Health · Norton

Norton, ND health

Norton differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.3% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.4% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.8% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58250, 58210, 58270

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 45 people are less certain, so we show Norton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Norton 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 Norton adults…

42 of every 100 Norton adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 37.3–46.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Norton, betterNorton, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% Norton
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.8% Norton
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Norton
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Norton
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Norton 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

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

Mind & connection

How Norton adults are doing

1 in 4Norton adults feel lonely

25.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Norton adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Norton adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Norton adults are in frequent mental distress

12.5% · 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 10

Norton adults worry about having enough food

10.1% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Norton adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 19

Norton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Norton adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.8% of Norton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory11.9%

Hearing11.7%

Errands alone8%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Norton

Norton 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 Norton.

34.7%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Vernon35.1%

Vesta35.9%

Cleveland36%

Norton36.2%

Latona36.2%

Perth36.5%

Care nearby

First Care Health CenterPark River · 11.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 26.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 34.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 34.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 26 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 33.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNorton's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careNorton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthNorton's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 18 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 Norton. 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 Norton

Measure	Norton	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.8%	37.3–46.2%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.9%	35.4–44.3%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	36.2%	29.4–43.3%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	35.1%	31.3–39.2%	25.3%	worse
Depression	18.8%	15.8–22.1%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.4%	9.1–14.1%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.5–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.7–13%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.6%	11.6–15.8%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.6%	7.3–10.2%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12.3–18.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.3–20.5%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	25.8%	21.1–30.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.8%	26.9–39.2%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.6–82.2%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	65%	61.2–68.8%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.5–89%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	68.3%	62.9–73.2%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	70.7–84.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.4%	79.4–85%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.5%	5–8.4%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	25.3%	21.2–29.8%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.6–23.4%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.5%	10.9–14.3%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16–22.5%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.1–16.1%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.1%	8.1–12.4%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.3–9.3%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.5–6.4%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5–6.9%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.8%	5.2–8.6%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.3%	27.9–37.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.7–19%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.9%	10.2–13.8%	12.6%
Hearing	11.7%	10.3–13.2%	7.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.5–6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	8%	6.9–9.3%	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 Norton 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 Norton better or worse.

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