Health · Elms

Elms, ND health

Elms differs from North Dakota on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.1% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.2% vs 10.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58750, 58740
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How Elms 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 Elms adults…

36 of every 100 Elms adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.8–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Elms, betterElms, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Elms
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Elms
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.7% Elms
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Elms
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
65%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
78%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Elms 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Elms adults are doing

1 in 4Elms adults feel lonely
27.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Elms adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Elms adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Elms adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · 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 9
Elms adults worry about having enough food
10.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 11
Elms adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 17
Elms adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 16
Elms adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7% of Elms adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Elms

Elms and the towns around it

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

Lansford: 40% Ensign: 39% Mount Rose: 39.8% Chatfield: 39.1% Lansford: 39.9% Van Buren: 39.1% Lockwood: 40% Blaine: 40% Prescott: 39% Tatman: 38.2% Lewis: 39.2% Renville: 39.2% Pratt: 40.3% Elms: 39.9% Elms Lansford Ensign Mount Rose Chatfield
38.2%40.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Ensign39%
Chatfield39.1%
Mount Rose39.8%
Elms39.9%
Lansford40%
5 places to get careNearest ER 25.2 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 Elms

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 25.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 25.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
25.1 mi
Northland Health Centers
8 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.2 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
39.6 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.7 mi
St. Andrew's Hospital
Bottineau · not rated
ERRural critical access
55.6 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careElms's county is a federal shortage area.Bottineau County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careElms is not a shortage area
! Mental healthElms's county is a federal shortage area.Bottineau County · need score 14 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 Elms. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Elms
MeasureElmsMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.4%32.8–40.2%31.8%worse
High cholesterol37%33.3–40.8%33.8%about the same
Obesity39.9%33.4–46.9%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28.7%25.7–31.8%25.3%worse
Depression20.5%17.6–23.6%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.2%11.9–16.8%10.8%worse
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.5%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.1%8.4–10%8.2%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.7–12.8%9.8%about the same
COPD7.1%6–8.1%5.9%worse
Heart disease7%6.2–7.8%6.1%worse
Stroke3.5%3.1–3.9%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.7%13–18.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink20.7%17.6–24.2%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise24.6%20.6–29.2%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.6%28.2–39.4%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.1%71.5–78.6%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit65.6%62.2–68.9%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.1%83.1–87.1%82.7%better
Colon screening65.2%60.5–69.6%64.9%about the same
Mammogram77.6%71.1–83.3%78%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.4–81%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.4–8.6%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.3%23.3–31.6%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.4%17.4–23.7%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.1%12.5–15.9%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health17.5%14.9–20.4%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.8%11.2–14.5%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.9%8.9–12.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity8.7%7.3–10.3%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.9%5–6.9%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.1%5.2–7%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7%5.6–8.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability28.9%25.2–33.2%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12.7%10.8–14.7%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.8–14.3%12.6%
Hearing8.5%7.6–9.5%7.8%
Vision4.4%3.9–5%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.2–4.2%3.1%
Errands alone7.4%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 Elms 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 Elms better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Elms by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Elms 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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