Health · Walshville

Walshville, ND health

Walshville differs from North Dakota on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.8% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (85.2% vs 82.7%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (9.1% vs 7.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58261, 56744

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Report card

How Walshville 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 Walshville adults…

36 of every 100 Walshville adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.4–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walshville, betterWalshville, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Walshville
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Walshville
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Walshville
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Walshville
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walshville 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Walshville 9.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Walshville adults are doing

1 in 4Walshville adults feel lonely

27.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Walshville adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Walshville adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Walshville adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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 8

Walshville adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Walshville adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 16

Walshville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Walshville adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.7% of Walshville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Walshville

Walshville and the towns around it

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

36.7%40.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Pulaski37.5%

Ardoch37.6%

Walshville38.3%

Turtle River38.4%

Oak Park39.5%

Oslo40.3%

Care nearby

Unity Medical CenterGrafton · 15.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Valley Health CenterWarren · 19.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Altru HospitalGrand Forks · 23.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

First Care Health CenterPark River · 27.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 15.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Spectra Health Dental ClinicGrand Forks · 23.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careWalshville is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWalshville'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 Walshville. 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 Walshville

Measure	Walshville	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.8%	32.4–39.2%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	36.5%	33–40.1%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	32.5–44.6%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.8%	26.2–31.8%	25.3%	worse
Depression	21.2%	18.5–24.1%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	9.2–13%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10%	9–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.2%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.7–13.7%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.1%	6.2–8.1%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.8–8.3%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.9–17.3%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.4%	16.7–22.3%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	21.7–29.2%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	28.3–38.7%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.8%	72.6–78.8%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.2%	60–66.3%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.5–86.8%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	67.8%	63.8–71.8%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	70.5–82.2%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.5–81.3%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	9.1%	7.7–10.9%	7.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.8%	24.2–31.7%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	18.2–23.9%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.6–15.8%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	16.2–21.1%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.7–14.7%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	10–14%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	8.3–11.1%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–7.7%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.7%	6.3–9.2%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.1%	26.7–33.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11.9–15.5%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.5–14.5%	12.6%
Hearing	8.8%	8–9.9%	7.8%
Vision	4.7%	4.3–5.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.5–4.3%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.7–8.5%	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 Walshville 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 Walshville better or worse.

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