Health · Tioga

Tioga, ND health

On most measures Tioga looks like North Dakota as a whole. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.1% vs 8.2%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (10.5% vs 7.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Tioga
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Tioga’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Tioga is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns, and than 84% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressC-ObesityADiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 64%
Less healthyHealthier
North Dakota towns we grade (68)Healthier than 36%
Towns with similar incomes, $50K–$83K (9,270)Healthier than 84%

Better than its income would suggest. Tioga is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Tioga could be anywhere from C to A.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in North Dakota ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Tioga with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Tioga uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Tioga 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 Tioga adults…

32 of every 100 Tioga adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.2–35.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tioga, betterTioga, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Tioga
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.8% Tioga
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 24.3% Tioga
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Tioga
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
61%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
80%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
62%
Colon screening
ND 65%
74%
Mammogram
ND 78%
74%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tioga 10.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Tioga adults are doing

1 in 3Tioga adults feel lonely
32.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Tioga adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Tioga adults lack social or emotional support
24.1% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Tioga adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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 8
Tioga adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 9
Tioga adults worry about keeping their housing
10.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 16
Tioga adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 14
Tioga adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.5% of Tioga adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

of Tioga adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.2%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Tioga

Tioga and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Tioga.

Tioga: 40.2% White Earth: 40% Pleasant Valley: 40.2% West Bank: 40.2% Lindahl: 40.2% Tioga: 40.1% Tioga Tioga Tioga Medical Center · Tioga · 0.7 miH
40%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Tioga40.1%
Tioga40.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 0.7 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 Tioga

1 hospital in Tioga, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERTioga Medical CenterTioga · 0.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi St. Alexius Health Williston★★★★★ · 36.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersRay · 10.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.7 mi
Tioga Medical Center
Tioga · not rated
ERRural critical accessIn Tioga
10.8 mi
Northland Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Ray
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.4 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.3 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Williston
Williston · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
38.9 mi
St. Luke's Hospital
Crosby · not rated
ERRural critical access
63.9 mi
Ag Worker Health & Services
Fairview · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careTioga is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTioga is not a shortage area
! Mental healthTioga's county is a federal shortage area.MH Northwest Catchment Area I · need score 16 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 Tioga. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Tioga
MeasureTiogaMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure31.8%28.2–35.3%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol32.3%28.5–35.9%33.8%about the same
Obesity40.1%34–46%36.5%about the same
Arthritis23.1%20.4–25.8%25.3%about the same
Depression20.6%17.6–23.7%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.6%11.9–17.2%10.8%worse
Asthma9.9%8.6–11.2%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.1%6.3–8%8.2%better
Diabetes9.4%8.1–10.9%9.8%about the same
COPD5.9%4.9–7%5.9%about the same
Heart disease5.8%5–6.6%6.1%about the same
Stroke2.9%2.6–3.3%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.7%12.6–19.1%13.1%about the same
Binge drink24.3%20.7–28%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise25.1%20.6–29.7%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.8%31.3–42.4%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup70.5%66.4–74.2%74.4%worse
Dentist visit61.3%57.5–64.8%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check80.2%77.2–83.2%82.7%about the same
Colon screening62.3%57–66.9%64.9%about the same
Mammogram74.2%66.4–80.9%78%about the same
Taking BP meds74.1%70.9–77%76.3%about the same
No health insurance10.5%8.1–13.3%7.3%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.6%27.7–37.2%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support24.1%20.2–27.9%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.5%13.3–17.5%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health17.1%14.2–20.4%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.8%10.1–13.7%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.9%10–15.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10.7%8.7–12.8%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.4%5.2–7.6%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%5.8–8.3%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7.5%5.6–9.4%6.7%
Disability
Any disability29.2%24.7–33.6%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.2%9.4–13.3%11.2%
Thinking or memory13.8%11.6–16.3%12.6%
Hearing7.6%6.6–8.5%7.8%
Vision4.4%3.8–5.1%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.8–3.9%3.1%
Errands alone7.3%6.1–8.6%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 Tioga 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 Tioga better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tioga directly, so these are its own figures.

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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