Health · Kensington

Kensington, ND health

Kensington differs from North Dakota on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.4% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.5% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.7% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58270 (all of Kensington)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 206 people are less certain, so we show Kensington's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Kensington 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 Kensington adults…

39 of every 100 Kensington adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–43%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kensington, betterKensington, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Kensington
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Kensington
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Kensington
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Kensington
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kensington 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

Kensington 8.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Kensington adults are doing

1 in 4Kensington adults feel lonely

27.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Kensington adults have been diagnosed with depression

20% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Kensington adults lack social or emotional support

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

1 in 7Kensington adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · 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 9

Kensington adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Kensington adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 18

Kensington adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Kensington adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.3% of Kensington adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing10.8%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Kensington

Kensington 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.

34.7%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Rushford34.7%

Park River34.9%

Kensington35.1%

Golden35.1%

Fertile35.6%

Dundee36.2%

Lampton37.7%

Care nearby

First Care Health CenterPark River · 1.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 14.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 26.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 37.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 35.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKensington's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careKensington is not a shortage area

! Mental healthKensington's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 18 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 Kensington. 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 Kensington

Measure	Kensington	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.6–43%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	34.1–42.7%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	35.1%	28.7–42.5%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	30.2–37.6%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20%	16.9–23.4%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.2–14.1%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.1–12.5%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.5–14.4%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7–9.9%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.3–17.9%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.4%	14.5–20.7%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	26.6%	21.9–31.7%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.9%	27–39.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	74.7–81.4%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	65.4%	61.7–69.1%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84–87.9%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	65.3%	60.2–70.3%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	74.9%	67.1–81.8%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.5%	78.8–84%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	8.1%	6.3–10.2%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.4%	23–32.2%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.4–24%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	11.6–15.3%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16.2–22.9%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14%	12–16.2%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9–13.7%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7–10.1%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.6–6.5%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.3–7.3%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.3%	5.7–9.3%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.9%	28.4–37.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.5–19%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.1–15%	12.6%
Hearing	10.8%	9.4–12.2%	7.8%
Vision	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.2–10%	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 Kensington 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 Kensington better or worse.

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