Health · Tolgen

Tolgen, ND health

Tolgen differs from North Dakota on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.5% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.2% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.6% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58718 (all of Tolgen)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 11 people are less certain, so we show Tolgen's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Tolgen 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 Tolgen adults…

36 of every 100 Tolgen adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–39.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tolgen, betterTolgen, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.3% Tolgen
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Tolgen
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.1% Tolgen
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Tolgen
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
69%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
64%
Colon screening
ND 65%
76%
Mammogram
ND 78%
80%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tolgen 6.2% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Tolgen adults are doing

1 in 3Tolgen adults feel lonely
28.6% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Tolgen adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Tolgen adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Tolgen adults are in frequent mental distress
13.2% · 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 12
Tolgen adults worry about having enough food
8.5% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 13
Tolgen adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 21
Tolgen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Tolgen adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

5.1% of Tolgen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory11.6%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Tolgen

Tolgen and the towns around it

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

Rolling Green: 33.7% Mandan: 34.9% Linton: 35.2% Shealy: 36.8% Vang: 34.3% Burt: 34.3% Des Lacs: 34% Torning: 34.8% Berthold: 34.9% Evergreen: 34.9% Lund: 38.8% Anna: 35.3% Osloe: 38.7% Kickapoo: 36.3% Tolgen: 34.9% Tolgen Rolling Green Mandan Linton Shealy
33.7%38.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Rolling Green33.7%
Tolgen34.9%
Mandan34.9%
Linton35.2%
Shealy36.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 20.9 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 Tolgen

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 20.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 19.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.6 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.9 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
32.3 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.6 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.5 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
59.1 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careTolgen is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTolgen is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthTolgen is not a shortage area

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 Tolgen. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Tolgen
MeasureTolgenMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.4%33.4–39.4%31.8%worse
High cholesterol36.7%33.5–39.8%33.8%about the same
Obesity34.9%30.6–39.3%36.5%about the same
Arthritis29.6%26.9–32.2%25.3%worse
Depression19.9%17.4–22.5%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.2%7.6–10.9%10.8%about the same
Asthma10%8.9–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.8–10.5%8.2%worse
Diabetes10.7%9.4–12%9.8%about the same
COPD6.2%5.5–7%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.6%6–7.4%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.5%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.3%11.5–15.4%13.1%about the same
Binge drink20.1%17.5–22.8%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise23.3%20.2–26.4%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.9%32.4–41.3%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.7%72.7–78.5%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit68.6%65.6–71.4%64.5%better
Cholesterol check86.6%84.9–88.2%82.7%better
Colon screening64.1%60–68%64.9%about the same
Mammogram76.3%70.2–81.6%78%about the same
Taking BP meds79.8%77.2–82.2%76.3%better
No health insurance6.2%5.1–7.4%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.6%25.2–32.1%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.6%17–22.3%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.2%11.9–14.8%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health15.6%13.7–17.6%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12%10.7–13.4%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.5%7.2–10%10.7%better
Housing insecurity7.5%6.4–8.7%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.8%4.1–5.6%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.2%4.6–5.9%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.1%4.2–6.1%6.7%
Disability
Any disability27.9%24.8–31%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11.9%10.4–13.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.6%10.2–13%12.6%
Hearing8.3%7.5–9.2%7.8%
Vision3.8%3.4–4.2%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.5%3.1%
Errands alone6.6%5.9–7.4%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 Tolgen 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 Tolgen better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Tolgen by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Tolgen 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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