Health · Vernon

Vernon, ND health

Vernon differs from North Dakota on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.9% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.5% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58428, 58482

Report card

How Vernon 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 Vernon adults…

39 of every 100 Vernon adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vernon, betterVernon, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Vernon
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Vernon
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Vernon
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Vernon
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vernon 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Vernon 7.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Vernon adults are doing

1 in 4Vernon adults feel lonely

26.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Vernon adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Vernon adults lack social or emotional support

20% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Vernon 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 10

Vernon adults worry about having enough food

9.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Vernon adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Vernon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Vernon adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.4% of Vernon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory12.2%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Vernon

Vernon and the towns around it

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

38.1%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Vernon39.2%

Sibley39.3%

Quinby39.3%

Westford39.6%

Allen40.4%

Care nearby

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 45.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 46.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

South Central HealthWishek · 48 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius HealthBismarck · 50.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bismarck North Health CenterBismarck · 49.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bismarck ClinicBismarck · 50.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVernon's county is a federal shortage area.Kidder County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careVernon's county is a federal shortage area.Kidder County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthVernon's county is a federal shortage area.Region VII West Central Human Service Center · need score 11 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 Vernon. 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 Vernon

Measure	Vernon	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.2–43.3%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.7%	35.2–44.4%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	39.2%	31–48.1%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	28.7–36.3%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.7%	16.5–23.3%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.4–15.9%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.6–14.6%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.5–9.8%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	11.6–17.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	15.6–22.6%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.6%	20.6–30.6%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	24.6–37.6%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.1%	73.2–80.8%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.4%	60.5–67.8%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.1–87.6%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	70.2%	64.9–74.9%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	73.6%	64.8–81.1%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.9%	79–84.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	5.7–9.3%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.8%	22.2–31.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	16.7–23.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.2%	11.4–15.1%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.1–21.8%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.4–15.5%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.9%	7.7–12.4%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.2–9.3%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5%	4.2–6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.4%	5–8.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31.1%	26.4–36%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12–17.1%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.2%	10.4–14.2%	12.6%
Hearing	10.2%	8.9–11.6%	7.8%
Vision	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.6%	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 Vernon 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 Vernon better or worse.

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