Health · Rush Lake

Rush Lake, ND health

Rush Lake differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.6% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.8% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.7% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58385 (all of Rush Lake)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 27 people are less certain, so we show Rush Lake's figures without a grade.

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How Rush Lake 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 Rush Lake adults…

36 of every 100 Rush Lake adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rush Lake, betterRush Lake, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Rush Lake
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Rush Lake
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.4% Rush Lake
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Rush Lake
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rush Lake 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%
86%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
63%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
80%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rush Lake 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Rush Lake adults are doing

1 in 4Rush Lake adults feel lonely
27% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Rush Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Rush Lake adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Rush Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · 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
Rush Lake adults worry about having enough food
10.8% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 12
Rush Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
8.6% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 17
Rush Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 16
Rush Lake adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.2% of Rush Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Rush Lake

Rush Lake and the towns around it

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

Knox: 39.3% Pleasant Lake: 40.1% Twin Lake: 39.2% York: 39.5% Rush Lake: 42.5% Rush Lake Knox
39.2%42.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first
Knox39.3%
Rush Lake42.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14.3 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 Rush Lake

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

HNearest ERHeart of America Medical CenterRugby · 14.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyP H S Indian Hosp at Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick★★★★★ · 27 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRolette · 16.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.3 mi
Heart of America Medical Center
Rugby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.9 mi
Northland Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Rolette
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.1 mi
Towner County Medical Center
Cando · not rated
ERRural critical access
27 mi
P H S Indian Hosp at Belcourt-Quentin N Burdick
Belcourt · ★★★★★
ER
29.7 mi
Presentation Medical Center
Rolla · not rated
ERRural critical access
102.6 mi
Spectra Health Larimore
Larimore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careRush Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRush Lake is not a shortage area
! Mental healthRush Lake's county is a federal shortage area.Pierce County · need score 15 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 Rush Lake. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Rush Lake
MeasureRush LakeMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.1%31.8–40.7%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol36.9%32.6–41.4%33.8%about the same
Obesity42.5%34.3–51.1%36.5%about the same
Arthritis30%26.4–33.7%25.3%worse
Depression21.2%17.9–24.9%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12%9.7–14.6%10.8%about the same
Asthma10.2%8.9–11.5%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.5%8.5–10.5%8.2%worse
Diabetes11.7%10–13.5%9.8%worse
COPD7.4%6.2–8.7%5.9%worse
Heart disease7.7%6.7–8.7%6.1%worse
Stroke3.7%3.3–4.2%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.1%12.7–19.3%13.1%about the same
Binge drink20.4%16.9–24.3%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise25.7%20.8–31%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.5%26.2–39.1%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.5%72.7–80.3%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit63.5%59.6–67.3%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.8%83.5–88%82.7%better
Colon screening63.2%57.7–68.4%64.9%about the same
Mammogram77.9%70.5–84.2%78%about the same
Taking BP meds79.6%76.4–82.7%76.3%better
No health insurance6.5%4.8–8.5%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27%22.5–31.9%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17–24.1%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.1%12–16.2%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health18.5%15.4–21.6%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.4–15.4%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.8%8.5–13.7%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity8.6%6.9–10.7%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.9%4.9–7.2%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.1%5.1–7.3%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7.2%5.4–9.4%6.7%
Disability
Any disability29.9%25.2–34.7%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs13.8%11.6–16.3%11.2%
Thinking or memory12.6%10.5–14.7%12.6%
Hearing9.4%8.2–10.5%7.8%
Vision4.6%4–5.4%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4%3.4–4.6%3.1%
Errands alone7.7%6.5–8.9%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 Rush Lake 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 Rush Lake better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Rush Lake by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Rush Lake 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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