Health · Owego

Owego, ND health

Owego differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.6% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58068 (all of Owego)

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Owego, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Owego 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 Owego adults…

39 of every 100 Owego adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.5–43.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Owego, betterOwego, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Owego
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Owego
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Owego
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Owego
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Owego 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Owego 7.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Owego adults are doing

1 in 4Owego adults feel lonely

27.5% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Owego adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Owego adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Owego adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · 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 9

Owego adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Owego adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 17

Owego adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Owego adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.7% of Owego adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Owego

Owego and the towns around it

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

34.6%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Sheyenne35.7%

Sandoun37.2%

Coburn37.4%

Shenford39%

Owego40%

Care nearby

Lisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia HealthFargo · 32.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 36.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 37.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare South FargoFargo · 33.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 37.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOwego's county is a federal shortage area.Ransom County · need score 10 of 25

✓ Dental careOwego is not a shortage area

! Mental healthOwego's county is a federal shortage area.Ransom County · need score 15 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 Owego. 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 Owego

Measure	Owego	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	34.5–43.2%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.2–44.2%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	40%	32.2–47.9%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31.2%	27.5–34.9%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.8%	17.5–24.3%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.5–14.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9–11.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.3%	11.4–15.3%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7–9.8%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.4–9.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	13.4–19.7%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.8%	15.5–22.2%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	21.6–31.3%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	25.8–39.2%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.5%	73.8–81%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.4%	57.4–65.2%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.3–87.5%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	64.2%	58.5–69.5%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.6%	68.5–83.5%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	77.9–83.5%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	5.9–9.9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.5%	23–32.2%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	17.8–25%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.3–16.3%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20%	16.8–23.3%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.1–16.1%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	9.2–14.3%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.3–10.8%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	4.9–7%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.3–7.5%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.7%	5.9–9.8%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.9%	27.1–36.5%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	12.8–17.8%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.3–15.3%	12.6%
Hearing	9.9%	8.7–11.1%	7.8%
Vision	5%	4.3–5.7%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.5–4.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	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 Owego 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 Owego better or worse.

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