Health · Ensign

Ensign, ND health

On every measure CDC estimates, Ensign looks like North Dakota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58740 (all of Ensign)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 83 people are less certain, so we show Ensign's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ensign 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 Ensign adults…

34 of every 100 Ensign adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.6–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ensign, betterEnsign, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.2% Ensign
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Ensign
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.8% Ensign
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Ensign
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
62%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
84%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
68%
Colon screening
ND 65%
76%
Mammogram
ND 78%
77%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ensign 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Ensign adults are doing

1 in 4Ensign adults feel lonely
28.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Ensign adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Ensign adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Ensign adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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
Ensign adults worry about having enough food
10.1% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 12
Ensign adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 18
Ensign adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 17
Ensign adults lack reliable transportation
6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

27.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Ensign

Ensign and the towns around it

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

Van Buren: 39.1% Elms: 39.9% Prescott: 39% Tatman: 38.2% Lansford: 40% Muskego: 37.4% Waterford: 33.4% Mount Rose: 39.8% Chatfield: 39.1% Margaret: 39.7% Grilley: 41.9% Ensign: 39% Ensign Van Buren Elms Prescott Tatman
33.4%41.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Tatman38.2%
Ensign39%
Prescott39%
Van Buren39.1%
Elms39.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 18.5 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 Ensign

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 18.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 18.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.4 mi
Northland Health Centers
7 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.5 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
41.7 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.8 mi
St. Andrew's Hospital
Bottineau · not rated
ERRural critical access
53.8 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
84.6 mi
Ccchc Hazen Clinic
Hazen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careEnsign's county is a federal shortage area.Renville County · need score 8 of 25
✓ Dental careEnsign is not a shortage area
! Mental healthEnsign's county is a federal shortage area.Renville County · need score 11 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 Ensign. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Ensign
MeasureEnsignMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.9%30.6–37.3%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol34.6%31.2–38.1%33.8%about the same
Obesity39%32.5–45.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis26.7%24.1–29.3%25.3%about the same
Depression20.7%18–23.5%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.3%9.4–13.4%10.8%about the same
Asthma10.3%9.2–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.3%7.7–9.1%8.2%about the same
Diabetes10.3%9–11.6%9.8%about the same
COPD6.3%5.4–7.2%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.1%5.4–6.7%6.1%about the same
Stroke3%2.7–3.4%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.9%12.5–17.3%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21.8%18.9–25%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise23.2%19.7–27.1%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36%30.6–41.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.8%70.3–77%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit61.8%58.4–65%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.3%82.3–86.3%82.7%about the same
Colon screening68.1%64.1–71.9%64.9%about the same
Mammogram76.4%70.3–81.4%78%about the same
Taking BP meds76.8%74.2–79.3%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.9%5.6–8.4%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.4%24.6–32.3%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.9%18.1–23.8%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.4%12.8–16%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16%13.8–18.4%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.7–13.6%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.1%8.5–12.1%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity8.6%7.3–10%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.8–6.4%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6%5.2–6.8%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP6.2%4.9–7.6%6.7%
Disability
Any disability27.3%23.7–31%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.3%9.6–12.9%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.6%11–14.3%12.6%
Hearing7.4%6.6–8.2%7.8%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.4%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.6%3.1%
Errands alone6.8%5.9–7.7%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 Ensign 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 Ensign better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ensign by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ensign 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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