Health · McAlmond

McAlmond, ND health

McAlmond differs from North Dakota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults getting cholesterol checked (84.8% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who get no exercise (26.3% vs 21.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58771, 58718, 58769

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for McAlmond, so we show its figures without a grade.

Report card

How McAlmond 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 McAlmond adults…

36 of every 100 McAlmond adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.9–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McAlmond, betterMcAlmond, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% McAlmond
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% McAlmond
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.1% McAlmond
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% McAlmond
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

ND 74%

Dentist visit

ND 65%

Cholesterol check

ND 83%

Colon screening

ND 65%

Mammogram

ND 78%

Taking BP meds

ND 76%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

McAlmond 7.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How McAlmond adults are doing

1 in 3McAlmond adults feel lonely

28.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5McAlmond adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5McAlmond adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7McAlmond adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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 9

McAlmond adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 11

McAlmond adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 17

McAlmond adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

McAlmond adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7% of McAlmond adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing9%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around McAlmond

McAlmond 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 McAlmond.

34.9%41.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

McGahan35.5%

Kickapoo36.3%

McAlmond38.2%

Burke38.5%

Oakland38.7%

Care nearby

Mountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 13.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Trinity Kenmare Community HospitalKenmare · 32.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Trinity HospitalsMinot · 37.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 39.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Minot ClinicMinot · 36.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Killdeer ClinicKilldeer · 68 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMcAlmond is not a shortage area

! Dental careMcAlmond's county is a federal shortage area.Mountrail County · need score 5 of 25

! Mental healthMcAlmond's county is a federal shortage area.Mountrail County · need score 17 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 McAlmond. 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 McAlmond

Measure	McAlmond	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.4%	32.9–40%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37%	33.3–40.8%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.2%	32–44.7%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.1%	26.2–32.1%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.8%	17–22.8%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	9–13.2%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.2%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10.3–13.2%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.5–8%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.5–18.1%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	20.1%	17–23.2%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.3%	22.5–30.2%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	29.3–40.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.8%	71.4–78%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.4–68.1%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.8–86.6%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	65.7%	61–70.2%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	74.2%	67–80.5%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.7–80.9%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	6.1–9.1%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.8%	24.9–32.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.7–24.7%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.5–15.7%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.6–20.2%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	11.4–14.5%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.4–13.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.9–10.7%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	5.1–6.8%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.7–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.8–8.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	26.7–34.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.6–15.1%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.2–14.4%	12.6%
Hearing	9%	8.1–10%	7.8%
Vision	4.5%	4.1–5%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	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 McAlmond 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 McAlmond better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like McAlmond by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover McAlmond 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.