Health · Freeman

Freeman, ND health

Freeman differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.3% vs 6.5%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58057, 58081

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Report card

How Freeman 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 Freeman adults…

37 of every 100 Freeman adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.1–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Freeman, betterFreeman, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.4% Freeman
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Freeman
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.1% Freeman
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Freeman
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Freeman 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

Freeman 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Freeman adults are doing

1 in 4Freeman adults feel lonely

27% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Freeman adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.1% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Freeman adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Freeman adults are in frequent mental distress

13% · 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

Freeman adults worry about having enough food

8.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Freeman adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 20

Freeman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 19

Freeman adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · ND 6.5% · better

5.5% of Freeman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Freeman

Freeman and the towns around it

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

34.6%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Sheyenne35.7%

Garborg36.1%

West End36.1%

Freeman37.1%

Sandoun37.2%

Care nearby

Lisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia HealthFargo · 34.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 35.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 38.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare South FargoFargo · 35.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 39.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careFreeman is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careFreeman is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthFreeman 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 Freeman. 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 Freeman

Measure	Freeman	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	34.1–40.5%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37.6%	34.4–40.9%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	37.1%	31.9–42.5%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.8%	27.2–32.5%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.1%	17.7–22.8%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	9.1–12.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.7–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.5–11.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	10.1–12.9%	9.8%	worse
COPD	6.9%	5.9–8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	11.5–16.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.1%	17.5–22.8%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.4%	20–27.3%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	27.1–35.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.8%	73.9–79.6%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.4%	63.6–69.3%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.7–88.3%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	66.2%	62.3–69.9%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	71.8–82.7%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.6–82.2%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.5%	5.2–8.3%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	23.7–30.7%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.3–22.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13%	11.5–14.6%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17%	14.7–19.5%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.9–13.9%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.9%	7.2–10.9%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.3–8.8%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.2–5.7%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.5%	4.3–6.8%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.1%	25.6–32.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.5–15.4%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	10.1–13.2%	12.6%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	7.8%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3–4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7%	6.1–8%	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 Freeman 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 Freeman better or worse.

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