Health · Viking

Viking, ND health

Viking differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.3% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (4.6% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.8% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58077, 58081, 58057
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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…

34 of every 100 Viking adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–38.5%

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 20.3% Viking
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% Viking
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.3% Viking
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.7% 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.

76%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
70%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
70%
Colon screening
ND 65%
80%
Mammogram
ND 78%
79%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
Viking 5.4% · 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
20.5% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Viking adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Viking adults are in frequent mental distress
12.5% · 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 14
Viking adults worry about having enough food
7.3% · ND 10.7% · better
1 in 15
Viking adults worry about keeping their housing
6.7% · ND 8.9% · better
1 in 23
Viking adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.3% · ND 5.8% · better
1 in 22
Viking adults lack reliable transportation
4.6% · ND 6.5% · better

4.2% of Viking adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory10.5%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone6%
Vision3.3%
Dressing or bathing2.8%

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.

Barrie: 34.8% Garborg: 36.1% Sheyenne: 35.7% Colfax: 35% Helendale: 34.6% Walcott: 34.8% Freeman: 37.1% Nansen: 35.9% Homestead: 36.6% Owego: 40% Eagle: 35.6% Abercrombie: 37.1% Viking: 35.3% Viking Barrie Garborg Sheyenne Colfax
34.6%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Barrie34.8%
Colfax35%
Viking35.3%
Sheyenne35.7%
Garborg36.1%

Care nearby

Essentia HealthFargo · 26.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Lisbon Area Health ServicesLisbon · 28.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo · 30.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo · 31.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA
Family Healthcare South FargoFargo · 27.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Churches United for the HomelessMoorhead · 29.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ 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
MeasureVikingMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.4%30.4–38.5%31.8%about the same
High cholesterol36.1%31.9–40.4%33.8%about the same
Obesity35.3%28.8–42.2%36.5%about the same
Arthritis27.9%24.7–31.4%25.3%about the same
Depression20.5%17.3–23.9%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.2%7.5–11.1%10.8%about the same
Asthma9.7%8.5–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.8–10.8%8.2%worse
Diabetes9.8%8.3–11.4%9.8%about the same
COPD5.6%4.7–6.6%5.9%about the same
Heart disease6.3%5.5–7.2%6.1%about the same
Stroke3%2.7–3.4%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11.7%9.5–14.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink21.3%17.8–25.1%21.3%about the same
Get no exercise20.3%16.6–24.3%21.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30%25.2–35.2%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.2%72.4–79.8%74.4%about the same
Dentist visit70.4%67.4–73.3%64.5%better
Cholesterol check87%85–88.8%82.7%better
Colon screening70.4%66.1–74.4%64.9%better
Mammogram79.9%74–85.1%78%about the same
Taking BP meds78.7%75.6–81.7%76.3%about the same
No health insurance5.4%4.2–6.8%7.3%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27%22.9–31.6%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support18.9%16–22.3%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.5%10.8–14.3%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health14.3%12–16.9%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11%9.5–12.7%11.4%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity7.3%5.8–9.1%10.7%better
Housing insecurity6.7%5.4–8.1%8.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.3%3.5–5.1%5.8%better
No reliable transportation4.6%3.9–5.4%6.5%better
Receive SNAP4.2%3.2–5.5%6.7%
Disability
Any disability25.5%21.8–29.7%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs11%9.2–13%11.2%
Thinking or memory10.5%8.9–12.1%12.6%
Hearing7.8%6.8–8.8%7.8%
Vision3.3%2.9–3.8%4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.8%2.4–3.3%3.1%
Errands alone6%5.1–6.9%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.

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