Health · St. Mary

St. Mary, ND health

St. Mary differs from North Dakota on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (17.4% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58540 (all of St. Mary)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 168 people are less certain, so we show St. Mary's figures without a grade.

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How St. Mary 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. Mary adults…

40 of every 100 St. Mary adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.1–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Mary, betterSt. Mary, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% St. Mary
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% St. Mary
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% St. Mary
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% St. Mary
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
65%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
68%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
83%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
St. Mary 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How St. Mary adults are doing

1 in 3St. Mary adults feel lonely
28.9% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5St. Mary adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5St. Mary adults lack social or emotional support
21.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8St. Mary adults are in frequent mental distress
12.9% · 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 10
St. Mary adults worry about having enough food
10.4% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 12
St. Mary adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 19
St. Mary adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 16
St. Mary adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.2% of St. Mary adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory11.6%
Hearing10.8%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Getting care

Care in and near St. Mary

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

HNearest ERGarrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 4.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 43 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCoal Country Community Health CenterHazen · 23.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.2 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.2 mi
Sakakawea Medical Center - Cah
Hazen · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.3 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.9 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.1 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Turtle Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
43 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSt. Mary is not a shortage area
! Dental careSt. Mary's county is a federal shortage area.McLean County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthSt. Mary's county is a federal shortage area.Region VII West Central Human Service Center · need score 11 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 St. Mary. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for St. Mary
MeasureSt. MaryMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.4%36.1–44.7%31.8%worse
High cholesterol40.1%35.8–44.4%33.8%worse
Obesity40.7%33.9–47.5%36.5%about the same
Arthritis33.8%30.2–37.4%25.3%worse
Depression19.3%16.4–22.5%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.3%10.7–16.3%10.8%about the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.6%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.3%10.2–12.5%8.2%worse
Diabetes13%11.1–14.9%9.8%worse
COPD7.5%6.5–8.7%5.9%worse
Heart disease8.6%7.6–9.6%6.1%worse
Stroke4.2%3.8–4.7%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.2%11.9–16.6%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.4%14.5–20.5%21.3%better
Get no exercise26.6%22.3–31.2%21.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.9%26–38.2%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.3%75.9–82.4%74.4%better
Dentist visit64.9%61.2–68.6%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.8%86.1–89.3%82.7%better
Colon screening67.8%62.5–72.7%64.9%about the same
Mammogram77.9%70.2–84.3%78%about the same
Taking BP meds83%80.2–85.4%76.3%better
No health insurance6.9%5.6–8.4%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.9%24.7–33.6%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.9%18.7–25.5%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.9%11.2–14.6%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health18.8%16.1–21.6%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.7–15.4%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.4%8.6–12.5%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity8.3%7–9.8%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.4%4.6–6.2%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.3–7.1%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP6.2%5–7.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability31.7%27.5–35.9%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.3%13.1–17.7%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.6%10.1–13.2%12.6%
Hearing10.8%9.6–12.1%7.8%
Vision4.9%4.3–5.5%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.3–4.3%3.1%
Errands alone7.6%6.6–8.7%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. Mary 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. Mary better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like St. Mary by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover St. Mary 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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