Health · Ontario

Ontario, ND health

Ontario differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had a stroke (2.5% vs 3.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.7% vs 5.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58327, 58301
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 105 people are less certain, so we show Ontario's figures without a grade.

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How Ontario 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 Ontario adults…

27 of every 100 Ontario adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · better · margin 23.8–30.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ontario, betterOntario, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.1% Ontario
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Ontario
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.7% Ontario
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.9% Ontario
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
65%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
81%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
69%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
74%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ontario 6.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Ontario adults are doing

1 in 3Ontario adults feel lonely
29.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Ontario adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Ontario adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Ontario adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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
Ontario adults worry about having enough food
9.2% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Ontario adults worry about keeping their housing
7.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 21
Ontario adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.7% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 16
Ontario adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · ND 6.5% · about the same

5.1% of Ontario adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.6%

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

Around Ontario

Ontario 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 Ontario.

Minnewaukan: 41.6% Hope: 33.9% Noonan: 34.6% Stevens: 35.2% North Creel: 41.6% Morris: 39.8% South Minnewaukan: 41.6% Newbre: 37.1% Clara: 38.2% Bartlett: 35.8% Cato: 36.2% Odessa: 33.9% Ontario: 35% Ontario Minnewaukan Hope Noonan Stevens Chi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake · Devils Lake · 12 mi · 2★ MedicareH
33.9%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Hope33.9%
Noonan34.6%
Ontario35%
Stevens35.2%
Minnewaukan41.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12 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 Ontario

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

HNearest ERChi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 12 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthLarimore · 48.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
Devils Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.7 mi
Nelson County Health System
Mcville · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.1 mi
Towner County Medical Center
Cando · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.7 mi
First Care Health Center
Park River · not rated
ERRural critical access
48.4 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
56.6 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careOntario is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOntario is not a shortage area
! Mental healthOntario'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 Ontario. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Ontario
MeasureOntarioMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure26.9%23.8–30.2%31.8%better
High cholesterol32%28.5–35.7%33.8%about the same
Obesity35%28.6–41.6%36.5%about the same
Arthritis21.3%18.8–23.9%25.3%better
Depression20.8%17.5–24.1%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.5%8.4–12.8%10.8%about the same
Asthma10%8.7–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.2%6.5–7.9%8.2%better
Diabetes8%6.8–9.4%9.8%better
COPD4.9%4.1–5.8%5.9%better
Heart disease5.1%4.5–5.8%6.1%better
Stroke2.5%2.2–2.8%3.1%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.9%8.7–13.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21.7%18.2–25.6%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise19.1%15.4–23%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.4%25.6–37.5%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.5%69.5–77.3%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit64.5%60.8–68%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check80.5%77.2–83.4%82.7%about the same
Colon screening69.3%64.2–73.9%64.9%about the same
Mammogram78.7%71.6–84.7%78%about the same
Taking BP meds74.1%71.3–76.9%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.3%4.8–8.4%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.2%24.8–33.5%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.2%17.6–24.6%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.7%12.5–17.1%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health13.9%11.5–16.4%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress10.2%8.7–11.9%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.2%7.1–11.6%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.7%6.3–9.3%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat4.7%3.9–5.5%5.8%better
No reliable transportation6.2%5.1–7.5%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP5.1%3.9–6.6%6.7%
Disability
Any disability24.5%20.4–28.7%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs8.9%7.4–10.5%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.7%10.5–15.2%12.6%
Hearing6.6%5.8–7.5%7.8%
Vision3.6%3.1–4.1%4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.6%2.2–3%3.1%
Errands alone6.5%5.4–7.7%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 Ontario 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 Ontario better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ontario by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ontario 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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