Health · St. Joseph

St. Joseph, ND health

St. Joseph differs from North Dakota on 16 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.6% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.3% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58282, 58265, 58220

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 62 people are less certain, so we show St. Joseph's figures without a grade.

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How St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph adults…

40 of every 100 St. Joseph adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.1–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Joseph, betterSt. Joseph, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% St. Joseph
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% St. Joseph
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% St. Joseph
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% St. Joseph
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of St. Joseph 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

St. Joseph 8.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How St. Joseph adults are doing

1 in 4St. Joseph adults feel lonely

28.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5St. Joseph adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 4St. Joseph adults lack social or emotional support

22.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7St. Joseph adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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 8

St. Joseph adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 11

St. Joseph adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 16

St. Joseph adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 14

St. Joseph adults lack reliable transportation

7% · ND 6.5% · about the same

8.4% of St. Joseph adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around St. Joseph

St. Joseph 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.

41.5%43.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Felson42%

Advance42.3%

St. Joseph43.1%

Walhalla43.6%

Care nearby

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 10.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 32 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kittson HealthcareHallock · 38 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

First Care Health CenterPark River · 38.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 39.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 72.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSt. Joseph's county is a federal shortage area.Pembina County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careSt. Joseph is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSt. Joseph's county is a federal shortage area.Pembina County · need score 15 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 St. Joseph. 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 St. Joseph

Measure	St. Joseph	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.1%	36.1–44.4%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.1%	35–43.5%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	43.1%	35.7–50.7%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.7%	30.2–37.3%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.3%	17.2–23.6%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.5%	11.7–17.5%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.7–11.8%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.8%	12–15.9%	9.8%	worse
COPD	9%	7.7–10.4%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.3–10.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	13.8–19.5%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.1%	16.1–22.7%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.5%	23.9–33.4%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	27.9–40%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	73–80.2%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.2%	55.6–63%	64.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.3%	83.2–87.2%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	66.5%	61.6–71.2%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	75%	67.4–81.8%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.6%	78.9–84.1%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	8.1%	6.4–10%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.4%	24–33%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.4%	19.1–26.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.3–16%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.8%	18.6–25.2%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13–17%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.2–14.9%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.4%	7.9–11%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.3%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	6–8.1%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.4%	6.7–10.3%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	34%	29.4–38.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.9%	14.5–19.5%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.6–15.4%	12.6%
Hearing	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	7.8%
Vision	5.6%	4.9–6.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.5–10%	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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph better or worse.

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