Health · Walker

Walker, ND health

Walker differs from North Dakota on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.4% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.9% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.8% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58646, 58562

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 23 people are less certain, so we show Walker's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Walker 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 Walker adults…

42 of every 100 Walker adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 38–46.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walker, betterWalker, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Walker
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Walker
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Walker
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Walker
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walker 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

Walker 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Walker adults are doing

1 in 4Walker adults feel lonely

27.7% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Walker adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Walker adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Walker adults are in frequent mental distress

12.7% · 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

Walker adults worry about having enough food

10.1% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Walker adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 20

Walker adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 18

Walker adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · ND 6.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing11.8%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Walker

Walker and the towns around it

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

37%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Steiner37%

Highland37%

Solon37.6%

Odessa37.6%

Walker38.1%

Care nearby

Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care CenterElgin · 13.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger · 43.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson · 43.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sakakawea Medical Center - CahHazen · 59.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Coal Country Community Health CenterBeulah · 55.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bismarck ClinicBismarck · 65.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWalker's county is a federal shortage area.Hettinger County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Dental careWalker is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWalker's county is a federal shortage area.Region VIII Badlands Human Service Center MHCA · need score 17 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 Walker. 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 Walker

Measure	Walker	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.4%	38–46.8%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	41.2%	36.7–45.8%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	38.1%	30.5–46.2%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	35.3%	31.5–39%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.2%	16.2–22.4%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.5%	13.6–19.7%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.8–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.4%	11.3–13.7%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.8%	11.8–15.9%	9.8%	worse
COPD	9%	7.5–10.6%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.2–5.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.6%	12–17.4%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.7–19.4%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	27.3%	22.6–32.6%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	25.6–38.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76.1–82.6%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	62.8%	59–66.6%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.3–89.5%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	70.3%	64.9–75.1%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	67.9–82.5%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.9%	81.3–86.1%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.9%	5.5–8.7%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.7%	22.9–32.7%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	16.9–24%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.8%	16.7–23.2%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.4–16.4%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.1%	8–12.4%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.1–9%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.1–5.9%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.8–6.6%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.7%	5.2–8.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	33.4%	28.8–38.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.2–19.7%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12%	10.3–13.9%	12.6%
Hearing	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	7.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.4–6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.6–5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.2%	7–9.6%	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 Walker 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 Walker better or worse.

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