Health · Great Bend

Great Bend, ND health

Great Bend differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16% vs 10.8%) and more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58075 (all of Great Bend)
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How Great Bend 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 Great Bend adults…

36 of every 100 Great Bend adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Great Bend, betterGreat Bend, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Great Bend
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Great Bend
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.8% Great Bend
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Great Bend
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
62%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
81%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
68%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
78%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Great Bend 7.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Great Bend adults are doing

1 in 3Great Bend adults feel lonely
30% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Great Bend adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Great Bend adults lack social or emotional support
21% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Great Bend adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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 8
Great Bend adults worry about having enough food
12.7% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 10
Great Bend adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 15
Great Bend adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 13
Great Bend adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · ND 6.5% · worse

8.7% of Great Bend adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Great Bend

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

HNearest ERSt. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 17.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCoteau Des Prairies Health Care System★★★★★ · 36.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterMoorhead · 49 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.3 mi
St. Francis Medical Center
Breckenridge · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.9 mi
Sanford Wheaton Medical Center
Wheaton · not rated
Rural critical access
36.3 mi
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System
Sisseton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
41.1 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
49 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
50.2 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careGreat Bend is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreat Bend is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGreat Bend is not a shortage area

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 Great Bend. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Great Bend
MeasureGreat BendMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.6%31.8–39.6%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol35.2%31.3–39.3%33.8%about the same
Obesity38.2%31.5–45.4%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28.5%25.5–31.7%25.3%worse
Depression22.6%19.2–26.3%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)16%13.4–18.9%10.8%worse
Asthma10.5%9.2–11.9%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.8%7.9–9.6%8.2%about the same
Diabetes11.3%9.7–13%9.8%about the same
COPD7.5%6.5–8.5%5.9%worse
Heart disease7.1%6.4–8%6.1%worse
Stroke3.6%3.3–4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.3%13–17.8%13.1%about the same
Binge drink20.8%17.3–24.6%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise25.8%21.6–30.3%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.6%27.5–38%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.3%70.1–78%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit61.6%58.2–64.9%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check81.4%79–83.7%82.7%about the same
Colon screening68.1%63.5–72.3%64.9%about the same
Mammogram78.9%72.9–84.3%78%about the same
Taking BP meds77.6%74.8–80.1%76.3%about the same
No health insurance7.7%6.3–9.2%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30%25.6–34.9%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21%17.9–24.6%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.3%13.4–17.3%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health19.1%16.5–21.9%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress13.2%11.6–15%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.7%10.6–15%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10%8.5–11.7%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.8%5.8–7.9%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation7.6%6.6–8.7%6.5%worse
Receive SNAP8.7%7–10.4%6.7%
Disability
Any disability31.8%27.6–36.2%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs14%12.1–16%11.2%
Thinking or memory14.3%12.5–16.3%12.6%
Hearing8.8%7.8–9.9%7.8%
Vision5%4.4–5.6%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.5–4.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.5%7.5–9.7%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 Great Bend 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 Great Bend better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Great Bend by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Great Bend 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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