Health · Potsdam

Potsdam, ND health

Potsdam differs from North Dakota on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.9% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.3% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.1% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58433, 58436

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 28 people are less certain, so we show Potsdam's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Potsdam 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 Potsdam adults…

39 of every 100 Potsdam adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–42.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Potsdam, betterPotsdam, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Potsdam
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Potsdam
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Potsdam
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Potsdam
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Potsdam 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

Potsdam 7.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Potsdam adults are doing

1 in 4Potsdam adults feel lonely

27.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Potsdam adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Potsdam adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Potsdam adults are in frequent mental distress

13.3% · 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 10

Potsdam adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Potsdam adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 19

Potsdam adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Potsdam adults lack reliable transportation

6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.9% of Potsdam adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Potsdam

Potsdam and the towns around it

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

35.1%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Young35.4%

Golden Glen35.7%

Willowbank35.7%

Potsdam35.8%

Whitestone36.3%

Hamburg36.9%

Valley37.1%

Care nearby

Chi Oakes HospitalOakes · 29.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ashley Medical CenterAshley · 34.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

South Central HealthWishek · 40.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 44.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Lamoure, North DakotaLamoure · 21.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - AberdeenAberdeen · 54.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePotsdam is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePotsdam is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPotsdam's county is a federal shortage area.Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Potsdam. 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 Potsdam

Measure	Potsdam	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.6–42.7%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.3%	35–43.5%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	35.8%	28.6–43%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33%	29.5–36.5%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.3%	16.4–22.3%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.7–18.7%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.3–12.5%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	11.1–14.7%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.4%	7.1–9.8%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	7.9–10.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12.1–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.9%	15–20.9%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	26.6%	22–31.5%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.7%	25–36.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74.4–80.9%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60–67.3%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.4–88.1%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	64.8%	59.6–69.7%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	75.9%	68–82.6%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.3%	79.8–84.6%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	5.9–9.3%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.1%	22.7–31.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.2–24.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.3%	11.6–15%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.3%	16.3–22.6%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12–15.8%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.5–12.7%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.5–6.3%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6%	5.1–6.9%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.9%	5.4–8.5%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32%	27.5–36.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.3–18.3%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.7–14.4%	12.6%
Hearing	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	7.8%
Vision	5%	4.4–5.8%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	7–9.5%	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 Potsdam 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 Potsdam better or worse.

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