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Health in Agram Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Agram Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Agram Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56364, 56345. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Agram Township

Agram Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Agram Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

COPD, heart disease and arthritis run high in Agram Township

1 in 14 adults have COPD (7.1%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.5%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Arthritis is also above the state: 27.2%, vs 22.3% across Minnesota. In all, Agram Township runs above Minnesota on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Agram Township adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (26.6%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Minnesota figure falls outside Agram Township’s likely range; Agram Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56364, 56345, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Agram Township

No hospital or community health center in Agram Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSt. Gabriels HospitalLittle Falls · 9.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Gabriels Hospital★★★★★ · 9.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNeighborhood HealthsourceCoon Rapids · 70 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
St. Gabriels Hospital
Little Falls · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.7 mi
Mille Lacs Health System
Onamia · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.8 mi
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
Saint Cloud · ★★★★★
ER
26 mi
St. Cloud VA Medical Center
St. Cloud · not rated
For veterans
70 mi
Neighborhood Healthsource
2 sites · nearest in Coon Rapids
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
72.1 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careAgram Township is a federal shortage area.West Morrison County · need score 10 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Agram Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Agram Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Agram Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Agram Township adults…

Agram Township runs above MN on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Agram Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6.3–8%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.6%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 32.3%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.5%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.9%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Agram Township, betterAgram Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Agram Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.

75%Yearly checkupMN 75%
66%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
69%Colon screeningMN 69%
78%MammogramMN 79%
79%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Agram Township 8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Agram Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Agram Township adults feel lonely
29.5% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Agram Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Agram Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Agram Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Agram Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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 8
Agram Township adults worry about having enough food
12.2% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 11
Agram Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Agram Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.1% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Agram Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

9.3% of Agram Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Agram Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pierz Township: 37.1%Buckman Township: 36.9%Little Falls Township: 37.4%Belle Prairie Township: 37.5%Genola: 37.1%Pierz: 35.8%Hillman Township: 37.5%Bellevue Township: 36.8%Morrill Township: 38.2%Graham Township: 39.4%Langola Township: 38.7%Little Falls: 37.5%Pike Creek Township: 37.5%Swan River Township: 37.3%Green Prairie Township: 37.5%Buh Township: 37.1%Ripley Township: 37.5%Agram Township: 37.1%Agram TownshipPierz TownshipBuckman TownshipLittle Falls TownshipBelle Prairie TownshipSt. Gabriels Hospital · Little Falls · 9.5 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Buckman Township36.9%
Agram Township37.1%
Pierz Township37.1%
Little Falls Township37.4%
Belle Prairie Township37.5%
MN33.5%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Pierz Township————
Little Falls TownshipB−37.4%12.3%16.6%ZIP codes
Buckman Township————
Belle Prairie Township————

Pierz Township, Buckman Township and Belle Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.4%

of Agram Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Agram Township

Why doesn’t Agram Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Agram Township.

What hospital is closest to Agram Township?

St. Gabriels Hospital in Little Falls, 9.5 miles in a straight line from Agram Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Agram Township.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.