Health · Prairie Centre

Prairie Centre, ND health

Prairie Centre differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (84.9% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58273, 58237, 58270, 58261
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How Prairie Centre 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 Prairie Centre adults…

38 of every 100 Prairie Centre adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–41.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Prairie Centre, betterPrairie Centre, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Prairie Centre
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.1% Prairie Centre
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Prairie Centre
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Prairie Centre
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
64%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
63%
Colon screening
ND 65%
75%
Mammogram
ND 78%
80%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Prairie Centre 9.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Prairie Centre adults are doing

1 in 4Prairie Centre adults feel lonely
27.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Prairie Centre adults have been diagnosed with depression
19% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Prairie Centre adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Prairie Centre adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · 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
Prairie Centre adults worry about having enough food
11.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 11
Prairie Centre adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 18
Prairie Centre adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 15
Prairie Centre adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.1% of Prairie Centre adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Prairie Centre

Prairie Centre 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.

Walsh Centre: 36.3% Rushford: 34.7% Ops: 36.7% Forest River: 37.3% Minto: 37.6% Harriston: 36.9% Vernon: 35.1% Park River: 34.9% Eden: 35.7% Kensington: 35.1% Strabane: 37.2% Prairie Centre: 35.2% Prairie Centre Walsh Centre Rushford Ops First Care Health Center · Park River · 9.1 miH Unity Medical Center · Grafton · 9.6 miH Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton · Grafton · 9.2 mi+
34.7%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Rushford34.7%
Prairie Centre35.2%
Walsh Centre36.3%
Ops36.7%

Care nearby

First Care Health CenterPark River · 9.1 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 9.6 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 33.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 37.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 28.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary carePrairie Centre's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental carePrairie Centre is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPrairie Centre's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 18 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 Prairie Centre. 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 Prairie Centre
MeasurePrairie CentreMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.8%33.8–41.9%31.8%worse
High cholesterol37.5%33.4–41.8%33.8%about the same
Obesity35.2%28.7–42.3%36.5%about the same
Arthritis31.5%28.1–35%25.3%worse
Depression19%16–22.2%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.5%11.8–17.6%10.8%worse
Asthma9.7%8.6–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.4%9.4–11.6%8.2%worse
Diabetes12.3%10.5–14.2%9.8%worse
COPD7.8%6.5–9.1%5.9%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.4–9.6%6.1%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.7%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.7%12.3–17.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.3%15.3–21.8%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise26.1%21.7–30.8%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.1%27.2–39.5%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.9%73.3–80.4%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit63.8%59.9–67.5%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.9%82.8–86.9%82.7%better
Colon screening63.3%58.2–68.2%64.9%about the same
Mammogram75%67.2–81.9%78%about the same
Taking BP meds80.4%77.6–83%76.3%better
No health insurance9.5%7.6–11.5%7.3%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.4%23.1–32.1%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.3%18.1–24.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.1%11.4–14.9%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health19%16.1–22.1%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.5–15.2%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.6%9.5–13.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity9%7.5–10.6%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.8–6.6%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.5%5.5–7.4%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7.1%5.7–8.8%6.7%
Disability
Any disability31.7%27.4–36.2%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs14.8%12.5–17.2%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.7%11–14.6%12.6%
Hearing10.4%9.1–11.6%7.8%
Vision5.1%4.5–5.8%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4%3.4–4.6%3.1%
Errands alone7.9%6.8–9.1%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 Prairie Centre 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 Prairie Centre better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Prairie Centre by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Prairie Centre 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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