Health · Equality

Equality, ND health

On most measures Equality looks like North Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (16.2% vs 13.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58849 (all of Equality)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 19 people are less certain, so we show Equality's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Equality 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 Equality adults…

34 of every 100 Equality adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Equality, betterEquality, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Equality
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Equality
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 22.9% Equality
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Equality
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Equality 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Equality 8.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Equality adults are doing

1 in 3Equality adults feel lonely

31.9% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Equality adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.4% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Equality adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Equality adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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

Equality adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Equality adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 18

Equality adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Equality adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Equality

Equality 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 Equality.

40%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Equality40%

View40%

West Bank40.2%

Wheelock40.2%

Care nearby

Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 10.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health WillistonWilliston · 26.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 35 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mckenzie County Healthcare SystemsWatford City · 37 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ray ClinicRay · 1.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ag Worker Health & ServicesFairview · 54 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEquality is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careEquality is not a shortage area

! Mental healthEquality's county is a federal shortage area.MH Northwest Catchment Area I · need score 16 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 Equality. 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 Equality

Measure	Equality	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.2%	30.5–37.9%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.6%	30.8–38.4%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	40%	34–46.2%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.2%	23.2–29.1%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	21.4%	18.2–24.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10%	7.9–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.1–11.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.4–9.2%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	10.2%	8.7–11.8%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.7–7.3%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.6%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.6–19.1%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	22.9%	19.5–26.4%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.5%	20.5–28.7%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.3%	31–41.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.5%	68.7–76.1%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.1%	58.3–65.6%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.5%	80–84.7%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	64.3%	59.1–69%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	69.3–82.7%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.9%	73.8–79.7%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.6–10.2%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.5–36.4%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.9–26.8%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.6–17.5%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.8%	14.3–19.6%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.6–14%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9.2–13.6%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	7.8–11.1%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.8–6.7%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.7%	5.3–8.3%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.5%	25.5–33.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.9%	10.1–13.8%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.6–15.4%	12.6%
Hearing	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	7.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.3–8.3%	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 Equality 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 Equality better or worse.

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