Health · Whiting

Whiting, ND health

Whiting differs from North Dakota on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.8% vs 5.8%) and fewer binge drinkers (17.9% vs 21.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 58653 (all of Whiting)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 52 people are less certain, so we show Whiting's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Whiting 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 Whiting adults…

39 of every 100 Whiting adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.9–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Whiting, betterWhiting, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Whiting
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Whiting
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Whiting
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Whiting
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Whiting 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

Whiting 7.3% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Whiting adults are doing

1 in 4Whiting adults feel lonely

27.4% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Whiting adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.1% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Whiting adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Whiting adults are in frequent mental distress

13% · 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

Whiting adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Whiting adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 21

Whiting adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 18

Whiting adults lack reliable transportation

5.6% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6% of Whiting adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Whiting

Whiting 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 Whiting.

35.3%37.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Boyesen36.6%

Scranton36.9%

Whiting37.1%

Gascoyne37.1%

Goldfield37.1%

Care nearby

Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 13.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fallon Medical Complex HospitalBaker · 53.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson · 58.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - BisonBison · 51.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Killdeer ClinicKilldeer · 91.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careWhiting is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWhiting'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 Whiting. 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 Whiting

Measure	Whiting	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	34.9–43.3%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	39.6%	35.3–44.1%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	37.1%	29.6–44.9%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.7–35.7%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.1%	16.2–22.2%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8–12%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.1–12.2%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11–14.6%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	12.1–16.6%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.9%	14.9–21.2%	21.3%	better
Get no exercise	24.8%	20.5–29.2%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	26.6–38.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.5%	73.8–80.8%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.3–67%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	85–88.3%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	69.6%	64.7–74.1%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	71–83.1%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.3%	79.5–84.8%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	7.3%	6–8.9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.4%	22.9–32.1%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.3–24%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13%	11.5–14.6%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.6–20.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.6–15%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	8.1–11.8%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.3–8.9%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4.1–5.6%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.6%	4.8–6.5%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6%	4.8–7.4%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	26.2–34.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	12.4–16.6%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	12%	10.5–13.6%	12.6%
Hearing	10.2%	9.1–11.4%	7.8%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.5–8.3%	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 Whiting 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 Whiting better or worse.

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