Health · Elma

Elma, ND health

Elma differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.5% vs 6.5%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (70% vs 64.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.2% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58041 (all of Elma)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 90 people are less certain, so we show Elma's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Elma 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 Elma adults…

40 of every 100 Elma adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.7–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Elma, betterElma, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Elma
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Elma
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Elma
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Elma
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Elma 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Elma 6.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Elma adults are doing

1 in 4Elma adults feel lonely

27.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Elma adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.4% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Elma adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Elma 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 11

Elma adults worry about having enough food

9.4% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Elma adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Elma adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 18

Elma adults lack reliable transportation

5.5% · ND 6.5% · better

5.8% of Elma adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing10%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Elma

Elma and the towns around it

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

35.9%45.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Waldo36.8%

Greendale36.9%

Elma37%

Brightwood37%

Duerr37.2%

Lien41.1%

Minnesota41.1%

Care nearby

Coteau Des Prairies Health Care SystemSisseton · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterWheaton · 25.8 mi · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 31.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville · 38.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare South FargoFargo · 61.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Churches United for the HomelessMoorhead · 62.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careElma is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careElma is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthElma 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 Elma. 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 Elma

Measure	Elma	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	35.7–44%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.1%	34.7–43.5%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	37%	30.4–43.9%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33%	29.5–36.5%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.4%	17.2–23.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.5%	8.6–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.1–12.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.5–14.1%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.2–9.3%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	11.6–16.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.6%	15.5–22%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	20.9–29.4%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	26.6–36.8%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.3–81.1%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	60.5–67.1%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.2–88.8%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	70%	65.7–74.1%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	78.9%	72.6–84.2%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	78.9–84.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.6%	5.3–8%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.7%	23.5–32.8%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	17–23.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.9%	11.2–14.6%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.4–20.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.5–14.9%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.4%	7.6–11.5%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.4–9.2%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.2–5.9%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.5%	4.7–6.4%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.8%	4.5–7.2%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.1%	26.9–35.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.6–17.1%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	10.3–13.5%	12.6%
Hearing	10%	8.9–11.2%	7.8%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	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 Elma 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 Elma better or worse.

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