Health · Rushford

Rushford, ND health

Rushford differs from North Dakota on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.2% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.6% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58273, 58270

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 55 people are less certain, so we show Rushford's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Rushford 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 Rushford adults…

39 of every 100 Rushford adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rushford, betterRushford, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Rushford
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Rushford
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Rushford
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Rushford
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rushford 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rushford 8.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Rushford adults are doing

1 in 4Rushford adults feel lonely

26.5% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Rushford adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.5% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Rushford adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Rushford adults are in frequent mental distress

12.6% · 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

Rushford adults worry about having enough food

10.2% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Rushford adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Rushford adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Rushford adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.3% of Rushford adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Rushford

Rushford 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.

34.7%37.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Rushford34.7%

Park River34.9%

Vernon35.1%

Kensington35.1%

Prairie Centre35.2%

Eden35.7%

Care nearby

First Care Health CenterPark River · 5.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 14.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 32.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 39.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 14.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 29.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRushford's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careRushford is not a shortage area

! Mental healthRushford'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 Rushford. 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 Rushford

Measure	Rushford	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	35–43.3%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.3–42.8%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	34.7%	28.2–41.6%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	32.4%	29–36%	25.3%	worse
Depression	18.5%	15.6–21.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.2–16.8%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	10–12.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.6–14.5%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8%	6.6–9.4%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9%	7.8–10.3%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	11.8–17.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.4%	15.3–21.8%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	20.6–30%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	26.4–38.7%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	74–81.1%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.3%	62.4–69.9%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.4–87.7%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	63%	57.9–67.7%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	74.8%	67.1–81.9%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	78.4–83.8%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	6.3–10.4%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.5%	22.3–31.2%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.5–24.3%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.6%	10.9–14.4%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.3–21.7%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.3–15.2%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.2%	8–12.5%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.4–9.4%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.2–6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.9%	4.9–6.8%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.3%	4.9–7.9%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	26.9–36%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.2–17.4%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.2–14%	12.6%
Hearing	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	7.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.1–5.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.4–8.8%	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 Rushford 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 Rushford better or worse.

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