Health · Lake

Lake, ND health

Lake differs from North Dakota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.5% vs 10.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58064, 58071
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Report card

How Lake 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 Lake adults…

36 of every 100 Lake adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake, betterLake, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.3% Lake
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.8% Lake
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Lake
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.8% Lake
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
68%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
74%
Colon screening
ND 65%
82%
Mammogram
ND 78%
81%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lake 5.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Lake adults are doing

1 in 4Lake adults feel lonely
27.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Lake adults lack social or emotional support
18.1% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
12.2% · North Dakota 14.2% · better
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 13
Lake adults worry about having enough food
7.5% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 16
Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
6.3% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 25
Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 21
Lake adults lack reliable transportation
4.7% · ND 6.5% · better

4.6% of Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory10.7%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Lake

Lake and the towns around it

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

Cornell: 35.1% Minnie Lake: 35.9% Rich: 34.6% Rochester: 34.6% Ayr: 34.6% Weimer: 36.9% Grand Prairie: 37.2% Ellsbury: 34.7% Noltimier: 37.6% Erie: 34.3% Page: 34.6% Page: 35.2% Colgate: 34.8% Lake: 34.7% Lake Cornell Minnie Lake Rich Rochester
34.3%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Rich34.6%
Rochester34.6%
Lake34.7%
Cornell35.1%
Minnie Lake35.9%

Care nearby

Chi Mercy HealthValley City · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford MayvilleMayville · 31.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 33.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford HillsboroHillsboro · 34.4 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 21 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 44.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careLake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLake is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lake. 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 Lake
MeasureLakeMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.6%33–38.4%31.8%worse
High cholesterol38.2%35.6–41.1%33.8%worse
Obesity34.7%31–38.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis29.9%27.5–32.5%25.3%worse
Depression22.3%19.9–24.9%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.8%7.2–10.4%10.8%better
Asthma9.7%8.7–10.8%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.5%9.6–11.5%8.2%worse
Diabetes10.6%9.3–12.1%9.8%about the same
COPD6.3%5.3–7.3%5.9%about the same
Heart disease7.4%6.6–8.3%6.1%worse
Stroke3.4%3.1–3.8%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.8%9.8–14%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.1%16.9–21.4%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise19.3%16.6–22.3%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.8%26.3–33.4%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.3%75.8–80.7%74.4%better
Dentist visit68.4%65.4–71.1%64.5%better
Cholesterol check87.1%85.5–88.8%82.7%better
Colon screening73.7%70.1–77%64.9%better
Mammogram82.3%77.1–86.3%78%about the same
Taking BP meds81.1%78.8–83.3%76.3%better
No health insurance5.6%4.5–7%7.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.1%24.4–30.2%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support18.1%15.9–20.6%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.2%10.8–13.7%14.2%better
Fair or poor health15.1%13.1–17.3%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.3%10–12.8%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity7.5%6.1–9%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.3%5.3–7.5%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4%3.4–4.8%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.7%4–5.4%6.5%better
Receive SNAP4.6%3.6–5.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability25.7%22.9–28.9%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.5%9.9–13.3%11.2%
Thinking or memory10.7%9.2–12.2%12.6%
Hearing8.8%7.9–9.8%7.8%
Vision3.7%3.2–4.2%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.5%3.1%
Errands alone6.4%5.6–7.3%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 Lake 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 Lake better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lake by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lake 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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