✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Chester Township itself
✓ Dental careChester Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthChester Township is not a shortage area
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 Chester 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 exercise23.5%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours31.1%MN 29.2%
Binge drink18.4%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes14.5%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Chester Township, betterChester Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Chester Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Chester Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Minnesota.
Yearly checkupMN 75%
Dentist visitMN 68%
Cholesterol checkMN 85%
Colon screeningMN 69%
MammogramMN 79%
Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Chester Township 6.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Chester Township adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10Chester Township adults feel lonely
27.9% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Chester Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Chester Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Chester Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Chester Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Mazeppa Township, Zumbrota Township, Gillford Township, Zumbro Falls, Belvidere Township and Bellechester: fewer than 1,000 residents. Mazeppa: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
27.6%
of Chester Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Chester Township
Why doesn’t Chester 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 Chester Township.
What hospital is closest to Chester Township?
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing in Red Wing, 13.4 miles in a straight line from Chester 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 Chester Township.
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.
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