Health · Enger

Enger, ND health

Enger differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (69.9% vs 64.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.7% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58274, 58240

Report card

How Enger 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 Enger adults…

38 of every 100 Enger adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Enger, betterEnger, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Enger
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Enger
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Enger
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Enger
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Enger 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

Enger 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Enger adults are doing

1 in 4Enger adults feel lonely

26.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Enger adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Enger adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Enger 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 10

Enger adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Enger adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 19

Enger adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 18

Enger adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.2% of Enger adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Enger

Enger and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.5%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Golden Lake36.8%

Newburgh38.1%

Enger39%

Viking39.1%

Primrose39.5%

Care nearby

Sanford MayvilleMayville · 10.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 15 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford HillsboroHillsboro · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 28.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 25.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 34.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEnger is not a shortage area

! Dental careEnger's county is a federal shortage area.Griggs & Steele Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthEnger's county is a federal shortage area.Steele County · need score 13 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 Enger. 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 Enger

Measure	Enger	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.5%	33.9–41.4%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	38.1%	34.2–41.9%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	39%	32.7–45.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31.2%	28.2–34.4%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.7%	17–22.7%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.4%	7.8–11.1%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.9–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.7–11.6%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.5–13.7%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.9%	11.8–16.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.3%	16.4–22.4%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.4%	20.8–28.7%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.9%	25.8–36.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	73.3–79.7%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.4%	63.1–69.5%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.4–88%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	69.9%	65.5–74%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	77.2%	70.7–83.1%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.7%	78.1–83.1%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.5–8.5%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.8%	23–30.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.7–22.6%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.3%	11.8–15.1%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.9–19.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.6–14.9%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	7.9–11.5%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.5–9.1%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.4–6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.9–6.5%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.2%	4.9–7.7%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	26.8–34.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14%	12–16.2%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.6–13.8%	12.6%
Hearing	9.4%	8.3–10.5%	7.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	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 Enger 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 Enger better or worse.

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