Health · Nesheim

Nesheim, ND health

Nesheim differs from North Dakota on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.3% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.2% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13.7% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58254, 58361, 58212

Report card

How Nesheim 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 Nesheim adults…

44 of every 100 Nesheim adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 39.4–48.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nesheim, betterNesheim, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% Nesheim
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Nesheim
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Nesheim
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Nesheim
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nesheim 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Nesheim 6.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Nesheim adults are doing

1 in 4Nesheim adults feel lonely

26.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Nesheim adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Nesheim adults lack social or emotional support

18.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 9Nesheim adults are in frequent mental distress

11.4% · North Dakota 14.2% · better

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 12

Nesheim adults worry about having enough food

8.4% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 16

Nesheim adults worry about keeping their housing

6.3% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 24

Nesheim adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.2% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 21

Nesheim adults lack reliable transportation

4.8% · ND 6.5% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%

Thinking or memory10.9%

Hearing12.4%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Nesheim

Nesheim 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.

37.9%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

McVille38%

Hamlin38.4%

Lee38.5%

Nesheim38.6%

Willow38.9%

Pilot Mound39%

Bergen39.1%

Osago39.1%

Care nearby

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 3.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 18.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 26.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 40 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 30.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 55.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careNesheim is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careNesheim is not a shortage area

! Mental healthNesheim's county is a federal shortage area.Nelson County · need score 12 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 Nesheim. 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 Nesheim

Measure	Nesheim	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.1%	39.4–48.7%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	42.9%	38.1–47.6%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	38.6%	30.7–46.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	37.4%	33.4–41.5%	25.3%	worse
Depression	18.7%	15.6–21.8%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.7%	7–10.7%	10.8%	better
Asthma	9.6%	8.4–10.8%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.7%	12.4–15.1%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	11.7–16%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	10%	8.7–11.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	10.1–15.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	12.6–18.4%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	25.3%	20.5–30.8%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.3%	23.6–35.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81%	77.5–83.9%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	67.9%	64.3–71.2%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.7%	87.9–91.1%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	72.9%	68.1–77.2%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	78.3%	71–84.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	85.2%	82.5–87.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.1%	4.6–7.8%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.1%	21.7–30.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.9%	15.8–22.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	11.4%	9.9–13%	14.2%	better
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15.2–21.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.7–15.8%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.4%	6.5–10.5%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	6.3%	5.2–7.7%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.2%	3.5–5.1%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	4.8%	4–5.7%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.3%	4–6.7%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	33.6%	28.8–38.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.7%	13.9–19.9%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	10.9%	9.2–12.7%	12.6%
Hearing	12.4%	10.9–14.1%	7.8%
Vision	4.8%	4.1–5.7%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.3–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.4–9.2%	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 Nesheim 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 Nesheim better or worse.

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