Health · Sharon

Sharon, ND health

Sharon differs from North Dakota on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.1% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.7% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.4% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58277, 58212

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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 Sharon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sharon 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 Sharon adults…

42 of every 100 Sharon adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 37.4–46%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sharon, betterSharon, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Sharon
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Sharon
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Sharon
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Sharon
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sharon 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sharon 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Sharon adults are doing

1 in 4Sharon adults feel lonely

26.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Sharon adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sharon adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Sharon adults are in frequent mental distress

12.2% · 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 11

Sharon adults worry about having enough food

9.3% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Sharon adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 21

Sharon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 19

Sharon adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · ND 6.5% · better

5.9% of Sharon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory11.4%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Sharon

Sharon 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 Sharon.

34.9%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Westfield34.9%

Sharon34.9%

Franklin35.3%

Sharon36.5%

Loretta37.4%

Ora39%

Lenora39%

Care nearby

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 14.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 15 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 16.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford MayvilleMayville · 29.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 22.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 49.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSharon is not a shortage area

! Dental careSharon's county is a federal shortage area.Griggs & Steele Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthSharon's county is a federal shortage area.Steele County · need score 13 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 Sharon. 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 Sharon

Measure	Sharon	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.7%	37.4–46%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	41.7%	37.3–46.1%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	36.5%	29.3–44.2%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	34.9%	31.2–38.6%	25.3%	worse
Depression	18.9%	16.1–22.1%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.4%	10.2–14.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.5–10.9%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11.2–13.5%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.6%	11.7–15.5%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.3%	7–9.8%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.2–10.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	11.2–16.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.3%	14.4–20.4%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	25.2%	20.9–30%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	25.3–36.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.6–81.9%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	66.4%	62.9–69.7%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.3–89.8%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71.6%	67.1–75.8%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	79.4%	72.7–84.8%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.4%	80.8–85.7%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.5%	5–8.2%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.7%	22.5–31.2%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.4–22.8%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.2%	10.7–13.9%	14.2%	better
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.8–21.8%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.8–15.6%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.3%	7.4–11.6%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.1%	5.8–8.5%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	4–5.7%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.5–6.2%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.9%	4.5–7.6%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.4%	28–37%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13.3–18.4%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.4%	9.8–13.2%	12.6%
Hearing	11.3%	10–12.7%	7.8%
Vision	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	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 Sharon 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 Sharon better or worse.

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