Health · Viking

Viking, ND health

Viking differs from North Dakota on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.7% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58274, 58257, 58240

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 134 people are less certain, so we show Viking's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Viking 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 Viking adults…

37 of every 100 Viking adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33.6–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Viking, betterViking, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.5% Viking
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Viking
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Viking
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Viking
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Viking 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Viking 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Viking adults are doing

1 in 4Viking adults feel lonely

27% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Viking adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Viking adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Viking adults are in frequent mental distress

13.5% · 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 10

Viking adults worry about having enough food

9.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Viking adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 19

Viking adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Viking adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Viking

Viking 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.

36.3%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Mayville36.3%

Lindaas36.6%

Garfield38.1%

Enger39%

Viking39.1%

Roseville39.1%

Portland40.7%

Care nearby

Sanford MayvilleMayville · 5.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford HillsboroHillsboro · 19.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 30 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 27.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 31.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careViking is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careViking is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthViking is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Viking. 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 Viking

Measure	Viking	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	33.6–41.3%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.9–41.7%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	39.1%	32.6–46.1%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	31%	27.9–34.2%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.9%	17.1–23%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.8%	8.2–11.7%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.5–11.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.4–13.7%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.3–8.7%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.9%	11.7–16.5%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.3%	16.4–22.6%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.5%	20.7–28.9%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	25.8–36.7%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	73–79.7%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.3%	62–68.7%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.7–87.6%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	69.3%	64.7–73.7%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.9–82.8%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.9–82.9%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.4–8.6%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	23–31.3%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.6–22.7%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.5%	11.9–15.4%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.3%	15–20.1%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.5–14.9%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.9%	8–11.9%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.5–9.2%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.4–6.1%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.9%	4.9–6.8%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.4%	5–8%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.7%	26.8–35%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14%	12–16.3%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.7–14.2%	12.6%
Hearing	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	7.8%
Vision	4.5%	4–5.2%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.5–8.6%	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 Viking 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 Viking better or worse.

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