Health · Sauter

Sauter, ND health

Sauter differs from North Dakota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.8% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.5% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58321, 58345, 58250
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How Sauter 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 Sauter adults…

38 of every 100 Sauter adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.3–40.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sauter, betterSauter, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Sauter
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Sauter
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Sauter
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.9% Sauter
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
67%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
71%
Colon screening
ND 65%
79%
Mammogram
ND 78%
81%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sauter 6.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Sauter adults are doing

1 in 4Sauter adults feel lonely
25.5% · North Dakota 29.6% · better
1 in 5Sauter adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Sauter adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Sauter adults are in frequent mental distress
12.5% · North Dakota 14.2% · better
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 12
Sauter adults worry about having enough food
8.4% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 15
Sauter adults worry about keeping their housing
6.8% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 22
Sauter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.5% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 20
Sauter adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · ND 6.5% · better

5.2% of Sauter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Sauter

Sauter and the towns around it

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

Perth: 36.5% Enterprise: 37.9% Lillehoff: 37.4% Shepherd: 36.2% Cleveland: 36% Sarnia: 39.7% Latona: 36.2% Norton: 36.2% Rubin: 39.3% Clara: 38.2% Newbre: 37.1% Lawton: 36.3% Sauter: 36.8% Sauter Perth Enterprise Lillehoff Shepherd
36%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Shepherd36.2%
Perth36.5%
Sauter36.8%
Lillehoff37.4%
Enterprise37.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 24.8 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 Sauter

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

HNearest ERFirst Care Health CenterPark River · 24.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake★★★★★ · 30 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSpectra HealthLarimore · 36 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.8 mi
First Care Health Center
Park River · not rated
ERRural critical access
30 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Devils Lake
Devils Lake · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.7 mi
Nelson County Health System
Mcville · not rated
ERRural critical access
36 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
36.7 mi
Cavalier County Memorial Hospital Association
Langdon · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.6 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careSauter's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careSauter is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSauter's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 18 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 Sauter. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Sauter
MeasureSauterMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.5%34.3–40.8%31.8%worse
High cholesterol39.2%36–42.5%33.8%worse
Obesity36.8%31.6–42.2%36.5%about the same
Arthritis31.2%28.5–34.1%25.3%worse
Depression19.3%16.9–21.8%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.2%8.6–12.1%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.6%8.6–10.6%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11%10.2–12%8.2%worse
Diabetes11.7%10.3–13.3%9.8%worse
COPD7.2%6–8.3%5.9%worse
Heart disease8%7.1–9%6.1%worse
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.3%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.9%10.7–15.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink18.4%16–21%21.3%better
Get no exercise22.6%19.1–26.4%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.8%26.4–35.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%75.5–80.7%74.4%better
Dentist visit67.4%64.4–70.2%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check86.8%85.1–88.4%82.7%better
Colon screening71.2%67.2–74.9%64.9%better
Mammogram79.4%73.7–84.2%78%about the same
Taking BP meds81.2%78.9–83.4%76.3%better
No health insurance6.2%4.8–7.8%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely25.5%22.3–28.8%29.6%better
Lack emotional support19.3%16.8–22.1%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.5%11.1–14%14.2%better
Fair or poor health16.3%13.9–19%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.2%10.8–13.9%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.4%6.8–10.1%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.8%5.7–8%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.5%3.8–5.3%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.1%4.4–5.8%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.2%4.1–6.5%6.7%
Disability
Any disability28.1%24.6–32%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs13%11.1–15%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.1%9.6–12.8%12.6%
Hearing9.7%8.6–10.8%7.8%
Vision4.1%3.7–4.8%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone6.8%5.8–7.8%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 Sauter 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 Sauter better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sauter by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sauter 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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