Health · Vesta

Vesta, ND health

Vesta differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.9% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.4% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.3% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58210, 58270

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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 Vesta's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Vesta 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 Vesta adults…

40 of every 100 Vesta adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 36.1–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vesta, betterVesta, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Vesta
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Vesta
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Vesta
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Vesta
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vesta 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

Vesta 7.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Vesta adults are doing

1 in 4Vesta adults feel lonely

26.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Vesta adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Vesta adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Vesta adults are in frequent mental distress

13.1% · 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 9

Vesta adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Vesta adults worry about keeping their housing

8.1% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 18

Vesta adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Vesta adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.2% of Vesta adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing11.2%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Vesta

Vesta and the towns around it

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

35.1%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Golden35.1%

Vesta35.9%

Adams36.2%

Norton36.2%

Latona36.2%

Tiber37.6%

Care nearby

First Care Health CenterPark River · 10.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 26 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pembina County Memorial HospitalCavalier · 29.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cavalier County Memorial Hospital AssociationLangdon · 30 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 25.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 38.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVesta's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careVesta is not a shortage area

! Mental healthVesta's county is a federal shortage area.Walsh County · need score 18 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 Vesta. 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 Vesta

Measure	Vesta	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.4%	36.1–44.7%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.1%	34.9–43.6%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	35.9%	29.3–43.2%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	34.9%	31.1–38.7%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.9%	16.8–23.3%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	9.9–15.1%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	8.9–11.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.5–12.9%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.1%	11.2–15.2%	9.8%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.2–10%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.2–17.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.9%	14.1–20.1%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	26.1%	21.5–30.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	27.4–39.7%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.6–82.2%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.2–67.8%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85–88.7%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	68.3%	63.3–73.2%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	69.1–83.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.4%	79.7–84.9%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.1%	5.6–9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	26.3%	22.1–31.1%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	16.8–23.2%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.1%	11.4–14.9%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.1–22.2%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12–16%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.6–13%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.1%	6.7–9.8%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.7–6.6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.2–7.1%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.2%	5.6–9.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	28.2–37.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.6–18.8%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.7–14.3%	12.6%
Hearing	11.2%	9.9–12.7%	7.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.1–9.6%	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 Vesta 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 Vesta better or worse.

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