✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Clarks Grove 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 Clarks Grove; ≈ 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 exercise26.6%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours33.3%MN 29.2%
Binge drink19.5%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes15.5%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Clarks Grove, betterClarks Grove, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Clarks Grove gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Clarks Grove 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 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clarks Grove 7.6% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Clarks Grove adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10Clarks Grove adults feel lonely
30.4% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Clarks Grove adults lack social or emotional support
22.8% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Clarks Grove adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Clarks Grove adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Clarks Grove adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Bath Township and Bancroft 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.
27.7%
of Clarks Grove adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs11.7%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing7%
Errands alone7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Clarks Grove
Why doesn’t Clarks Grove have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Clarks Grove.
What hospital is closest to Clarks Grove?
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and Austin in Albert Lea, 8.0 miles in a straight line from Clarks Grove’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Clarks Grove.
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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