Health · Monroe

Monroe, ND health

Monroe differs from North Dakota on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (14.6% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.4% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.6% vs 10.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58363, 58317
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 15 people are less certain, so we show Monroe's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Monroe 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 Monroe adults…

48 of every 100 Monroe adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 44–51.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Monroe, betterMonroe, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.7% Monroe
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.1% Monroe
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Monroe
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Monroe
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
58%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
89%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
71%
Colon screening
ND 65%
75%
Mammogram
ND 78%
84%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Monroe 7.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Monroe adults are doing

1 in 4Monroe adults feel lonely
28.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Monroe adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Monroe adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Monroe adults are in frequent mental distress
13.5% · 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 7
Monroe adults worry about having enough food
14.9% · ND 10.7% · worse
1 in 9
Monroe adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 14
Monroe adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · ND 5.8% · worse
1 in 12
Monroe adults lack reliable transportation
8.2% · ND 6.5% · worse

10.3% of Monroe adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.5%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing14.4%
Errands alone10.5%
Vision7.1%
Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Monroe

Monroe and the towns around it

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

Mount View: 46.9% Howell: 44.5% Armourdale: 44.6% Picton: 47.4% Virginia: 44.6% Monroe: 44.3% Monroe Mount View Howell
44.3%47.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Monroe44.3%
Howell44.5%
Mount View46.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 10.6 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 Monroe

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

HNearest ERPresentation Medical CenterRolla · 10.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyP H S Indian Hosp at Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersSaint John · 17 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.6 mi
Presentation Medical Center
Rolla · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.8 mi
P H S Indian Hosp at Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick
Belcourt · ★★★★★
ER
17 mi
Northland Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Saint John
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.1 mi
Towner County Medical Center
Cando · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.9 mi
Heart of America Medical Center
Rugby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
95.2 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careMonroe's county is a federal shortage area.Towner County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careMonroe's county is a federal shortage area.Towner County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthMonroe's county is a federal shortage area.Region III Devils Lake Catchment · need score 16 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 Monroe. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Monroe
MeasureMonroeMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure48%44–51.9%31.8%worse
High cholesterol43.4%39.4–47%33.8%worse
Obesity44.3%37.9–50.8%36.5%worse
Arthritis39.1%35.6–42.5%25.3%worse
Depression18.7%16.3–21.4%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)22.6%19.6–25.7%10.8%worse
Asthma10.9%9.8–12.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.6%11.4–13.8%8.2%worse
Diabetes17.3%15.1–19.6%9.8%worse
COPD11%9.1–13.1%5.9%worse
Heart disease12%10.6–13.5%6.1%worse
Stroke5.9%5.2–6.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.5%15–22.2%13.1%worse
Binge drink14.6%12.3–16.7%21.3%better
Get no exercise32.7%27.7–38%21.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours32.1%27.4–37%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.5%77.7–83.1%74.4%better
Dentist visit58.4%55.2–61.5%64.5%worse
Cholesterol check88.6%86.6–90.3%82.7%better
Colon screening70.5%66.3–74.5%64.9%better
Mammogram74.6%67.9–80.6%78%about the same
Taking BP meds84.4%82.1–86.4%76.3%better
No health insurance7.5%5.4–10.1%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.2%24.8–32.2%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support22.6%19.7–25.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.5%11.8–15.2%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health25.2%21.2–29.4%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress17%14.7–19.4%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.9%11.9–18.5%10.7%worse
Housing insecurity10.6%8.6–12.7%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.4%6.2–8.7%5.8%worse
No reliable transportation8.2%6.9–9.8%6.5%worse
Receive SNAP10.3%7.9–13.2%6.7%
Disability
Any disability39.1%34.4–43.8%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs21.5%18.1–24.8%11.2%
Thinking or memory13.8%11.7–16%12.6%
Hearing14.4%12.8–16.1%7.8%
Vision7.1%6.1–8.5%4.1%
Dressing or bathing5.8%4.8–6.8%3.1%
Errands alone10.5%8.8–12.4%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 Monroe 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 Monroe better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Monroe by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Monroe 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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