Health · Pherrin

Pherrin, ND health

Pherrin differs from North Dakota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.9% vs 8.2%) and fewer adults with heart disease (4.7% vs 6.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing housing insecurity (11.4% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58801, 58843
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How Pherrin 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 Pherrin adults…

29 of every 100 Pherrin adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 25.6–32.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pherrin, betterPherrin, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.6% Pherrin
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Pherrin
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 25.4% Pherrin
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Pherrin
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

69%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
62%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
79%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
61%
Colon screening
ND 65%
76%
Mammogram
ND 78%
70%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pherrin 9.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Pherrin adults are doing

1 in 3Pherrin adults feel lonely
33.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Pherrin adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.8% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Pherrin adults lack social or emotional support
24.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · worse
1 in 6Pherrin adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · North Dakota 14.2% · worse
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 8
Pherrin adults worry about having enough food
13.3% · ND 10.7% · worse
1 in 9
Pherrin adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · ND 8.9% · worse
1 in 14
Pherrin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.9% · ND 5.8% · worse
1 in 13
Pherrin adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · ND 6.5% · about the same

8% of Pherrin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.7%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Pherrin

Pherrin 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.

East Fork: 40.4% Springbrook: 40.9% Stony Creek: 40.1% Missouri Ridge: 40.1% Williston: 40% Twelve Mile: 40.6% Tyrone: 40.1% Athens: 40.1% Marshall: 40.9% Dublin: 40% Epping: 41.4% Brooklyn: 40.3% Tri: 40.2% Williston: 40.1% Mont: 40.1% Twin Valley: 40% Truax: 40.7% Pherrin: 40.3% Pherrin East Fork Springbrook Stony Creek Missouri Ridge Williston Twelve Mile Chi St. Alexius Health Williston · Williston · 8.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH Ray Clinic · Ray · 17.3 mi+
40%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first
Williston40%
Stony Creek40.1%
Missouri Ridge40.1%
Pherrin40.3%
East Fork40.4%
Twelve Mile40.6%
Springbrook40.9%

Care nearby

Chi St. Alexius Health WillistonWilliston · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 28.7 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Mckenzie County Healthcare SystemsWatford City · 32.6 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Roosevelt Medical CenterCulbertson · 46.6 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Ray ClinicRay · 17.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Ag Worker Health & ServicesFairview · 37.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary carePherrin is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePherrin is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPherrin's county is a federal shortage area.MH Northwest Catchment Area I · need score 16 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 Pherrin. 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 Pherrin
MeasurePherrinMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure28.9%25.6–32.3%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol29.7%26.2–33.2%33.8%better
Obesity40.3%34.3–46.3%36.5%about the same
Arthritis20.6%18.1–23.1%25.3%better
Depression21.8%18.6–25.1%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.3%9.2–13.7%10.8%about the same
Asthma10.4%9.2–11.7%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)5.9%5.3–6.5%8.2%better
Diabetes8.3%7.2–9.6%9.8%better
COPD5.3%4.6–5.9%5.9%about the same
Heart disease4.7%4.1–5.2%6.1%better
Stroke2.5%2.3–2.7%3.1%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16%13.7–18.5%13.1%worse
Binge drink25.4%21.6–29.3%21.3%worse
Get no exercise23.6%20–27.4%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.1%31.6–42.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup69.3%65.1–73.1%74.4%worse
Dentist visit61.9%58.2–65.3%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check78.8%76.4–81.3%82.7%worse
Colon screening61.2%56–65.9%64.9%about the same
Mammogram75.5%68–81.6%78%about the same
Taking BP meds70.4%67–73.6%76.3%worse
No health insurance9.3%7.8–11%7.3%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.7%29.1–38.4%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support24.7%21.2–28.2%20.6%worse
Frequent mental distress16.6%14.6–18.6%14.2%worse
Fair or poor health16.1%13.9–18.5%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.2%9.9–12.7%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.3%11.3–15.6%10.7%worse
Housing insecurity11.4%9.7–13.2%8.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat6.9%5.9–8%5.8%worse
No reliable transportation7.5%6.5–8.6%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP8%6.5–9.5%6.7%
Disability
Any disability27.7%24–31.4%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs9.7%8.3–11.1%11.2%
Thinking or memory14.2%12.5–16.1%12.6%
Hearing6.3%5.5–7%7.8%
Vision4.1%3.7–4.5%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.4%3.1%
Errands alone7.2%6.4–8.1%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 Pherrin 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 Pherrin better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pherrin by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pherrin 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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