Health · Kief

Kief, ND health

Kief differs from North Dakota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.7% vs 21.3%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.8% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58723, 58712
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How Kief 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 Kief adults…

43 of every 100 Kief adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 39.4–47%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kief, betterKief, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Kief
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Kief
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Kief
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Kief
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
84%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kief 7.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Kief adults are doing

1 in 4Kief adults feel lonely
27.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Kief adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Kief adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Kief adults are in frequent mental distress
12.5% · 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 10
Kief adults worry about having enough food
9.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Kief adults worry about keeping their housing
7.4% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 21
Kief adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 18
Kief adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · ND 6.5% · better

6.2% of Kief adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing11.8%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Kief

Kief and the towns around it

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

Land: 42.7% Balfour: 42.9% Spring Grove: 42.7% Cottonwood Lake: 43.5% Strassburg: 38.9% Kief: 40.5% Kief Land
38.9%43.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Kief40.5%
Land42.7%

Care nearby

Smp Health St. AloisiusHarvey · 27.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 29.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Heart of America Medical CenterRugby · 42.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 44.1 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Mcclusky ClinicMcclusky · 28.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Northland Health CentersTurtle Lake · 29.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careKief's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careKief's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthKief's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · 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 Kief. 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 Kief
MeasureKiefMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure43.1%39.4–47%31.8%worse
High cholesterol41.6%37.9–45.5%33.8%worse
Obesity40.5%34.3–47.1%36.5%about the same
Arthritis35.6%32.3–38.9%25.3%worse
Depression19.3%16.6–22.2%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14%11.7–16.6%10.8%worse
Asthma9.8%8.8–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.3%11.2–13.4%8.2%worse
Diabetes13.8%12–15.8%9.8%worse
COPD8.7%7.4–10.2%5.9%worse
Heart disease10%8.8–11.2%6.1%worse
Stroke4.6%4.1–5.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.4%11.8–17.3%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.7%14.3–19.4%21.3%better
Get no exercise27.3%22.9–32.1%21.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours30.4%25.5–35.9%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.6%76.6–82.3%74.4%better
Dentist visit65.9%62.6–69.1%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.7%86–89.3%82.7%better
Colon screening68.9%64.6–73.1%64.9%about the same
Mammogram77.7%71.5–83.2%78%about the same
Taking BP meds84.1%81.8–86.1%76.3%better
No health insurance7.1%5.5–8.8%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.6%23.8–31.8%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17.4–23.4%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.5%11.1–14.2%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health19.3%16.5–22.6%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress14%12.3–15.9%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.6%7.8–11.8%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.4%6.1–8.7%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.8%4.1–5.6%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.6%4.8–6.4%6.5%better
Receive SNAP6.2%4.9–7.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability33.2%29–37.6%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs16.2%13.9–18.9%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.7%10.2–13.5%12.6%
Hearing11.8%10.5–13.3%7.8%
Vision5%4.3–5.7%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.7%3.1%
Errands alone7.8%6.7–8.9%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 Kief 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 Kief better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Kief by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Kief 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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