Health · Nansen

Nansen, ND health

Nansen differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7% vs 10.8%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.4% vs 10.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58018, 58008, 58077
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 41 people are less certain, so we show Nansen's figures without a grade.

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How Nansen 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 Nansen adults…

32 of every 100 Nansen adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.1–35.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nansen, betterNansen, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.3% Nansen
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Nansen
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 23.1% Nansen
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.2% Nansen
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
69%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
81%
Mammogram
ND 78%
76%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Nansen 5.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Nansen adults are doing

1 in 4Nansen adults feel lonely
27.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Nansen adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Nansen adults lack social or emotional support
19.2% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Nansen adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · 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 14
Nansen adults worry about having enough food
7.4% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 14
Nansen adults worry about keeping their housing
7.2% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 22
Nansen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.6% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 21
Nansen adults lack reliable transportation
4.7% · ND 6.5% · better

4.5% of Nansen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

23.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.7%
Thinking or memory10.7%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone5.6%
Vision3.1%
Dressing or bathing2.6%

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

Around Nansen

Nansen and the towns around it

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

Abercrombie: 37.1% Colfax: 35% Garborg: 36.1% Antelope: 38.7% McCauleyville: 36.7% Abercrombie: 34.5% Eagle: 35.6% Dwight: 38.2% Ibsen: 38.4% Walcott: 34.8% Viking: 35.3% Freeman: 37.1% Homestead: 36.6% Nansen: 35.9% Nansen Abercrombie Colfax Garborg Antelope
34.5%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Colfax35%
Nansen35.9%
Garborg36.1%
Abercrombie37.1%
Antelope38.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 24 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 Nansen

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

HNearest ERSt. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 24 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford Medical Center Fargo★★★★★ · 33.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterFargo · 31.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24 mi
St. Francis Medical Center
Breckenridge · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.8 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
31.9 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Fargo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.7 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
34 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.1 mi
Lisbon Area Health Services
Lisbon · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNansen is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNansen is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNansen 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 Nansen. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Nansen
MeasureNansenMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.9%28.1–35.9%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol34%30.1–38.3%33.8%about the same
Obesity35.9%29.3–43%36.5%about the same
Arthritis25.3%22.2–28.6%25.3%about the same
Depression21%17.8–24.6%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7%5.7–8.5%10.8%better
Asthma9.7%8.5–10.9%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.5%7.6–9.5%8.2%about the same
Diabetes8.9%7.5–10.4%9.8%about the same
COPD5.1%4.2–6%5.9%about the same
Heart disease5.4%4.7–6.2%6.1%about the same
Stroke2.7%2.3–3%3.1%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.2%9.8–14.8%13.1%about the same
Binge drink23.1%19.3–27.2%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise19.3%15.8–23.3%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.3%26.3–36.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.4%70.5–78.2%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit69.3%66.1–72.3%64.5%better
Cholesterol check85.9%83.7–87.9%82.7%better
Colon screening69.1%64.6–73.3%64.9%about the same
Mammogram80.9%75.1–85.9%78%about the same
Taking BP meds75.9%72.5–79.1%76.3%about the same
No health insurance5.4%4.1–6.9%7.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.1%22.9–31.9%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.2%16.1–22.8%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13%11.2–15%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health13.7%11.4–16.1%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress10.5%9.1–12.1%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity7.4%5.8–9.3%10.7%better
Housing insecurity7.2%5.7–8.7%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.6%3.8–5.5%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.7%4–5.6%6.5%better
Receive SNAP4.5%3.4–5.8%6.7%
Disability
Any disability23.8%20.1–27.9%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs9.7%8.1–11.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory10.7%9–12.4%12.6%
Hearing6.7%5.8–7.7%7.8%
Vision3.1%2.7–3.6%4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.6%2.3–3.1%3.1%
Errands alone5.6%4.8–6.6%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 Nansen 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 Nansen better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Nansen by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Nansen 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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