Health · Gordon

Gordon, ND health

Gordon differs from North Dakota on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.2% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.7% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58311, 58352

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 9 people are less certain, so we show Gordon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Gordon 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 Gordon adults…

38 of every 100 Gordon adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.5–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gordon, betterGordon, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Gordon
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Gordon
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.2% Gordon
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Gordon
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gordon 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gordon 6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Gordon adults are doing

1 in 4Gordon adults feel lonely

27.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Gordon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Gordon adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Gordon adults are in frequent mental distress

13.3% · 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 12

Gordon adults worry about having enough food

8.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Gordon adults worry about keeping their housing

7.2% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 21

Gordon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 19

Gordon adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · ND 6.5% · better

5% of Gordon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing9%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Gordon

Gordon 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 Gordon.

38.2%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Moscow40.2%

Henderson40.2%

Alsen40.3%

Gordon40.7%

North Loma40.9%

Loma40.9%

Care nearby

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 14.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Towner County Medical CenterCando · 28.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 40.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 43.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. John Health CenterSaint John · 50.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 59.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGordon is not a shortage area

! Dental careGordon's county is a federal shortage area.Cavalier County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthGordon's county is a federal shortage area.Region III Devils Lake Catchment · 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 Gordon. 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 Gordon

Measure	Gordon	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	33.5–42.2%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.3–44.3%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	40.7%	32.7–49%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	26.9–34%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.2%	17.1–23.7%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9%	7.2–11%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.4%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	9.7–13.3%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.8–8.1%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.1–4.1%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.6–15.9%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.2%	16.8–24%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	18.4–27.6%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	25.6–38.8%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74–81.2%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.5%	60.4–68%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.2–88.2%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71.9%	66.7–76.4%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	78.6%	70.8–84.4%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	77.6–83.2%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6%	4.6–7.9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.7%	23.2–32.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.1–24.3%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.3%	11.5–15.2%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	13.8–19.7%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.9–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.6%	6.7–10.8%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.2%	5.8–8.7%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	3.8–5.6%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.4–6.2%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5%	3.9–6.5%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	28.3%	24–33.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.8%	10.8–15.2%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	9.9–13.6%	12.6%
Hearing	9%	7.9–10.1%	7.8%
Vision	4%	3.5–4.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3–4%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.8–7.9%	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 Gordon 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 Gordon better or worse.

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