Health · Voltaire

Voltaire, ND health

Voltaire differs from North Dakota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.4% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.1% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58792 (all of Voltaire)
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How Voltaire 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 Voltaire adults…

45 of every 100 Voltaire adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 40.1–50%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Voltaire, betterVoltaire, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Voltaire
ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Voltaire
ND 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Voltaire
ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Voltaire
ND 13.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
ND 74%
65%
Dentist visit
ND 65%
89%
Cholesterol check
ND 83%
71%
Colon screening
ND 65%
77%
Mammogram
ND 78%
84%
Taking BP meds
ND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Voltaire 6.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Voltaire adults are doing

1 in 4Voltaire adults feel lonely
26.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Voltaire adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.6% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Voltaire adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 8Voltaire adults are in frequent mental distress
12.4% · 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
Voltaire adults worry about having enough food
10.6% · ND 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Voltaire adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · ND 8.9% · about the same
1 in 19
Voltaire adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · ND 5.8% · about the same
1 in 17
Voltaire adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7% of Voltaire adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing11.6%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Voltaire

Voltaire and the towns around it

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

Voltaire: 43.7% Brown: 42.4% Lebanon: 43.2% Odin: 43.4% Olivia: 43.7% Bergen: 43.7% Brillian: 39.6% Bjornson: 42.3% Velva: 42.4% Greely: 39.9% Lake Hester: 43.6% Hendrickson: 42.3% Voltaire: 43.7% Voltaire Voltaire Brown Lebanon
39.6%43.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Brown42.4%
Lebanon43.2%
Voltaire43.7%
Voltaire43.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 25.3 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 Voltaire

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 25.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySmp Health St. Aloisius★★★★★ · 45.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 25.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
25.3 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
25.5 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.7 mi
Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.7 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
45.7 mi
Smp Health St. Aloisius
Harvey · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
61.2 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careVoltaire's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 11 of 25
! Dental careVoltaire's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthVoltaire's county is a federal shortage area.McHenry County · need score 14 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 Voltaire. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Voltaire
MeasureVoltaireMarginNorth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.1%40.1–50%31.8%worse
High cholesterol42%37.2–46.7%33.8%worse
Obesity43.7%35.8–51.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis36.6%32.4–41%25.3%worse
Depression18.6%15.5–22%21.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.1%12.2–18.4%10.8%worse
Asthma9.9%8.6–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12%10.8–13.2%8.2%worse
Diabetes14.9%12.7–17.4%9.8%worse
COPD9.4%7.8–11.2%5.9%worse
Heart disease10%8.7–11.5%6.1%worse
Stroke4.8%4.2–5.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.2%12.9–19.9%13.1%about the same
Binge drink16.4%13.5–19.6%21.3%better
Get no exercise28.5%23.1–34.3%21.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours32%25.9–38.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.9%76.5–83.2%74.4%better
Dentist visit65%61–68.5%64.5%about the same
Cholesterol check88.7%87–90.4%82.7%better
Colon screening70.8%65.3–76%64.9%better
Mammogram76.5%68.5–83.2%78%about the same
Taking BP meds84.1%81.3–86.7%76.3%better
No health insurance6.7%5.1–8.5%7.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.4%21.9–31.5%29.6%about the same
Lack emotional support19.7%16.3–23.3%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress12.4%10.6–14.4%14.2%about the same
Fair or poor health20.6%17.2–24.4%16.1%worse
Frequent physical distress15.1%13–17.5%11.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.6%8.3–13.2%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.8%6.3–9.5%8.9%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.4%4.4–6.4%5.8%about the same
No reliable transportation5.8%4.9–6.8%6.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7%5.4–8.9%6.7%
Disability
Any disability33.7%28.8–39.1%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs17.4%14.6–20.7%11.2%
Thinking or memory11.8%9.9–13.9%12.6%
Hearing11.6%10.1–13.1%7.8%
Vision5.3%4.6–6.2%4.1%
Dressing or bathing4.6%3.9–5.4%3.1%
Errands alone8.1%6.9–9.5%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 Voltaire 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 Voltaire better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Voltaire by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Voltaire 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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