Health · Harlem

Harlem, ND health

Harlem differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.5% vs 6.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.7% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58017, 58069, 58040
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How Harlem 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 Harlem adults…

40 of every 100 Harlem adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.5–45%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Harlem, betterHarlem, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Harlem
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Harlem
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Harlem
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Harlem
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
65%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
67%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
82%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harlem 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Harlem adults are doing

1 in 4Harlem adults feel lonely
26.9% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Harlem adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Harlem adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Harlem adults are in frequent mental distress
12.9% · 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 10
Harlem adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Harlem adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 20
Harlem adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 18
Harlem adults lack reliable transportation
5.5% · ND 6.5% · better

6% of Harlem adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Harlem

Harlem 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 Harlem.

Bowen: 41.8% Sargent: 43% Verner: 38.8% Vivian: 43.2% Cogswell: 43.2% Whitestone Hill: 42.4% Forman: 40.7% Forman: 39.7% Dunbar: 40.7% Jackson: 41.4% Brampton: 42.3% Bear Creek: 38.8% Denver: 42.7% Harlem: 43% Harlem Bowen Sargent Verner Vivian Cogswell Chi Oakes Hospital · Oakes · 14 miH
38.8%43.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Verner38.8%
Bowen41.8%
Harlem43%
Sargent43%
Vivian43.2%
Cogswell43.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14 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 Harlem

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

HNearest ERChi Oakes HospitalOakes · 14 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCoteau Des Prairies Health Care System★★★★★ · 49.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterLamoure · 27.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14 mi
Chi Oakes Hospital
Oakes · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.7 mi
Lisbon Area Health Services
Lisbon · not rated
ERRural critical access
25 mi
Marshall County Healthcare Center - Cah
Britton · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.7 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Lamoure
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
49.4 mi
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care System
Sisseton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
57.3 mi
Horizon Health - Aberdeen
Aberdeen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careHarlem is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarlem is not a shortage area
! Mental healthHarlem's county is a federal shortage area.Sargent County · need score 13 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 Harlem. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Harlem
MeasureHarlemMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.2%35.5–45%31.8%worse
High cholesterol40.7%35.9–45.7%33.8%worse
Obesity43%34.4–52%36.5%about the same
Arthritis33%29.2–37.2%25.3%worse
Depression19.3%16.1–22.9%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.5%7.5–11.8%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.1%10–12.3%8.2%worse
Diabetes13.4%11.5–15.7%9.8%worse
COPD7.9%6.8–9.4%5.9%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.4–9.7%6.1%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.6%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.2%12.5–18.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.6%15.3–22.2%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise25.5%21.1–30.7%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.2%26.8–40.2%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%74.3–81.6%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit65%61.1–68.7%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.9%86–89.6%82.7%better
Colon screening67.3%62–72.3%64.9%about the same
Mammogram79%71.3–85.3%78%about the same
Taking BP meds81.7%78.6–84.7%76.3%better
No health insurance6.9%5.4–8.7%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.9%22.4–31.9%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%17.8–24.7%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.9%11.2–14.8%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health18.8%15.9–22.2%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%12.1–16.1%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.6%7.9–11.8%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.8%6.4–9.3%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.1%4.3–6%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation5.5%4.7–6.4%6.5%better
Receive SNAP6%4.8–7.4%6.7%
Disability
Any disability30.8%26.4–35.7%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs14.7%12.5–17.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.8%10.1–13.7%12.6%
Hearing9.9%8.7–11.3%7.8%
Vision4.6%4–5.3%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.5%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.3–8.5%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 Harlem 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 Harlem better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Harlem by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Harlem 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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