Health · Stillwater

Stillwater, ND health

Stillwater differs from North Dakota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.3% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.2% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.2% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58623, 58653

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 35 people are less certain, so we show Stillwater's figures without a grade.

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How Stillwater 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 Stillwater adults…

38 of every 100 Stillwater adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stillwater, betterStillwater, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Stillwater
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Stillwater
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Stillwater
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Stillwater
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stillwater 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Stillwater 7.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Stillwater adults are doing

1 in 4Stillwater adults feel lonely

27.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Stillwater adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Stillwater adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Stillwater adults are in frequent mental distress

13.1% · 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 10

Stillwater adults worry about having enough food

10% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Stillwater adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Stillwater adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 18

Stillwater adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.1% of Stillwater adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing10%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Stillwater

Stillwater 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.

36.2%38.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Grainbelt36.2%

Stillwater36.5%

Scranton36.9%

Buena Vista37.1%

Woodberry37.1%

Care nearby

Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 11.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger · 31.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson · 47.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fallon Medical Complex HospitalBaker · 51.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - BisonBison · 60.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Killdeer ClinicKilldeer · 80.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careStillwater is not a shortage area

! Mental healthStillwater'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 Stillwater. 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 Stillwater

Measure	Stillwater	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.6%	33.2–42%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	33.9–43%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	36.5%	28.7–44.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.9%	27.4–34.6%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.2%	16.1–22.5%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	9.7–14.3%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.7–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.7–11.9%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.1–13.8%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.3–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.1–9.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	11.6–16.7%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.4%	15.2–22%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.6%	20.1–29.4%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.9%	26.7–39.5%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.8%	72.8–80.4%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.1%	59.6–66.6%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.2–88.1%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	68.2%	63.1–72.9%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.3%	69–82.5%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.3%	78.3–83.9%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.5%	6–9.5%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.7%	23.1–32.7%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.1–24.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.1%	11.4–14.8%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15–21%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.2–14.9%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10%	8–12.3%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.4–9.3%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.1–5.8%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.7–6.6%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.1%	4.7–7.8%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	30%	25.5–34.7%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	11.8–16.5%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.4–14%	12.6%
Hearing	10%	8.7–11.2%	7.8%
Vision	4.6%	4–5.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.7%	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 Stillwater 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 Stillwater better or worse.

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