Health · Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake, ND health

Turtle Lake differs from North Dakota on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.4% vs 5.8%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (6.9% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.1% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58575, 58531
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 32 people are less certain, so we show Turtle Lake's figures without a grade.

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How Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake adults…

41 of every 100 Turtle Lake adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.7–44.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Turtle Lake, betterTurtle Lake, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Turtle Lake
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.4% Turtle Lake
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Turtle Lake
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Turtle Lake
ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
66%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
72%
Colon screening
ND 65%
78%
Mammogram
ND 78%
84%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Turtle Lake 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Turtle Lake adults are doing

1 in 4Turtle Lake adults feel lonely
28.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Turtle Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Turtle Lake adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Turtle Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
12.6% · 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
Turtle Lake adults worry about having enough food
8.7% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 14
Turtle Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
6.9% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 23
Turtle Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.4% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 19
Turtle Lake adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

5.4% of Turtle Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory11.3%
Hearing10.8%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake.

Lake Williams: 39.5% Wise: 40.7% Medicine Hill: 40.1% Turtle Lake: 39.8% Turtle Lake Lake Williams Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake · 4.8 miH Northland Health Centers · Turtle Lake · 4.9 mi+
39.5%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first
Lake Williams39.5%
Turtle Lake39.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 4.8 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 Turtle Lake

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

HNearest ERChi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 4.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 49.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersTurtle Lake · 4.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
4.9 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Turtle Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.9 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.3 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.9 mi
Sakakawea Medical Center - Cah
Hazen · not rated
ERRural critical access
49.3 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careTurtle Lake is not a shortage area
! Dental careTurtle Lake's county is a federal shortage area.McLean County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthTurtle Lake'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 Turtle Lake. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Turtle Lake
MeasureTurtle LakeMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.8%36.7–44.9%31.8%worse
High cholesterol41.3%36.9–45.6%33.8%worse
Obesity39.8%33–46.5%36.5%about the same
Arthritis34.8%31.1–38.2%25.3%worse
Depression19.6%16.5–22.8%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.6%9.2–14.3%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.6–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.1%10.9–13.3%8.2%worse
Diabetes12.6%10.9–14.5%9.8%worse
COPD7.8%6.6–9.1%5.9%worse
Heart disease8.8%7.8–10%6.1%worse
Stroke4.2%3.7–4.7%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.3%11.1–15.8%13.1%about the same
Binge drink17.5%14.5–20.6%21.3%better
Get no exercise26.1%21.8–30.8%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.4%24.7–36.7%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.5%76.1–82.6%74.4%better
Dentist visit65.9%62.3–69.6%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check87.8%86.1–89.5%82.7%better
Colon screening71.9%66.8–76.6%64.9%better
Mammogram77.8%70.2–84.2%78%about the same
Taking BP meds83.9%81.2–86%76.3%better
No health insurance6.5%5.1–8.3%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.3%24–33%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.5–24.1%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.6%10.9–14.2%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health18.1%15.3–20.9%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.6–15.1%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.7%6.9–10.6%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.9%5.7–8.2%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.4%3.7–5.1%5.8%better
No reliable transportation5.2%4.4–6%6.5%better
Receive SNAP5.4%4.3–6.7%6.7%
Disability
Any disability31.1%27–35.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs15.1%12.8–17.4%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.3%9.7–13%12.6%
Hearing10.8%9.6–12.2%7.8%
Vision4.5%3.9–5.1%4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.1–4.2%3.1%
Errands alone7.4%6.4–8.5%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 Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Turtle Lake by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Turtle Lake 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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