Health · Elm River

Elm River, ND health

Elm River differs from North Dakota on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.8% vs 10.8%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (6.9% vs 10.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58038, 58045

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Elm River, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Elm River 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 Elm River adults…

34 of every 100 Elm River adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–37.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Elm River, betterElm River, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.6% Elm River
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.6% Elm River
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.1% Elm River
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.1% Elm River
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Elm River 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

Elm River 5.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Elm River adults are doing

1 in 4Elm River adults feel lonely

26.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Elm River adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Elm River adults lack social or emotional support

17.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Elm River adults are in frequent mental distress

12% · 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 14

Elm River adults worry about having enough food

6.9% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 16

Elm River adults worry about keeping their housing

6.2% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 26

Elm River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

3.9% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 23

Elm River adults lack reliable transportation

4.4% · ND 6.5% · better

4.1% of Elm River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.4%

Thinking or memory10.1%

Hearing8%

Errands alone5.7%

Vision3.3%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Elm River

Elm River 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 Elm River.

34.4%38.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Noble35%

Elm River35.6%

Hendrum36.5%

Kelso36.6%

Herberg38.1%

Care nearby

Sanford HillsboroHillsboro · 11.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health AdaAda · 17 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford MayvilleMayville · 25.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 26.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Homeless Health Services - Resource & Recovery CenterFargo · 28.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 28.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careElm River is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careElm River is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthElm River is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Elm River. 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 Elm River

Measure	Elm River	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	31.1–37.1%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	34–40.2%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	35.6%	31.1–40.5%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.1%	25.6–30.8%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.8%	18.4–23.5%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.8%	5.5–8.2%	10.8%	better
Asthma	9.5%	8.4–10.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.2–11%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	10%	8.6–11.3%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	5.5%	4.6–6.5%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.4%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.1%	9–13.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.1%	17.7–22.8%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	18.6%	15.6–21.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.6%	25.8–33.5%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	74.7–80.1%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	70.4%	67.5–73.1%	64.5%	better
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.9–89.2%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	72.5%	68.8–75.9%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	81.7%	76.5–86%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.5–82.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	5.4%	4.2–6.8%	7.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.3%	23.3–29.6%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	17.9%	15.6–20.7%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12%	10.5–13.6%	14.2%	better
Fair or poor health	13.6%	11.6–16%	16.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	10.7%	9.4–12.3%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	6.9%	5.5–8.5%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	6.2%	5.1–7.3%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	4.4%	3.7–5.2%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	4.1%	3–5.2%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	24.4%	21.2–27.7%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.4%	8.8–12.1%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	10.1%	8.7–11.7%	12.6%
Hearing	8%	7.1–8.9%	7.8%
Vision	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.3–3.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	5.7%	4.9–6.7%	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 Elm River 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 Elm River better or worse.

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