Health · Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel, ND health

Mount Carmel differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.4% vs 10.8%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.6% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.2% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58249, 58281
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 37 people are less certain, so we show Mount Carmel's figures without a grade.

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How Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel adults…

39 of every 100 Mount Carmel adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mount Carmel, betterMount Carmel, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Mount Carmel
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Mount Carmel
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.2% Mount Carmel
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Mount Carmel
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
63%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
81%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mount Carmel 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Mount Carmel adults are doing

1 in 4Mount Carmel adults feel lonely
27.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Mount Carmel adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Mount Carmel adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Mount Carmel adults are in frequent mental distress
12.8% · 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
Mount Carmel adults worry about having enough food
8.7% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 14
Mount Carmel adults worry about keeping their housing
7.1% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 22
Mount Carmel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.6% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Mount Carmel adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory11.5%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel.

West Hope: 39.7% Dresden: 40.1% Langdon: 39.8% South Dresden: 40% Hope: 39.7% Harvey: 39.7% Wales: 40.2% Elgin: 39.7% Waterloo: 39.7% Minto: 40.2% Mount Carmel: 39.7% Mount Carmel West Hope Dresden Langdon South Dresden Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association · Langdon · 13.3 miH
39.7%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Mount Carmel39.7%
West Hope39.7%
Langdon39.8%
South Dresden40%
Dresden40.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.3 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 Mount Carmel

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

HNearest ERCavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 13.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersSaint John · 57.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.3 mi
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association
Langdon · not rated
ERRural critical access
34 mi
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
Cavalier · not rated
ERRural critical access
47.4 mi
Towner County Medical Center
Cando · not rated
ERRural critical access
49.3 mi
First Care Health Center
Park River · not rated
ERRural critical access
57.7 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Saint John
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
58.8 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMount Carmel is not a shortage area
! Dental careMount Carmel's county is a federal shortage area.Cavalier County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthMount Carmel'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 Mount Carmel. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Mount Carmel
MeasureMount CarmelMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.5%34–42.9%31.8%worse
High cholesterol39.7%35.2–44.4%33.8%worse
Obesity39.7%31.8–47.9%36.5%about the same
Arthritis31.5%27.7–35.2%25.3%worse
Depression19.7%16.5–23.2%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.4%6.6–10.2%10.8%better
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.2%10.1–12.4%8.2%worse
Diabetes11.3%9.5–13.1%9.8%about the same
COPD7.1%5.9–8.4%5.9%about the same
Heart disease7.9%6.9–9%6.1%worse
Stroke3.8%3.3–4.4%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.8%10.3–15.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.2%15.9–22.8%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise23.7%19.1–28.3%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31%24.8–37.5%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.4%74.7–81.8%74.4%better
Dentist visit63.4%59.3–66.9%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.9%84.7–88.8%82.7%better
Colon screening69.4%64–73.9%64.9%about the same
Mammogram79.1%71.5–85%78%about the same
Taking BP meds81.2%78.4–83.8%76.3%better
No health insurance6.5%5–8.5%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.7%23.1–33%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%16.9–24%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.8%11–14.6%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.9%13.9–20%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.6%10.8–14.5%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.7%6.9–10.7%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.1%5.8–8.7%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.6%3.8–5.5%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.2%4.4–6.1%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.2%4–6.6%6.7%
Disability
Any disability29.7%25.1–34.3%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs13.8%11.4–16.3%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.5%9.8–13.3%12.6%
Hearing9.7%8.4–11%7.8%
Vision4.2%3.6–4.9%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.5%2.9–4%3.1%
Errands alone7.1%6–8.3%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 Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Mount Carmel by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Mount Carmel 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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