Photo: Public domain · Public domainOn CDC estimates, Brooklyn Park is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns
Brooklyn Park differs from Minnesota on 17 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 5 better, 12 worse.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Brooklyn Park. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Brooklyn Park
Making ends meet is harder in Brooklyn Park
1 in 5 adults worry about having enough food (18.5%), vs 11.4% across Minnesota. Housing insecurity (15.1% vs 9.3%) and utility shut-off threats (8.8% vs 5.7%) are higher too. 13.3% of adults receive SNAP, vs 7.9% statewide. Everyday needs ↓
More Brooklyn Park adults lack emotional support
1 in 4 adults lack social or emotional support (27.4%), vs 21.5% across Minnesota. Loneliness is above the state too: 36.8%, vs 31.2% across Minnesota. Mind & connection ↓
1 in 10 working-age adults in Brooklyn Park has no health insurance
10% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 7.5% across Minnesota. Checkups ↓
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 Brooklyn Park’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.
What’s behind Brooklyn Park’s grade
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Brooklyn Park is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns, #119 of 271 in Minnesota. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is physical distress (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 90% of towns); the weakest is smoking, still better than 57%.
Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Brooklyn Park’s median household income is $89,891; among the 9,958 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($67K–$112K), it’s healthier than 78%, about where its income would put it.
Most Minnesota towns score higher on these estimates than towns elsewhere, so within the state Brooklyn Park is healthier than 56% of graded towns, against 76% nationally.
Making ends meet
Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.
13.3% of Brooklyn Park adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.
How Brooklyn Park adults are doing
On 2 of 4 measures, Brooklyn Park runs above Minnesota.
4 in 10 Brooklyn Park adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.
Keeping up with care
Share of Brooklyn Park adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.
Out of every 100 Brooklyn Park adults…
Brooklyn Park runs below MN on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
Only 13% of Brooklyn Park residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Minnesota. Heart disease, arthritis and cancer run low partly because the town is young.
Care in and near Brooklyn Park
No hospital or community health center in Brooklyn Park itself. These are the nearest.
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 Brooklyn Park; ≈ 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).
Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota
Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.
14 miles of trails across 47 parks and preserves
Brooklyn Park and the towns around it
Brooklyn Park’s Health Grade ranks 5th of 8 graded towns around it.
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.
Health next door
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Park | A− | 29.2% | 9.7% | 14.1% | CDC place |
| Coon Rapids | B | 37% | 11% | 14.7% | CDC place |
| Brooklyn Center | B | 30.6% | 10.3% | 15.5% | CDC place |
| Fridley | B | 37.4% | 10.9% | 14.3% | CDC place |
| Osseo | A | 27.1% | 8.7% | 12% | CDC place |
| Maple Grove | A+ | 25.4% | 7.2% | 9.9% | CDC place |
| Champlin | A | 27.8% | 8.1% | 12.4% | CDC place |
| New Hope | A− | 29.6% | 9.6% | 13.4% | CDC place |
Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Brooklyn Park adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Every CDC estimate for Brooklyn Park
Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.
On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Brooklyn Park is better than Minnesota on 5 and worse on 12; on the rest, the Minnesota figure falls inside Brooklyn Park’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.
| Adults who… | Brooklyn Park | MN | U.S. | vs MN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall health | ||||
| Fair or poor health | 18.3%16.9–19.9 | 16% | 19.4% | Worse |
| Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month) | 11%10–12.1 | 11.3% | 13% | About the same |
| Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month) | 16%14.7–17.4 | 15.1% | 15.9% | About the same |
| Conditions | ||||
| Obesity | 29.2%26.7–31.7 | 33.5% | 32.9% | Better |
| Diabetes | 9.7%8.8–10.8 | 10.1% | 12% | About the same |
| High blood pressure | 30.6%28.7–32.6 | 31% | 34.4% | About the same |
| High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years) | 32.2%30.3–34.3 | 33.4% | 37.1% | About the same |
| Arthritis | 18.2%16.9–19.7 | 22.3% | 25.3% | Better |
| Asthma | 10.1%9.2–11.2 | 9.9% | 9.9% | About the same |
| Cancer, other than skin cancer | 6.1%5.6–6.7 | 8.5% | 7.9% | Better |
| Coronary heart disease | 5%4.6–5.5 | 5.9% | 6.4% | Better |
| COPD | 4.9%4.5–5.4 | 5.4% | 6.3% | About the same |
| Stroke | 3.1%2.9–3.4 | 3.1% | 3.4% | About the same |
| Lost all teeth (ages 65+) | 10.5%8.9–12.3 | 8.9% | 12.3% | About the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 14.1%12.8–15.6 | 13.1% | 11.8% | About the same |
| No exercise outside work | 24%22–26.1 | 22.3% | 24.7% | About the same |
| Binge drinking | 16%14.4–17.7 | 17.8% | 15.4% | Better |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 31.9%29.7–34.3 | 29.2% | 36% | Worse |
| Checkups and coverage | ||||
| No health insurance (ages 18–64) | 10%8.9–11.3 | 7.5% | 11% | Worse |
| Checkup in the past year | 74.6%72.5–76.7 | 74.8% | 77.4% | About the same |
| Dentist visit in the past year | 61.6%59.4–63.8 | 67.5% | 63.2% | Worse |
| Cholesterol check in 5 years | 84.2%82.7–85.7 | 85.3% | 87.1% | About the same |
| Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure) | 72.1%69.6–74.5 | 76.1% | 76.5% | Worse |
| Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75) | 64.9%62.4–67.4 | 68.7% | 65.5% | Worse |
| Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74) | 77%73.4–80.4 | 78.5% | 76.4% | About the same |
| Mind and connection | ||||
| Ever told they have depression | 24.2%22.3–26.2 | 24.4% | 20.6% | About the same |
| Feel lonely | 36.8%34.5–39.3 | 31.2% | 32.5% | Worse |
| Lack social and emotional support | 27.4%25.4–29.7 | 21.5% | 23.6% | Worse |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Worried about having enough food | 18.5%16.9–20.2 | 11.4% | 15% | Worse |
| Worried about keeping housing | 15.1%13.7–16.7 | 9.3% | 12% | Worse |
| Threatened with a utility shut-off | 8.8%7.9–9.9 | 5.7% | 7.6% | Worse |
| Lack reliable transportation | 10.3%9.3–11.3 | 7.1% | 7.9% | Worse |
| Received SNAP (food stamps) | 13.3%12–14.7 | 7.9% | 11.6% | Higher |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 28.1%26.1–30.1 | 27.4% | 30.1% | About the same |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 11.4%10.4–12.6 | 11.4% | 13.6% | About the same |
| Difficulty concentrating or remembering | 14.6%13.4–15.9 | 12.8% | 13.9% | Higher |
| Hearing difficulty | 5.4%4.9–6 | 6.8% | 6.7% | Lower |
| Vision difficulty | 4.9%4.5–5.3 | 4% | 5.4% | Higher |
| Difficulty doing errands alone | 7.7%7.1–8.5 | 7% | 7.9% | Higher |
| Difficulty dressing or bathing | 3.6%3.4–4 | 3.1% | 3.8% | Higher |
Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Minnesota figure falls inside that range.
Questions about health in Brooklyn Park
Is Brooklyn Park a healthy place to live?
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Brooklyn Park is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns: A− for health, #119 of 271 in Minnesota. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 78%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.
What is the obesity rate in Brooklyn Park?
CDC estimates 29.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 26.7% and 31.7%, against 33.5% across Minnesota and 32.9% nationally.
What hospital is closest to Brooklyn Park?
Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, 5.2 miles in a straight line from Brooklyn Park’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.
How many people in Brooklyn Park have no health insurance?
CDC estimates 10% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 8.9–11.3%), against 7.5% across Minnesota.
How accurate are these numbers?
They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Brooklyn Park more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Brooklyn Park.
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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.