Health · Freedom

Freedom, ND health

On most measures Freedom looks like North Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults sleeping under 7 hours (39% vs 32.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58701, 58735
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 121 people are less certain, so we show Freedom's figures without a grade.

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How Freedom 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 Freedom adults…

34 of every 100 Freedom adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–37%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Freedom, betterFreedom, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Freedom
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39% Freedom
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21% Freedom
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.5% Freedom
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
64%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
83%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
65%
Colon screening
ND 65%
75%
Mammogram
ND 78%
77%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Freedom 7.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Freedom adults are doing

1 in 3Freedom adults feel lonely
30.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Freedom adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Freedom adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Freedom adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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
Freedom adults worry about having enough food
10.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 11
Freedom adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 17
Freedom adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 15
Freedom adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.9% of Freedom adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Freedom

Freedom 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 Freedom.

Torning: 34.8% Hilton: 35.3% Afton: 34.7% Willis: 34.6% Gasman: 38.3% Vang: 34.3% Rice Lake: 35.3% Burt: 34.3% Rolling Green: 33.7% Spring Lake: 35.6% Minot: 33.8% Sundre: 34.7% Harrison: 33.9% Sawyer: 35.3% Newman: 35.3% Freedom: 34.7% Freedom Torning Hilton Afton Willis Gasman Trinity Hospitals · Minot · 11.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH Minot Clinic · Minot · 11.8 mi+
33.7%38.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Willis34.6%
Freedom34.7%
Afton34.7%
Torning34.8%
Hilton35.3%
Gasman38.3%

Care nearby

Trinity HospitalsMinot · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 28.9 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 42.9 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Mountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 51.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Minot ClinicMinot · 11.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Ccchc Hazen ClinicHazen · 54.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careFreedom is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFreedom is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFreedom is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Freedom. 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 Freedom
MeasureFreedomMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.7%30.5–37%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol33.5%30.2–36.8%33.8%about the same
Obesity34.7%29.9–39.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis26.7%24.1–29.4%25.3%about the same
Depression20.7%17.9–23.7%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.1%10.7–15.8%10.8%about the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.4%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.4%7.6–9.2%8.2%about the same
Diabetes9.8%8.5–11.1%9.8%about the same
COPD5.9%5.2–6.6%5.9%about the same
Heart disease5.9%5.4–6.6%6.1%about the same
Stroke3%2.8–3.3%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.5%11.7–15.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21%18.1–24%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise24.1%20.8–27.6%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours39%34.2–43.9%32.7%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.4%69.9–76.6%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit63.7%60.3–67.1%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check83.1%81.1–84.9%82.7%about the same
Colon screening65.1%60.6–69.4%64.9%about the same
Mammogram75%68.4–81%78%about the same
Taking BP meds76.7%74.1–79.3%76.3%about the same
No health insurance7.7%6.5–9%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.6%26.8–34.4%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.7–23.4%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.9–16.3%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.1%14.2–18.2%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.8%10.4–13.2%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.9%9.3–12.5%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity9.3%8–10.6%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6%5.2–6.9%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.6%5.8–7.5%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP6.9%5.8–8.1%6.7%
Disability
Any disability28.8%25.5–32.2%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.5%10–12.9%11.2%
Thinking or memory13%11.6–14.6%12.6%
Hearing7.8%7–8.7%7.8%
Vision4.2%3.8–4.6%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.9–3.4%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.5–8.1%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 Freedom 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 Freedom better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Freedom by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Freedom 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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