Health · Purcell

Purcell, ND health

On most measures Purcell looks like North Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.6% vs 10.8%) and more uninsured adults (9% vs 7.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58784, 58769

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 23 people are less certain, so we show Purcell's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Purcell 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 Purcell adults…

32 of every 100 Purcell adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.1–36%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Purcell, betterPurcell, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Purcell
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.5% Purcell
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.8% Purcell
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Purcell
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Purcell 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Purcell 9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Purcell adults are doing

1 in 3Purcell adults feel lonely

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

1 in 5Purcell adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Purcell adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Purcell adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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

Purcell adults worry about having enough food

11.7% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Purcell adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 16

Purcell adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 15

Purcell adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Purcell

Purcell 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 Purcell.

38.2%45.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Burke38.5%

Idaho38.9%

Purcell39%

Alger39.2%

Sikes39.6%

Care nearby

Mountrail County Medical CenterStanley · 4.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tioga Medical CenterTioga · 28.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Trinity Kenmare Community HospitalKenmare · 34.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Trinity HospitalsMinot · 49 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ray ClinicRay · 38 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Killdeer ClinicKilldeer · 63.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePurcell is not a shortage area

! Dental carePurcell's county is a federal shortage area.Mountrail County · need score 5 of 25

! Mental healthPurcell's county is a federal shortage area.Mountrail County · need score 17 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 Purcell. 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 Purcell

Measure	Purcell	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32%	28.1–36%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	34%	29.8–38.3%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	39%	31.7–46.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	24.9%	21.9–28%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	20.2%	16.9–23.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	10.9–16.6%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.6%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	10.1%	8.6–11.7%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.2–6.8%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.7–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	12.8–18.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	21.8%	18.1–25.7%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.1%	21.6–31%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.5%	27.4–40.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.3%	68–76.3%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.2%	60.4–67.8%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.3%	79.8–84.6%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	60.7%	55.2–65.7%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77%	69.1–83.4%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.5%	71.1–77.5%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	9%	7.4–11%	7.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	25.1–34.5%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	19.1–26%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	12.9–16.9%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.5–20%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.5–13.8%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.7%	9.7–14.3%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.6–12.1%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.3–7.4%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.9–7.9%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.1%	5.7–8.8%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.2%	24.9–33.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.6%	9.9–13.5%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.4–15.3%	12.6%
Hearing	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	7.8%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	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 Purcell 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 Purcell better or worse.

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