Health · Garness

Garness, ND health

Garness differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.8% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.4% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.4% vs 10.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58773 (all of Garness)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 98 people are less certain, so we show Garness's figures without a grade.

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How Garness 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 Garness adults…

36 of every 100 Garness adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 31.9–39.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Garness, betterGarness, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.8% Garness
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Garness
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.3% Garness
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Garness
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
70%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
79%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Garness 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Garness adults are doing

1 in 4Garness adults feel lonely
28.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Garness adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Garness adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Garness adults are in frequent mental distress
13.5% · 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 11
Garness adults worry about having enough food
9% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Garness adults worry about keeping their housing
7.6% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 21
Garness adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Garness adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · ND 6.5% · better

5.3% of Garness adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Garness

Garness 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 Garness.

Colville: 37.8% Lucy: 37.8% Vanville: 38.7% Powers: 38.4% Cleary: 37.8% Powers Lake: 37.8% Battleview: 38.6% Dimond: 35% Foothills: 37.3% Clayton: 37.6% Kandiyohi: 35.5% Lostwood: 39% Cottonwood: 38.7% Garness: 37.8% Garness Colville Lucy Vanville Powers Bowbells Clinic · Bowbells · 19.2 mi+
35%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Garness37.8%
Colville37.8%
Lucy37.8%
Powers38.4%
Vanville38.7%
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 Garness

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

HNearest ERMountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 20.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersBowbells · 19.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.2 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Bowbells
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.8 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.5 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.9 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
41 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
85.7 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Killdeer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careGarness's county is a federal shortage area.Burke County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careGarness's county is a federal shortage area.Burke County · need score 12 of 25
! Mental healthGarness's county is a federal shortage area.Burke County · need score 12 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 Garness. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Garness
MeasureGarnessMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.7%31.9–39.3%31.8%worse
High cholesterol37.1%33.2–41.1%33.8%about the same
Obesity37.8%30.4–44.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28.6%25.5–31.5%25.3%worse
Depression20%17.1–22.9%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.4%11.3–15.9%10.8%worse
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.9–10.6%8.2%worse
Diabetes10.6%9.2–12%9.8%about the same
COPD6.6%5.7–7.5%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.8%6.1–7.6%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.7%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.9%11.7–16.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink20.3%17.1–23.5%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise22.8%19.1–26.5%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.4%26.1–37.4%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.4%71.8–78.6%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit66.1%62.9–69.3%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%83.7–87.3%82.7%better
Colon screening69.8%65.6–74%64.9%better
Mammogram77.5%71.2–83%78%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.9–81%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.5–8.4%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.1%24.1–32.5%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.7–23.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.5%11.8–15%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.3%14–18.6%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.7–13.6%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9%7.3–10.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.6%6.3–9.1%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat4.8%4.1–5.6%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.4%4.6–6.2%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.3%4.2–6.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability27.9%24–31.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12%10.3–13.7%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.8%10.3–13.3%12.6%
Hearing8.4%7.5–9.3%7.8%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.3%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.6%3.1%
Errands alone6.7%5.9–7.6%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 Garness 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 Garness better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Garness by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Garness 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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