! Primary careDexter Township is a federal shortage area.Southeast Mower County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dexter Township itself
✓ Mental healthDexter 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 Dexter 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 Dexter Township adults…
Dexter Township runs above MN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
25 of every 100 Dexter Township adults have arthritis
Minnesota: 22 in 100 · worse · likely 22.5–28.2%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota
Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.
Get no exercise24.8%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours31.6%MN 29.2%
Binge drink18%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes15.1%MN 13.1%
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Where Dexter Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Dexter 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 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dexter Township 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection
How Dexter Township adults are doing
About the same as Minnesota on each measure.
3 in 10Dexter Township adults feel lonely
29.4% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Dexter Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Dexter Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.5% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Dexter Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Dexter Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Dexter, Marshall Township, Red Rock Township, Sargeant Township and Grand Meadow 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.
28.4%
of Dexter Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Minnesota
Questions about health in Dexter Township
Why doesn’t Dexter 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 Dexter Township.
What hospital is closest to Dexter Township?
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester in Rochester, 24.9 miles in a straight line from Dexter Township’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 Dexter 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.