Health · Florance

Florance, ND health

Florance differs from North Dakota on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (70.7% vs 64.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.6% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.4% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58443, 58464, 58445
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How Florance 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 Florance adults…

39 of every 100 Florance adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Florance, betterFlorance, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Florance
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.7% Florance
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Florance
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Florance
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
67%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
71%
Colon screening
ND 65%
77%
Mammogram
ND 78%
82%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Florance 6.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Florance adults are doing

1 in 4Florance adults feel lonely
27.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Florance adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Florance adults lack social or emotional support
19.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Florance adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · 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 11
Florance adults worry about having enough food
9.5% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Florance adults worry about keeping their housing
7.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 20
Florance adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 18
Florance adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory11.9%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Florance

Florance and the towns around it

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

Larrabee: 36.5% McHenry: 36.3% Cherry Lake: 36.4% Rolling Prairie: 35.8% Nordmore: 36.7% Haven: 36% Columbia: 37.3% Bryan: 38.9% Glenfield: 35.9% Paradise: 36.3% Lake Washington: 43% Colvin: 38.2% McKinnon: 37.3% Florance: 36.1% Florance Larrabee McHenry Cherry Lake Rolling Prairie
35.8%43%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Rolling Prairie35.8%
Florance36.1%
McHenry36.3%
Cherry Lake36.4%
Larrabee36.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 20.8 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 Florance

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

HNearest ERCarrington Health CenterCarrington · 20.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake★★★★★ · 39.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterValley City · 53.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20.8 mi
Carrington Health Center
Carrington · not rated
ERRural critical access
26 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
Cooperstown · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.9 mi
Nelson County Health System
Mcville · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.8 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
Devils Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
53.2 mi
Family Healthcare Center
2 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
54.2 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careFlorance is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFlorance is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFlorance's county is a federal shortage area.Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area · 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 Florance. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Florance
MeasureFloranceMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.9%34.6–42.9%31.8%worse
High cholesterol39.5%35.3–43.7%33.8%worse
Obesity36.1%28.8–43.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis32%28.4–35.4%25.3%worse
Depression19.9%16.9–23.1%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.4%8.5–12.4%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.8–11.2%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.1%10.1–12.2%8.2%worse
Diabetes12.3%10.5–14.3%9.8%worse
COPD7.7%6.4–9.2%5.9%worse
Heart disease8.4%7.4–9.6%6.1%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.7%11.1–16.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.9%15.9–22.1%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise24.5%20–29.4%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.7%24.4–35.5%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.2%73.8–80.5%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit66.9%63.6–70.1%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.1%84.2–88%82.7%better
Colon screening70.7%66.1–75%64.9%better
Mammogram76.6%69.3–82.6%78%about the same
Taking BP meds81.6%78.9–83.8%76.3%better
No health insurance6.7%5.2–8.5%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.8%23.5–32.4%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.4%16.3–22.8%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.1%11.4–14.9%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health17.8%14.9–20.9%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13%11.1–14.9%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.5%7.5–11.8%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.4%6–9%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5%4.1–5.9%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation5.6%4.7–6.6%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP6.2%4.8–8%6.7%
Disability
Any disability29.7%25.3–34.3%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs13.9%11.6–16.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.9%10.1–13.7%12.6%
Hearing10.1%8.8–11.4%7.8%
Vision4.5%3.8–5.2%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.2–4.3%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.3–8.5%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 Florance 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 Florance better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Florance by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Florance 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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