Health · Hegton

Hegton, ND health

Hegton differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.2% vs 6.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (69.4% vs 64.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58251, 58214

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How Hegton 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 Hegton adults…

35 of every 100 Hegton adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–38.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hegton, betterHegton, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Hegton
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Hegton
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.4% Hegton
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.6% Hegton
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hegton 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hegton 6.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Hegton adults are doing

1 in 4Hegton adults feel lonely

28.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Hegton adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Hegton adults lack social or emotional support

20% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Hegton adults are in frequent mental distress

13.2% · 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

Hegton adults worry about having enough food

8.7% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Hegton adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 21

Hegton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 19

Hegton adults lack reliable transportation

5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

27.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%

Thinking or memory11.5%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Hegton

Hegton 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 Hegton.

33.7%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Mekinock36.1%

Elm Grove36.7%

Hegton37.2%

Arvilla37.6%

Care nearby

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 16.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 23.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

First Care Health CenterPark River · 30 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 30.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 5.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 30.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHegton is not a shortage area

! Dental careHegton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grand Forks County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Mental healthHegton is not a shortage area

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 Hegton. 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 Hegton

Measure	Hegton	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35%	31.6–38.7%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.8%	35.1–42.7%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	37.2%	32.3–42.7%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.4%	27.4–33.5%	25.3%	worse
Depression	21.6%	18.7–24.8%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.4%	7.5–11.6%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	9.9–13.2%	9.8%	worse
COPD	6.6%	5.5–7.8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.6%	10.2–15.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	21.4%	18.4–24.8%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.1%	19.4–27.3%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	27.1–36.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.1%	73.8–80.2%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.4%	66.2–72.5%	64.5%	better
Cholesterol check	86.9%	84.9–88.8%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	68.7%	64.2–72.7%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	71.7–84.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77–82.7%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.4%	4.9–8%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.2%	24.4–32.4%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17.1–23.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.2%	11.5–15.2%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	14.1–19.6%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.8–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.7%	6.9–10.9%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.1–9%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4–5.8%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.3%	4.1–6.8%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	27.8%	24.1–31.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.4%	10.3–14.6%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.5%	9.9–13.4%	12.6%
Hearing	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	7.8%
Vision	4%	3.4–4.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.8–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.7–7.8%	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 Hegton 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 Hegton better or worse.

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