Health · Plainview

Plainview, ND health

Plainview differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.2% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (4.6% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58476, 58420
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How Plainview 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 Plainview adults…

32 of every 100 Plainview adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.3–36.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plainview, betterPlainview, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.7% Plainview
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.8% Plainview
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.7% Plainview
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.2% Plainview
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
69%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
73%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
79%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Plainview 5.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Plainview adults are doing

1 in 4Plainview adults feel lonely
26.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Plainview adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Plainview adults lack social or emotional support
18.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Plainview adults are in frequent mental distress
12.6% · 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 14
Plainview adults worry about having enough food
7.2% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 16
Plainview adults worry about keeping their housing
6.4% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 24
Plainview adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.2% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 22
Plainview adults lack reliable transportation
4.6% · ND 6.5% · better

4.2% of Plainview adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory10.3%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone5.8%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around Plainview

Plainview and the towns around it

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

Round Top: 37.3% Jim River Valley: 38.5% Pingree: 37.1% Hidden: 38.7% Deer Lake: 38.6% Paris: 36.7% Pipestem Valley: 37.1% Ashland: 38.3% Buchanan: 39.9% Lyon: 37.4% Edmunds: 36.8% Windsor: 38.9% Eldridge: 40.4% Plainview: 37.7% Plainview Round Top Jim River Valley Pingree Hidden
36.7%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Pingree37.1%
Round Top37.3%
Plainview37.7%
Jim River Valley38.5%
Hidden38.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 16.4 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 Plainview

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

HNearest ERJamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 16.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi Mercy Health★★★★★ · 44.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterValley City · 44.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.4 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24.8 mi
Carrington Health Center
Carrington · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.8 mi
Cooperstown Medical Center
Cooperstown · not rated
ERRural critical access
44.1 mi
Family Healthcare Center
3 sites · nearest in Valley City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
44.3 mi
Chi Mercy Health
Valley City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
79.5 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Mcclusky
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary carePlainview is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePlainview is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPlainview's county is a federal shortage area.Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Plainview. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Plainview
MeasurePlainviewMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.3%28.3–36.4%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol35.6%31.6–39.9%33.8%about the same
Obesity37.7%31.3–44.6%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28.5%25.1–31.9%25.3%about the same
Depression19.3%16.3–22.7%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.3%9–13.7%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.7%8.5–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10%9.1–11.2%8.2%worse
Diabetes9.6%8.1–11.5%9.8%about the same
COPD5.8%4.6–7%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.4%5.4–7.4%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.1%2.6–3.6%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.2%9.4–15.5%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21.7%18.3–25.4%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise19.7%15.7–24.2%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.8%23.5–34.4%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.2%71.3–78.7%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit68.6%65.1–71.9%64.5%better
Cholesterol check87%84.9–88.9%82.7%better
Colon screening72.7%67.9–77%64.9%better
Mammogram79%72–84.9%78%about the same
Taking BP meds79.3%75.9–82.2%76.3%about the same
No health insurance5.2%3.9–6.8%7.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.6%22.3–31.3%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support18.3%15.1–21.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.6%10.8–14.7%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health14.3%11.7–17.4%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.3%9.6–13.4%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity7.2%5.4–9.2%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.4%5–7.9%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.2%3.3–5.1%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.6%3.7–5.5%6.5%better
Receive SNAP4.2%3–5.6%6.7%
Disability
Any disability25.6%21.5–30.2%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.1%9.2–13.6%11.2%
Thinking or memory10.3%8.6–12.3%12.6%
Hearing7.7%6.7–8.9%7.8%
Vision3.4%2.8–4%4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.9%2.4–3.5%3.1%
Errands alone5.8%4.9–7%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 Plainview 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 Plainview better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Plainview by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Plainview 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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