Health · Mekinock

Mekinock, ND health

On most measures Mekinock looks like North Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults treating high blood pressure (68.7% vs 76.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58214, 58258, 58205, 58204

Report card

How Mekinock 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 Mekinock adults…

30 of every 100 Mekinock adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.2–33.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mekinock, betterMekinock, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.3% Mekinock
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Mekinock
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 24.1% Mekinock
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12% Mekinock
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mekinock 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mekinock 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Mekinock adults are doing

1 in 3Mekinock adults feel lonely

30.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Mekinock adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Mekinock adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Mekinock adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · 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 11

Mekinock adults worry about having enough food

9.3% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Mekinock adults worry about keeping their housing

8% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Mekinock adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Mekinock adults lack reliable transportation

6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

5.3% of Mekinock adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision3.7%

Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around Mekinock

Mekinock and the towns around it

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

33.7%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Grand Forks AFB33.7%

Mekinock36.1%

Chester37.1%

Hegton37.2%

Blooming37.7%

Lakeville38.3%

Gilby39%

Care nearby

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 17.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 18.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 30 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

First Care Health CenterPark River · 32.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 10.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMekinock is not a shortage area

! Dental careMekinock's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grand Forks County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Mental healthMekinock is not a shortage area

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 Mekinock. 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 Mekinock

Measure	Mekinock	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.3%	27.2–33.7%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.9%	30.6–37.5%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	36.1%	31.1–41.4%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25.4%	22.7–28.2%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	21.7%	18.7–24.9%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9%	7.1–11.2%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.7%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	9.6%	8.2–11.2%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	5.6%	4.6–6.8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	5.5%	4.7–6.3%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.4–3.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12%	9.3–14.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	24.1%	20.8–27.8%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.3%	17.3–25.6%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	28–37.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.2%	70.7–77.7%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.5%	64.2–70.8%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83%	80.2–85.6%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	66.6%	62–70.9%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.7–83.8%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	68.7%	65.4–71.8%	76.3%	worse
No health insurance	6.5%	4.8–8.8%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	26.2–34.5%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	17.9–25.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12–16.3%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.5%	12.7–18.8%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.5%	9.7–13.4%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.3%	7–12%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8%	6.3–9.9%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.1–6.1%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6%	4.8–7.2%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.3%	3.9–7.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	26.4%	22.3–30.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.3%	8.5–12.4%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.1–14.7%	12.6%
Hearing	6.9%	6–7.8%	7.8%
Vision	3.7%	3.1–4.4%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	2.9%	2.5–3.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.3–7.8%	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 Mekinock 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 Mekinock better or worse.

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