Health · Williams

Williams, ND health

Williams differs from North Dakota on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.2% vs 6.5%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.2% vs 8.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.5% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58259, 58344

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Report card

How Williams 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 Williams adults…

40 of every 100 Williams adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Williams, betterWilliams, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Williams
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Williams
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Williams
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Williams
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Williams 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Williams 6.8% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Williams adults are doing

1 in 4Williams adults feel lonely

27% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Williams adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.7% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Williams adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Williams adults are in frequent mental distress

12.4% · 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 11

Williams adults worry about having enough food

9% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 14

Williams adults worry about keeping their housing

7.2% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 21

Williams adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 19

Williams adults lack reliable transportation

5.2% · ND 6.5% · better

5.6% of Williams adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Williams

Williams 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 Williams.

37.9%40.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Dodds39.1%

Rubin39.3%

Central39.4%

Williams39.5%

Michigan39.8%

Care nearby

Nelson County Health SystemMcville · 15.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwood Deaconess Health CenterNorthwood · 30.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Devils LakeDevils Lake · 31.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

First Care Health CenterPark River · 35.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Spectra Health LarimoreLarimore · 26.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 46.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWilliams is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWilliams is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWilliams's county is a federal shortage area.Nelson County · need score 12 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 Williams. 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 Williams

Measure	Williams	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	35.3–44.4%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	40.1%	35.4–44.7%	33.8%	worse
Obesity	39.5%	31.3–47.8%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	33.1%	29.3–36.9%	25.3%	worse
Depression	19.7%	16.5–23.2%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.3%	8.2–12.7%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.5–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.4–12.7%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.4–14.4%	9.8%	worse
COPD	7.5%	6.2–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.3–9.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	10.4–15.8%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	18%	14.7–21.3%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	19.2–28.6%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31%	24.8–37.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.4–81.5%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.8%	62.1–69.3%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.4–89.1%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	71.5%	66.4–76.1%	64.9%	better
Mammogram	79%	71.5–85%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.4%	79.7–84.9%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5.2–8.7%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	22.3–31.9%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.3–23.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.4%	10.6–14.2%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.3%	14.4–20.5%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	10.9–14.8%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9%	7–11.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.2%	5.8–8.7%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	3.9–5.6%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.2%	4.3–6.2%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.6%	4.2–7.1%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	31%	26.2–35.8%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12–17%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	9.6–13.3%	12.6%
Hearing	10.3%	9–11.7%	7.8%
Vision	4.5%	3.8–5.2%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3–4.2%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	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 Williams 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 Williams better or worse.

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