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Health in Camp Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Camp Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 55332, 55333. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Camp Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Camp Township

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.4%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (8.7%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.4%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Camp Township runs above Minnesota on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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

Camp 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 ↓

More Camp Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (29.9%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

More high blood pressure in Camp Township, and more people treating it

37.4% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 80.2% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.1% statewide. 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 Camp Township’s likely range; Camp Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 55332, 55333, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Camp Township adults…

Camp Township runs above MN on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Camp Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 7.3–9.7%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Camp Township

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

HNearest ERSleepy Eye Medical CenterSleepy Eye · 14.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOlivia Hospital & Clinic★★★★★ · 19.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 44.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.7 mi
Sleepy Eye Medical Center
Sleepy Eye · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.3 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.5 mi
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
New Ulm Medical Center
New Ulm · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
44.3 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
46.1 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Windom
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Camp Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Camp Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Camp 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 Camp 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.9%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.9%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 16%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 18.5%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Camp Township, betterCamp Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Camp Township gets moving

1.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupMN 75%
61%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
67%Colon screeningMN 69%
75%MammogramMN 79%
80%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Camp Township 9.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Camp Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

1 in 3Camp Township adults feel lonely
32.8% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Camp Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.8% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Camp Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Camp Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Camp 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 7
Camp Township adults worry about having enough food
14.7% · MN 11.4%
Worse than MN
1 in 9
Camp Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.8% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Camp Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.9% · MN 5.7%
Worse than MN
1 in 12
Camp Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · MN 7.1%
Worse than MN

11.5% of Camp Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Camp Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eden Township: 36.8%Cairo Township: 39.9%Birch Cooley Township: 39.8%Fairfax: 40.2%Ridgely Township: 39.9%Bandon Township: 39.9%Prairieville Township: 36.6%Sherman Township: 38.2%Home Township: 36.6%Morgan Township: 36.5%Brookville Township: 36.3%Wellington Township: 39.8%Severance Township: 39.5%West Newton Township: 37.3%Morton: 39.2%Beaver Falls Township: 38.5%Norfolk Township: 38.4%Palmyra Township: 38.8%Camp Township: 39.9%Camp TownshipEden TownshipCairo TownshipBirch Cooley TownshipFairfaxRidgely TownshipBandon TownshipSleepy Eye Medical Center · Sleepy Eye · 14.7 miHCentracare - Redwood · Redwood Falls · 15.3 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eden Township36.8%
Birch Cooley Township39.8%
Camp Township39.9%
Cairo Township39.9%
Ridgely Township39.9%
Bandon Township39.9%
Fairfax40.2%
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
Eden Township————
Cairo Township————
Birch Cooley Township————
FairfaxC40.2%14.1%18.2%CDC place
Ridgely Township————
Bandon Township————

Eden Township, Cairo Township, Birch Cooley Township, Ridgely Township and Bandon 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.

34.9%

of Camp Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Camp Township

Why doesn’t Camp 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 Camp Township.

What hospital is closest to Camp Township?

Centracare - Redwood in Redwood Falls, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Camp Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.