Health · Kentner

Kentner, ND health

On most measures Kentner looks like North Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (7.5% vs 6.1%) and more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58436, 58441
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 139 people are less certain, so we show Kentner's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Kentner 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 Kentner adults…

35 of every 100 Kentner adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.2–38.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kentner, betterKentner, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.2% Kentner
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Kentner
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% Kentner
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Kentner
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
84%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
76%
Mammogram
ND 78%
79%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kentner 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Kentner adults are doing

1 in 4Kentner adults feel lonely
28.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Kentner adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Kentner adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Kentner adults are in frequent mental distress
14% · 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
Kentner adults worry about having enough food
10% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 12
Kentner adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 18
Kentner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 16
Kentner adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.4% of Kentner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Kentner

Kentner and the towns around it

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

Van Meter: 37.3% Maple: 38.7% Kent: 38.7% Elden: 37.2% Ellendale: 37.2% Ada: 38.7% Keystone: 37.3% Porter: 37.8% Yorktown: 38.7% Hudson: 38.8% Albion: 37.1% Kentner: 37.9% Kentner Van Meter Maple Kent Elden
37.1%38.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Elden37.2%
Van Meter37.3%
Kentner37.9%
Maple38.7%
Kent38.7%

Care nearby

Chi Oakes HospitalOakes · 17.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Marshall County Healthcare Center - CahBritton · 38.3 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen · 42 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Avera St. LukesAberdeen · 42.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Family Healthcare Lamoure, North DakotaLamoure · 20.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Horizon Health - AberdeenAberdeen · 42.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careKentner is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKentner is not a shortage area
! Mental healthKentner'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 Kentner. 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 Kentner
MeasureKentnerMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.1%31.2–38.7%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol36.3%32.2–40%33.8%about the same
Obesity37.9%30.6–44.4%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28.9%25.6–31.9%25.3%worse
Depression20.2%17.1–23.2%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.4%10–15.1%10.8%about the same
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.4%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.7–10.6%8.2%worse
Diabetes11%9.4–12.5%9.8%about the same
COPD6.9%5.8–7.9%5.9%about the same
Heart disease7.5%6.5–8.4%6.1%worse
Stroke3.6%3.2–4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%10.8–15.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.6%16.3–22.8%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise23.2%19–27.4%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.7%26.7–38.9%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.2%71.3–78.7%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit65.5%61.8–69.1%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.3%81.9–86.5%82.7%about the same
Colon screening68.9%64.1–73.2%64.9%about the same
Mammogram75.8%68.2–82.3%78%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.7–81.2%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.3–8.6%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.3%23.5–33.5%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%16.8–23.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14%12.1–15.8%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.7%14.1–19.4%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.4%10.7–14%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10%7.9–12.4%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity8.3%6.7–10%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.5%4.5–6.5%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.1%5.2–7.2%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP6.4%4.9–8%6.7%
Disability
Any disability29.7%25.3–33.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12.9%10.9–15%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.8–14.5%12.6%
Hearing9.2%8.1–10.2%7.8%
Vision4.4%3.8–4.9%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone7.4%6.4–8.6%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 Kentner 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 Kentner better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Kentner by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Kentner 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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