Health · Griffin

Griffin, ND health

Griffin differs from North Dakota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.6% vs 21.3%) and fewer adults in frequent mental distress (12.6% vs 14.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.3% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58454, 58442

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 177 people are less certain, so we show Griffin's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Griffin 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 Griffin adults…

42 of every 100 Griffin adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 38–46%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Griffin, betterGriffin, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.8% Griffin
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Griffin
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Griffin
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Griffin
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Griffin 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Griffin 7.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Griffin adults are doing

1 in 4Griffin adults feel lonely

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

1 in 5Griffin adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.5% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Griffin adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Griffin adults are in frequent mental distress

12.6% · North Dakota 14.2% · better

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 10

Griffin adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Griffin adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Griffin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Griffin adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing12.5%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Griffin

Griffin and the towns around it

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

35.8%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Alexander35.8%

Griffin36.9%

Sinclair38.1%

Germania39.9%

Gackle40%

Care nearby

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

South Central HealthWishek · 35 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ashley Medical CenterAshley · 44.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 53.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Lamoure, North DakotaLamoure · 44.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 56 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGriffin is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGriffin is not a shortage area

! Mental healthGriffin's county is a federal shortage area.Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Griffin. 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 Griffin

Measure	Griffin	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.1%	38–46%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	41%	36.8–45.1%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	36.9%	30.3–43.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	35.8%	32.3–39.4%	25.3%	worse
Depression	18.5%	15.9–21.4%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.9–16.1%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.6%	11.5–13.8%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.1–16.1%	9.8%	worse
COPD	9.2%	7.7–10.8%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	10.3%	9–11.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.4–5.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.6%	12.2–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	14.1–19.2%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	27.8%	23.3–32.5%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.9%	25.3–36.8%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	76–81.8%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	61.7%	58.1–65.3%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.9–89.2%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	66.7%	61.8–71.4%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77.1%	69.9–83.2%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.2%	81.8–86.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.2%	5.6–9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	23–31.4%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17.2–23.4%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.6%	11.1–14.1%	14.2%	better
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.3–23.7%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.7–16.7%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.4–12.5%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.3–8.9%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.3–5.9%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	5–6.8%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.7%	5.4–8.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	34.4%	30.1–38.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15–20.4%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.6–14%	12.6%
Hearing	12.5%	11–13.9%	7.8%
Vision	5.5%	4.8–6.4%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	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 Griffin 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 Griffin better or worse.

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