Health · Western

Western, ND health

Western differs from North Dakota on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (16.6% vs 21.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.7% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.6% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58341, 58758

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 126 people are less certain, so we show Western's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Western 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 Western adults…

42 of every 100 Western adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 37.8–46.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Western, betterWestern, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.3% Western
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Western
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Western
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Western
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Western 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

Western 7.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Western adults are doing

1 in 4Western adults feel lonely

28.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Western adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Western adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Western adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · 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

Western adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Western adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 18

Western adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Western adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · ND 6.5% · about the same

8% of Western adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.1%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing11.9%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Western

Western and the towns around it

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

38.2%38.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Berlin38.2%

Fairview38.4%

Hillsdale38.4%

Western38.6%

Forward38.7%

Wells38.7%

Care nearby

Smp Health St. AloisiusHarvey · 5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 43.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heart of America Medical CenterRugby · 45.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrington Health CenterCarrington · 46.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mcclusky ClinicMcclusky · 30.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northland Health CentersTurtle Lake · 43.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWestern is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWestern is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWestern'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 Western. 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 Western

Measure	Western	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.8%	37.8–46.2%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	40.4%	36.3–44.8%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	38.6%	31.7–46.1%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	36.1%	32.6–39.9%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.5%	16.6–22.7%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.1%	14.1–20.3%	10.8%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12%	10.8–13.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.3%	12.4–16.4%	9.8%	worse
COPD	9.6%	8.1–11.1%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.7–11.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.4–5.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	13–18%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	14–19.6%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	28.3%	23.8–33.2%	21.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.4%	25.9–37.2%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	75.9–82.2%	74.4%	better
Dentist visit	60.4%	56.7–63.8%	64.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87%	85.2–88.6%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	66.4%	61.2–70.8%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	74.8%	67.2–81.1%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.7%	81.3–85.9%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.4%	5.9–9.2%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.4%	23.9–32.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	17–23.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	11.7–15.2%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	18.3–24.6%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.1–17.1%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9.3–13.7%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	6.9–9.8%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.9–6.6%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.5–7.3%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8%	6.3–9.9%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	34.9%	30.5–39.5%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.1%	15.6–20.9%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.2–14.8%	12.6%
Hearing	11.9%	10.6–13.4%	7.8%
Vision	5.8%	5–6.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.9–10.5%	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 Western 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 Western better or worse.

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