Health · Yellowstone

Yellowstone, ND health

On most measures Yellowstone looks like North Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults in frequent mental distress (16.3% vs 14.2%) and more adults in frequent physical distress (13% vs 11.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 59221 (all of Yellowstone)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 474 people are less certain, so we show Yellowstone's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone adults…

32 of every 100 Yellowstone adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.6–34.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Yellowstone, betterYellowstone, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.9% Yellowstone
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Yellowstone
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 22.2% Yellowstone
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Yellowstone
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Yellowstone 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Yellowstone 8.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Yellowstone adults are doing

1 in 3Yellowstone adults feel lonely

28.8% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Yellowstone adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.4% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Yellowstone adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Yellowstone adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · North Dakota 14.2% · worse

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

Yellowstone adults worry about having enough food

9.7% · ND 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Yellowstone adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · ND 8.9% · about the same

1 in 18

Yellowstone adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · ND 5.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Yellowstone adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · ND 6.5% · about the same

6.2% of Yellowstone adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.5%

of Yellowstone adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Yellowstone

Yellowstone and the towns around it

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

38.1%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Yellowstone38.1%

Sioux39.9%

Buford40.1%

Care nearby

Sidney Health CenterSidney · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health WillistonWilliston · 24.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Roosevelt Medical CenterCulbertson · 29.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mckenzie County Healthcare SystemsWatford City · 34.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ag Worker Health & ServicesFairview · 4.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ray ClinicRay · 49.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careYellowstone is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careYellowstone is not a shortage area

! Mental healthYellowstone's county is a federal shortage area.MH Northwest Catchment Area I · need score 16 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 Yellowstone. 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 Yellowstone

Measure	Yellowstone	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.5%	28.6–34.4%	31.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	32%	29–35.1%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.1%	32.9–43.4%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.1%	23.8–28.7%	25.3%	about the same
Depression	22.4%	19.8–25.3%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.9–12.5%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8.1–9.5%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.3%	5.6–7%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	6.1%	5.5–6.7%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	12.4–16.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	22.2%	19.4–25.1%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.9%	19.7–26.1%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	28.7–37.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.6%	67.4–73.7%	74.4%	worse
Dentist visit	64.9%	62–67.7%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.9%	81.1–84.6%	82.7%	about the same
Colon screening	63.3%	59.2–67.2%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	74.9%	68.5–80.3%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.9%	70.2–75.4%	76.3%	worse
No health insurance	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.8%	25.2–32.6%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	19–24.4%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.6–18%	14.2%	worse
Fair or poor health	16.5%	14.6–18.5%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.7–14.5%	11.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	7.3–9.7%	8.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	5–6.5%	5.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.6–7.1%	6.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.2%	5.2–7.3%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	28.5%	25.2–31.7%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	12–15.1%	12.6%
Hearing	7.9%	7.2–8.7%	7.8%
Vision	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.1%
Errands alone	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone better or worse.

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