Health · Margaret

Margaret, ND health

On most measures Margaret looks like North Dakota as a whole. It has more adults getting cholesterol checked (84.9% vs 82.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58740, 58731, 58785
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 98 people are less certain, so we show Margaret's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Margaret 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 Margaret adults…

35 of every 100 Margaret adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Margaret, betterMargaret, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Margaret
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Margaret
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.2% Margaret
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Margaret
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
62%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
67%
Colon screening
ND 65%
77%
Mammogram
ND 78%
78%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Margaret 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Margaret adults are doing

1 in 4Margaret adults feel lonely
28.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Margaret adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Margaret adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Margaret 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
Margaret adults worry about having enough food
10% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 12
Margaret adults worry about keeping their housing
8.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 18
Margaret adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 17
Margaret adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

28%

of Margaret adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Margaret

Margaret 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 Margaret.

Tatman: 38.2% Deering: 42.3% Prescott: 39% Maryland: 35.7% Waterford: 33.4% Ensign: 39% Grilley: 41.9% Saline: 42.1% Little Deep: 42.2% Chatfield: 39.1% McKinley: 33.3% Surrey: 36.2% Kottke Valley: 39.9% Norwich: 39.2% Margaret: 39.7% Margaret Tatman Deering Prescott Maryland Trinity Hospitals · Minot · 14.5 mi · 3★ MedicareH Minot Dental · Minot · 14.5 mi+
33.3%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Maryland35.7%
Tatman38.2%
Prescott39%
Margaret39.7%
Deering42.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14.5 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 Margaret

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 14.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHeart of America Medical Center★★★★★ · 51.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 14.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.5 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
14.5 mi
Northland Health Centers
7 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
42.1 mi
St. Andrew's Hospital
Bottineau · not rated
ERRural critical access
49.5 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
51.4 mi
Heart of America Medical Center
Rugby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
80.1 mi
Ccchc Hazen Clinic
Hazen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMargaret is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMargaret is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMargaret is not a shortage area

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 Margaret. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Margaret
MeasureMargaretMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%31.6–38.8%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol35.5%32–39.3%33.8%about the same
Obesity39.7%33.1–46.6%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28%25.2–30.9%25.3%about the same
Depression20.4%17.6–23.3%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.6%10.4–15%10.8%about the same
Asthma10.2%9.1–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.8%8.1–9.6%8.2%about the same
Diabetes10.7%9.3–12.2%9.8%about the same
COPD6.6%5.6–7.7%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.4%5.6–7.1%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.2%2.8–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.1%12.5–17.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21.2%18.3–24.5%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise23.8%20–28%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.4%29.9–41.2%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.5%71.1–77.8%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit62.3%58.9–65.6%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.9%82.9–86.9%82.7%better
Colon screening66.7%62.4–70.8%64.9%about the same
Mammogram77.1%70.8–82.3%78%about the same
Taking BP meds77.7%74.9–80.3%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.9%5.5–8.6%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.2%24.2–32.4%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.7%17.7–23.8%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14%12.4–15.7%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.5%14.1–19.2%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%10.9–14.1%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10%8.2–12.1%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity8.5%7.1–10%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.5%4.7–6.4%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation5.9%5–6.7%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP6.2%4.8–7.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability28%24.2–32%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12%10.2–13.9%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.7–14.2%12.6%
Hearing7.8%6.9–8.7%7.8%
Vision4%3.5–4.6%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%2.9–3.8%3.1%
Errands alone6.9%6–7.9%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 Margaret 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 Margaret better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Margaret by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Margaret 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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