Health · Jamestown

Jamestown, ND health

Jamestown differs from North Dakota on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.2% vs 10.8%) and more adults with COPD (7.5% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Jamestown

B-Health Grade

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Jamestown’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Jamestown is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns, and than 83% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthBPhysical distressA-Mental distressC-ObesityB+DiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 53%

Less healthyHealthier

North Dakota towns we grade (68)Healthier than 21%

Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$71K (7,286)Healthier than 83%

Better than its income would suggest. Jamestown is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Jamestown could be anywhere from C− to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in North Dakota ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Jamestown with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Jamestown uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Jamestown 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 Jamestown adults…

33 of every 100 Jamestown adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.6–36.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Jamestown, betterJamestown, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Jamestown
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Jamestown
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21% Jamestown
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Jamestown
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Jamestown 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Jamestown 8.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Jamestown adults are doing

1 in 3Jamestown adults feel lonely

30.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Jamestown adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.1% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Jamestown adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Jamestown adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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

Jamestown adults worry about having enough food

13% · ND 10.7% · worse

1 in 10

Jamestown adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 15

Jamestown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Jamestown adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · ND 6.5% · worse

8.8% of Jamestown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Jamestown

Jamestown and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

38%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Jamestown40%

Bloom40.4%

Woodbury40.4%

Midway40.4%

Homer40.4%

Care nearby

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 3.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Mercy HealthValley City · 33 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 41.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 46.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 32.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Healthcare Lamoure, North DakotaLamoure · 42.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careJamestown is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careJamestown is not a shortage area

! Mental healthJamestown'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 Jamestown. 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 Jamestown

Measure	Jamestown	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.2%	29.6–36.9%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.1%	30.3–38%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	40%	33.7–46.5%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.3%	25.4–31.4%	25.3%	worse
Depression	21.1%	17.9–24.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.2%	12.3–18.4%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.9%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.1–9.9%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.4–12.4%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.6–8.6%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.9%	13.5–18.4%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	21%	17.7–24.7%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.8%	21.8–30.1%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31%	25.5–36.8%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73%	69–76.7%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.7%	55–62.5%	64.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.1%	78.8–83.2%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	64.8%	59.6–69.6%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	68.6–82.7%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75.1–80.4%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	8.6%	7.1–10.1%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.3%	25.9–35.2%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	18–24.7%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.7–17.5%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16.9–22.1%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.8–15.1%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.9–15.3%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	10%	8.5–11.8%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.7–7.8%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.8%	6.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	8.8%	7.3–10.7%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.5%	28.5–36.7%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	12.5–16.3%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.7–16.2%	12.6%
Hearing	9.1%	8.2–10.2%	7.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.7%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.6–9.7%	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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Jamestown directly, so these are its own figures.

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.