Health · Hugo

Hugo, ND health

Hugo differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (71.5% vs 64.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.3% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58046 (all of Hugo)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 8 people are less certain, so we show Hugo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Hugo 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 Hugo adults…

40 of every 100 Hugo adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hugo, betterHugo, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Hugo
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Hugo
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Hugo
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Hugo
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
67%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
72%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
82%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hugo 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Hugo adults are doing

1 in 4Hugo adults feel lonely
27% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Hugo adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Hugo adults lack social or emotional support
19.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Hugo adults are in frequent mental distress
12.7% · 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
Hugo adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Hugo adults worry about keeping their housing
7.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 20
Hugo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 18
Hugo adults lack reliable transportation
5.5% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.3% of Hugo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing10.9%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Hugo

Hugo and the towns around it

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

Colgate: 34.8% Hope: 34.8% Melrose: 34.8% Edendale: 36.2% Sherbrooke: 35.5% Carpenter: 34.8% Rochester: 34.6% Broadlawn: 36.6% Easton: 35.7% Riverside: 36.1% Norman: 36.5% Primrose: 39.5% Golden Lake: 36.8% Hugo: 34.8% Hugo Colgate Hope Melrose Edendale Sherbrooke
34.6%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Hugo34.8%
Colgate34.8%
Hope34.8%
Melrose34.8%
Sherbrooke35.5%
Edendale36.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 18.7 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 Hugo

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

HNearest ERSanford MayvilleMayville · 18.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterValley City · 34.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.7 mi
Sanford Mayville
Mayville · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.3 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
Cooperstown · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.4 mi
Northwood Deaconess Health Center
Northwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.6 mi
Sanford Hillsboro
Hillsboro · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.4 mi
Family Healthcare Center
5 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.4 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHugo is not a shortage area
! Dental careHugo's county is a federal shortage area.Griggs & Steele Counties · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthHugo's county is a federal shortage area.Steele 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 Hugo. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Hugo
MeasureHugoMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.8%35.3–44.4%31.8%worse
High cholesterol40.3%35.7–45.1%33.8%worse
Obesity34.8%27.2–43%36.5%about the same
Arthritis33.3%29.4–37.1%25.3%worse
Depression19.3%16.2–22.7%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.6%8.6–13%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.6–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.7%10.6–12.9%8.2%worse
Diabetes12.9%11–14.9%9.8%worse
COPD8.1%6.8–9.6%5.9%worse
Heart disease9%7.9–10.2%6.1%worse
Stroke4.3%3.7–4.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.2%11.5–17.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.9%14.9–21.3%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise25%20.2–29.9%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.7%24.8–37.3%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78%74.4–81.5%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit66.5%63.1–70.1%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.2%85.3–89%82.7%better
Colon screening71.5%66.7–76.1%64.9%better
Mammogram78.2%70.8–84.6%78%about the same
Taking BP meds82.3%79.4–84.9%76.3%better
No health insurance6.5%4.9–8.5%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27%22.7–31.9%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.4%16.4–23%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.7%11–14.6%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health18.4%15.4–21.6%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.6–15.5%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.6%7.6–12.2%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.4%6–9%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5%4.2–6.1%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation5.5%4.6–6.5%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP6.3%4.9–8.1%6.7%
Disability
Any disability31.7%27–36.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.1%12.6–17.7%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.7%10–13.6%12.6%
Hearing10.9%9.5–12.3%7.8%
Vision4.8%4.1–5.5%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4%3.4–4.6%3.1%
Errands alone7.7%6.5–9%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 Hugo 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 Hugo better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Hugo by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Hugo 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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