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Sentinel Butte, ND health

Sentinel Butte differs from North Dakota on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.8% vs 21.3%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (70.5% vs 64.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58654 (all of Sentinel Butte)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 57 people are less certain, so we show Sentinel Butte's figures without a grade.

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How Sentinel Butte 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 Sentinel Butte adults…

41 of every 100 Sentinel Butte adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.7–45.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sentinel Butte, betterSentinel Butte, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% Sentinel Butte
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Sentinel Butte
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Sentinel Butte
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Sentinel Butte
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sentinel Butte 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sentinel Butte 7.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Sentinel Butte adults are doing

1 in 4Sentinel Butte adults feel lonely

27% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Sentinel Butte adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sentinel Butte adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Sentinel Butte adults are in frequent mental distress

13.7% · 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

Sentinel Butte adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Sentinel Butte adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 17

Sentinel Butte adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Sentinel Butte adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.7% of Sentinel Butte adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing10.8%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Sentinel Butte

Sentinel Butte and the towns around it

Care nearby

Glendive Medical CenterGlendive · 42.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fallon Medical Complex HospitalBaker · 46.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson · 48.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 54.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

One Health - GlendiveGlendive · 44.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Killdeer ClinicKilldeer · 59.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSentinel Butte's county is a federal shortage area.Golden Valley County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careSentinel Butte's county is a federal shortage area.Golden Valley County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthSentinel Butte's county is a federal shortage area.Region VIII Badlands Human Service Center MHCA · 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 Sentinel Butte. 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 Sentinel Butte

Measure	Sentinel Butte	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41%	36.7–45.7%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	35.4–44.5%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	37.7%	29.8–46.1%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.9%	30.2–37.8%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.9%	16.9–23.3%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.5–15.7%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.1–12.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	11.8–15.9%	9.8%	worse
COPD	9%	7.7–10.5%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.3–19.1%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	17.8%	14.8–21.1%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	27.9%	23.3–33.5%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	25.9–38.8%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.1–81%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.5%	58.7–66.2%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.6–87.6%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	70.5%	65.4–74.9%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	77.1%	68.9–83.8%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.3%	79.8–84.7%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.7–9.2%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	22.5–31.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.1–23.8%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.7%	12–15.6%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.8%	17–23.1%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.5–16.4%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9–13.7%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.5%	6.9–10.1%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5–7%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.7%	6–9.6%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.7%	28.3–37.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	13.8–18.8%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	11–14.7%	12.6%
Hearing	10.8%	9.6–12.3%	7.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.5–5.8%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	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 Sentinel Butte 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 Sentinel Butte better or worse.

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