Health · Shepherd

Shepherd, ND health

Shepherd differs from North Dakota on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.3% vs 8.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.2% vs 5.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.5% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58345, 58210

Report card

How Shepherd 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 Shepherd adults…

40 of every 100 Shepherd adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.8–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Shepherd, betterShepherd, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Shepherd
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Shepherd
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Shepherd
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Shepherd
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Shepherd 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Shepherd 6.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Shepherd adults are doing

1 in 4Shepherd adults feel lonely

24.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · better

1 in 5Shepherd adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Shepherd adults lack social or emotional support

19% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Shepherd adults are in frequent mental distress

11.9% · 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

Shepherd adults worry about having enough food

8.1% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 16

Shepherd adults worry about keeping their housing

6.3% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 24

Shepherd adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.2% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 20

Shepherd adults lack reliable transportation

5% · ND 6.5% · better

5.1% of Shepherd adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory10.8%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Shepherd

Shepherd and the towns around it

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

35.9%37.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Shepherd36.2%

Latona36.2%

Lawton36.3%

Sauter36.8%

Care nearby

First Care Health CenterPark River · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 30.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 32.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 37.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 36.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 40.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careShepherd is not a shortage area

! Mental healthShepherd'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 Shepherd. 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 Shepherd

Measure	Shepherd	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36.8–44%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	41.6%	38–45.3%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	36.2%	30.5–42.1%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	34.4%	31.3–37.7%	25.3%	worse
Depression	18.7%	16.2–21.4%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.9%	9.1–12.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.5%	11.5–13.7%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.3–14.8%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.9%	6.6–9.3%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	10.2–14.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.5%	14.2–19.2%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	23.8%	19.8–27.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.2%	25.5–35.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	77.4–82.7%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	67.6%	64.5–70.6%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.5–89.9%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	73.8%	69.6–77.7%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	79.3%	73.1–84.4%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.5%	81.2–85.7%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.2%	4.7–7.9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	24.8%	21.6–28.4%	29.6%	better
Lack emotional support	19%	16.4–21.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	11.9%	10.4–13.4%	14.2%	better
Fair or poor health	17.1%	14.4–19.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.2–14.6%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.1%	6.5–10.1%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	6.3%	5.2–7.6%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.2%	3.6–5%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5%	4.2–5.7%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.1%	4–6.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	25.7–33.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.2–16.7%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	10.8%	9.4–12.6%	12.6%
Hearing	10.6%	9.4–11.8%	7.8%
Vision	4.4%	3.9–5.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.1%	6–8.2%	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 Shepherd 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 Shepherd better or worse.

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