Health · Lee

Lee, ND health

Lee differs from North Dakota on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.3% vs 8.9%) and fewer binge drinkers (15.3% vs 21.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13.8% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58254, 58212
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 96 people are less certain, so we show Lee's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Lee 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 Lee adults…

45 of every 100 Lee adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 40.1–49%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lee, betterLee, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Lee
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.6% Lee
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Lee
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Lee
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
67%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
90%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
72%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
85%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lee 6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Lee adults are doing

1 in 4Lee adults feel lonely
25.9% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Lee adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.4% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Lee adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 9Lee adults are in frequent mental distress
11.2% · 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 12
Lee adults worry about having enough food
8.3% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 16
Lee adults worry about keeping their housing
6.3% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 24
Lee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.2% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 21
Lee adults lack reliable transportation
4.7% · ND 6.5% · better

5.2% of Lee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%
Thinking or memory10.7%
Hearing12.5%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Lee

Lee and the towns around it

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

Nesheim: 38.6% Ora: 39% Field: 38.5% Lenora: 39% Pilot Mound: 39% Bergen: 39.1% Hamlin: 38.4% McVille: 38% Willow: 38.9% Osago: 39.1% Sharon: 36.5% Loretta: 37.4% Rugh: 39% Aneta: 39.3% Melvin: 39.8% Central: 39.4% Romness: 38.3% Tyrol: 38% Lee: 38.5% Lee Nesheim Ora Field Lenora Pilot Mound Nelson County Health System · Mcville · 5.8 miH
36.5%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Lee38.5%
Field38.5%
Nesheim38.6%
Ora39%
Lenora39%
Pilot Mound39%
6 places to get careNearest ER 5.8 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Lee

No hospital or community health center in Lee itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERNelson County Health SystemMcville · 5.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthLarimore · 24.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.8 mi
Nelson County Health System
Mcville · not rated
ERRural critical access
18 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
Cooperstown · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.5 mi
Northwood Deaconess Health Center
Northwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.9 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
38.3 mi
Sanford Mayville
Mayville · not rated
ERRural critical access
54.6 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careLee is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLee is not a shortage area
! Mental healthLee's county is a federal shortage area.Nelson County · need score 12 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lee. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Lee
MeasureLeeMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure44.5%40.1–49%31.8%worse
High cholesterol43.3%38.6–47.8%33.8%worse
Obesity38.5%31.1–46.3%36.5%about the same
Arthritis37.7%33.9–41.6%25.3%worse
Depression18.4%15.5–21.3%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8%6.5–9.7%10.8%better
Asthma9.5%8.4–10.7%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13.8%12.5–15.1%8.2%worse
Diabetes14%12.1–16.1%9.8%worse
COPD8.4%7–10.1%5.9%worse
Heart disease10.1%8.9–11.4%6.1%worse
Stroke4.8%4.2–5.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.5%10.3–15%13.1%about the same
Binge drink15.3%12.7–18%21.3%better
Get no exercise25.5%21–30.7%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.6%24.1–35.4%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.2%78–83.9%74.4%better
Dentist visit67.4%64–70.7%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check90%88.4–91.3%82.7%better
Colon screening72.1%67.4–76.2%64.9%better
Mammogram78.8%71.9–84.4%78%about the same
Taking BP meds85.4%82.9–87.4%76.3%better
No health insurance6%4.7–7.6%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely25.9%21.8–30.4%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support18.9%15.9–22.2%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress11.2%9.8–12.7%14.2%better
Fair or poor health18.4%15.5–21.9%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.7%11.8–15.7%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.3%6.6–10.2%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.3%5.2–7.5%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.2%3.5–4.9%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.7%4–5.6%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.2%4–6.5%6.7%
Disability
Any disability33.6%29.2–38.6%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs16.9%14.2–19.9%11.2%
Thinking or memory10.7%9.2–12.5%12.6%
Hearing12.5%11.1–14.1%7.8%
Vision4.9%4.2–5.7%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4%3.4–4.7%3.1%
Errands alone7.6%6.5–9.1%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 Lee 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 Lee better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lee by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lee 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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