Health · White Lake

White Lake, ND health

White Lake differs from North Dakota on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (70.3% vs 64.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.8% vs 5.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58620, 58647

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 9 people are less certain, so we show White Lake's figures without a grade.

Report card

How White Lake 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 White Lake adults…

38 of every 100 White Lake adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 33–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

White Lake, betterWhite Lake, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% White Lake
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% White Lake
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20% White Lake
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% White Lake
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of White Lake 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

White Lake 7.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How White Lake adults are doing

1 in 4White Lake adults feel lonely

28.2% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5White Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5White Lake adults lack social or emotional support

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

1 in 7White Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

14% · 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

White Lake adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 11

White Lake adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 17

White Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

White Lake adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · ND 6.5% · about the same

7.6% of White Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around White Lake

White Lake and the towns around it

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

36.5%38.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

White Lake38.6%

Sand Creek38.6%

Peaceful Valley38.6%

Moord38.6%

Connor38.6%

Care nearby

Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 23.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson · 33.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger · 45.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fallon Medical Complex HospitalBaker · 49.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ccchc Killdeer ClinicKilldeer · 64.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - BisonBison · 77.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWhite Lake's county is a federal shortage area.Slope County · need score 7 of 25

✓ Dental careWhite Lake is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWhite Lake'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 White Lake. 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 White Lake

Measure	White Lake	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.5%	33–41.5%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37.1%	32.7–41.4%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.6%	30.2–46.7%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.2%	25.5–32.7%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.2%	17–23.5%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.6%	9.3–14.4%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.7–10.8%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	9.9–13.7%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.8%	6.2–9.5%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	6.6–9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	12.5–19.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20%	16.8–23.4%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.6%	19.8–29.8%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	26.3–39%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.8%	71–78.3%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.5%	57.9–65.3%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.3%	81.8–86.5%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	70.3%	65.3–75%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	76.3%	72.3–80%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.2–82%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	5.7–10.1%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.2%	23.6–32.8%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.3–24.4%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14%	12–15.9%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15–22%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.1–15.2%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	8.7–14.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.1–10.8%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	4.8–7%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.3–7.6%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.6%	5.7–10.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.9%	25.2–34.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.2–16.3%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	10.6–15%	12.6%
Hearing	9.3%	8–10.6%	7.8%
Vision	4.6%	3.9–5.5%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.1–4.7%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.4–9.2%	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 White Lake 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 White Lake better or worse.

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