Health · Pleasant

Pleasant, ND health

Pleasant differs from North Dakota on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.6% vs 10.8%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.1% vs 10.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58047, 58051
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How Pleasant 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 Pleasant adults…

29 of every 100 Pleasant adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · better · margin 26.1–31.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pleasant, betterPleasant, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.1% Pleasant
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.5% Pleasant
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 22.3% Pleasant
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.5% Pleasant
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
72%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
65%
Colon screening
ND 65%
82%
Mammogram
ND 78%
76%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasant 5.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Pleasant adults are doing

1 in 4Pleasant adults feel lonely
27.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Pleasant adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Pleasant adults lack social or emotional support
18.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Pleasant adults are in frequent mental distress
12.8% · 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
Pleasant adults worry about having enough food
7.1% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 15
Pleasant adults worry about keeping their housing
6.7% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 24
Pleasant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.2% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 22
Pleasant adults lack reliable transportation
4.5% · ND 6.5% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

20.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.2%
Thinking or memory10.4%
Hearing5.8%
Errands alone5.4%
Vision2.8%
Dressing or bathing2.4%

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

Around Pleasant

Pleasant 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 Pleasant.

Holy Cross: 33.5% Oxbow: 35.7% Stanley: 33.9% Horace: 34.3% Fargo: 34.3% Kurtz: 33.6% Normanna: 34.7% Eagle: 35.6% Alliance: 33% Wolverton: 37.1% Frontier: 35.1% Briarwood: 33.2% Warren: 34.7% West Fargo: 34% Moorhead: 33.2% Reed: 34.3% Moorhead: 33.6% Oakport: 33.6% Harwood: 34.3% Elmwood: 33.5% Davenport: 34.8% Walcott: 34.8% Roberts: 37% Colfax: 35% Wolverton: 37.9% Abercrombie: 37.1% Pleasant: 34.5% Pleasant Holy Cross Oxbow Stanley Horace Fargo Kurtz Normanna Eagle Essentia Health · Fargo · 11.6 mi · 3★ MedicareH Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo · 15.4 mi · 4★ MedicareH Fargo VA Medical Center · Fargo · 17 mi · 5★ MedicareH Family Healthcare South Fargo · Fargo · 13.9 mi+ Community Health Service Inc. Moorhead · Moorhead · 15.7 mi+
33%37.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 27towns on this map, healthiest first
Holy Cross33.5%
Kurtz33.6%
Stanley33.9%
Horace34.3%
Fargo34.3%
Pleasant34.5%
Normanna34.7%
Eagle35.6%
Oxbow35.7%

Care nearby

Essentia HealthFargo · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 15.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA DirectionsMedicare profile
St. Francis Medical CenterBreckenridge · 31.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Family Healthcare South FargoFargo · 13.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 15.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary carePleasant is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePleasant is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPleasant is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pleasant. 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 Pleasant
MeasurePleasantMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure28.8%26.1–31.5%31.8%better
High cholesterol33.6%30.8–36.5%33.8%about the same
Obesity34.5%30.5–38.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis23.5%21.2–25.8%25.3%about the same
Depression23.5%20.8–26.4%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)6.6%5.3–8%10.8%better
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.7%7–8.3%8.2%about the same
Diabetes8%7–9.1%9.8%better
COPD4.4%3.8–5.2%5.9%better
Heart disease4.8%4.3–5.4%6.1%better
Stroke2.3%2.1–2.6%3.1%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.5%9.3–13.9%13.1%about the same
Binge drink22.3%19.6–25.2%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise16.1%13.7–19.1%21.8%better
Sleep under 7 hours30.5%26.7–34.2%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.7%72.6–78.6%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit72.2%69.3–74.8%64.5%better
Cholesterol check86.3%84.3–88.1%82.7%better
Colon screening65.3%61.2–68.9%64.9%about the same
Mammogram81.6%76–85.9%78%about the same
Taking BP meds75.5%72.3–78.4%76.3%about the same
No health insurance5.1%4–6.5%7.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.7%24.6–30.8%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support18.3%15.9–20.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.8%11.2–14.6%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health12.6%10.8–14.7%16.1%better
Frequent physical distress9.8%8.6–11.2%11.4%better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity7.1%5.6–8.9%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.7%5.5–8.1%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.2%3.5–5%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.5%3.8–5.4%6.5%better
Receive SNAP4.2%3.2–5.5%6.7%
Disability
Any disability20.7%18.1–23.7%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs8.2%7–9.5%11.2%
Thinking or memory10.4%8.9–12.1%12.6%
Hearing5.8%5.1–6.6%7.8%
Vision2.8%2.5–3.3%4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.4%2.1–2.8%3.1%
Errands alone5.4%4.7–6.3%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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pleasant by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pleasant 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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