%
Elm Tree45.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.8 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 Dry Fork

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

HNearest ERTioga Medical CenterTioga · 12.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi St. Alexius Health Williston★★★★★ · 35.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 15.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.8 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.7 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.8 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
34 mi
Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems
Watford City · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.6 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Williston
Williston · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
59.3 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Killdeer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careDry Fork is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDry Fork is not a shortage area
! Mental healthDry Fork's county is a federal shortage area.MH Northwest Catchment Area I · need score 16 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 Dry Fork. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Dry Fork
MeasureDry ForkMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33%29.5–36.4%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol33.3%29.7–36.9%33.8%about the same
Obesity40.2%34.4–45.9%36.5%about the same
Arthritis24.4%21.7–27.1%25.3%about the same
Depression20.6%17.6–23.5%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.5%11.1–16%10.8%worse
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.6%6.8–8.4%8.2%about the same
Diabetes9.9%8.5–11.3%9.8%about the same
COPD6.2%5.3–7.1%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.2%5.4–6.9%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.8–3.5%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.9%13.1–18.8%13.1%about the same
Binge drink23.7%20.3–27.2%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise25.2%21.1–29.5%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.4%31.1–41.8%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup71.3%67.5–74.9%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit61.5%57.9–64.9%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check81.2%78.5–83.7%82.7%about the same
Colon screening63%58–67.5%64.9%about the same
Mammogram74.3%67–80.5%78%about the same
Taking BP meds75.3%72.3–78.1%76.3%about the same
No health insurance9.9%7.9–12.3%7.3%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32%27.5–36.2%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support23.7%20.1–27.3%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.3–17.1%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health17.3%14.7–20.2%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.5–13.8%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.5%10.1–15%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10.4%8.6–12.2%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.2%5.2–7.3%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.9%5.8–7.9%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7.3%5.7–9%6.7%
Disability
Any disability29.5%25.4–33.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.7%10–13.6%11.2%
Thinking or memory13.6%11.6–15.7%12.6%
Hearing7.9%7–8.8%7.8%
Vision4.5%3.9–5%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.3–8.4%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 Dry Fork 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 Dry Fork better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Dry Fork by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Dry Fork 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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