Health · Walters

Walters, ND health

Walters differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.2% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.1% vs 6.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58476, 58421

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 61 people are less certain, so we show Walters's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Walters 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 Walters adults…

35 of every 100 Walters adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.9–39.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walters, betterWalters, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.1% Walters
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.9% Walters
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.6% Walters
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Walters
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walters 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Walters 5.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Walters adults are doing

1 in 4Walters adults feel lonely

27.3% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Walters adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.5% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Walters adults lack social or emotional support

18.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Walters adults are in frequent mental distress

12.8% · 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 12

Walters adults worry about having enough food

8.2% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 14

Walters adults worry about keeping their housing

7% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 22

Walters adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 20

Walters adults lack reliable transportation

5.1% · ND 6.5% · better

5.1% of Walters adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%

Thinking or memory11.1%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone6.6%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Walters

Walters and the towns around it

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

36.1%37.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Walters36.6%

Glacier36.8%

Edmunds36.8%

Pipestem Valley37.1%

Care nearby

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 11.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 29.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cooperstown Medical CenterCooperstown · 44.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 52.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Healthcare Valley CityValley City · 54.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mcclusky ClinicMcclusky · 70.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWalters is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWalters is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWalters's county is a federal shortage area.Jamestown Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Walters. 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 Walters

Measure	Walters	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35%	30.9–39.3%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	32.8–41.4%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	36.6%	29.6–44.2%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.8%	26.3–33.4%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.5%	16.4–22.9%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10.1–15.1%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.5–11.7%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	10.6%	9.1–12.5%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.5%	5.3–7.8%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.2–8.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3–4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.8%	10.2–15.7%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.6%	17.2–24.2%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.1%	17.9–26.8%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.9%	24.3–36%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.9%	72.1–79.4%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.6%	62.1–69.1%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.5–88.5%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	70%	64.9–74.5%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	70.3–84%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.1–82.8%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	5.9%	4.5–7.5%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.3%	22.8–32.1%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.9%	15.7–22.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.8%	11–14.8%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.8%	13.1–19%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12%	10.3–14%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.2%	6.3–10.4%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	7%	5.5–8.5%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	3.7–5.5%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.1%	4.2–6%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.1%	3.8–6.6%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	27.6%	23.4–32.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.4%	10.3–14.9%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.1%	9.4–13%	12.6%
Hearing	8.8%	7.6–10%	7.8%
Vision	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.7–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.6%	5.6–7.8%	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 Walters 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 Walters better or worse.

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