Health · Thorson

Thorson, ND health

Thorson differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.8% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.4% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.4% vs 10.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58773 (all of Thorson)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 18 people are less certain, so we show Thorson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Thorson 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 Thorson adults…

36 of every 100 Thorson adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 31.9–39.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Thorson, betterThorson, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.8% Thorson
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Thorson
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.3% Thorson
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Thorson
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
70%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
79%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Thorson 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Thorson adults are doing

1 in 4Thorson adults feel lonely
28.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Thorson adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Thorson adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Thorson adults are in frequent mental distress
13.5% · 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 11
Thorson adults worry about having enough food
9% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Thorson adults worry about keeping their housing
7.6% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 21
Thorson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Thorson adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · ND 6.5% · better

5.3% of Thorson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Thorson

Thorson and the towns around it

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

Cleary: 37.8% Battleview: 38.6% Stoneview: 40.5% Harmonious: 36.6% Colville: 37.8% Lucy: 37.8% Foothills: 37.3% Leaf Mountain: 36.5% Sauk Valley: 40.5% Bicker: 40.2% Hayland: 40.6% Border: 38.8% Keller: 36.5% Thorson: 37.8% Thorson Cleary Battleview Stoneview Harmonious
36.5%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Harmonious36.6%
Thorson37.8%
Cleary37.8%
Battleview38.6%
Stoneview40.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 21 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Thorson

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

HNearest ERTioga Medical CenterTioga · 21 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersBowbells · 26 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
21 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical access
26 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Bowbells
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.5 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.9 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.2 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
82.5 mi
Ag Worker Health & Services
Fairview · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careThorson's county is a federal shortage area.Burke County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careThorson's county is a federal shortage area.Burke County · need score 12 of 25
! Mental healthThorson's county is a federal shortage area.Burke County · need score 12 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 Thorson. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Thorson
MeasureThorsonMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.7%31.9–39.3%31.8%worse
High cholesterol37.1%33.2–41.1%33.8%about the same
Obesity37.8%30.4–44.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28.6%25.5–31.5%25.3%worse
Depression20%17.1–22.9%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.4%11.3–15.9%10.8%worse
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.9–10.6%8.2%worse
Diabetes10.6%9.2–12%9.8%about the same
COPD6.6%5.7–7.5%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.8%6.1–7.6%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.7%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.9%11.7–16.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink20.3%17.1–23.5%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise22.8%19.1–26.5%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.4%26.1–37.4%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.4%71.8–78.6%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit66.1%62.9–69.3%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%83.7–87.3%82.7%better
Colon screening69.8%65.6–74%64.9%better
Mammogram77.5%71.2–83%78%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.9–81%76.3%about the same
No health insurance6.8%5.5–8.4%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.1%24.1–32.5%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.7–23.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.5%11.8–15%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health16.3%14–18.6%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.7–13.6%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9%7.3–10.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.6%6.3–9.1%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat4.8%4.1–5.6%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.4%4.6–6.2%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.3%4.2–6.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability27.9%24–31.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12%10.3–13.7%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.8%10.3–13.3%12.6%
Hearing8.4%7.5–9.3%7.8%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.3%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.6%3.1%
Errands alone6.7%5.9–7.6%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 Thorson 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 Thorson better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Thorson by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Thorson 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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