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Health in Dollymount Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dollymount Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56296, 56236, 56221. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Dollymount Township

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Dollymount Township

1 in 11 adults have heart disease (8.8%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. 1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.7%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.3%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Dollymount Township runs above Minnesota on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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

Dollymount 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 Dollymount Township adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (27.3%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

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

37.8% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 80.7% 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 Dollymount Township’s likely range; Dollymount Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56296, 56236, 56221, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dollymount Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Dollymount Township adults have heart disease
Minnesota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.8–9.9%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Dollymount Township

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

HNearest EREssentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalGraceville · 11.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health ServiceWillmar · 73.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Sanford Wheaton Medical Center
Wheaton · not rated
Rural critical access
11.9 mi
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital
Graceville · not rated
ERRural critical access
22 mi
Stevens Community Medical Center
Morris · not rated
ERRural critical access
25 mi
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services
Elbow Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
73.5 mi
Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Willmar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
82.3 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dollymount Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dollymount Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dollymount 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 Dollymount 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 27.3%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.9%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.1%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dollymount Township, betterDollymount Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Dollymount Township gets moving

6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupMN 75%
63%Dentist visitMN 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
71%Colon screeningMN 69%
76%MammogramMN 79%
81%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dollymount Township 8.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Dollymount Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Dollymount Township adults feel lonely
28.7% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Dollymount Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Dollymount Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Dollymount Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Dollymount 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 9
Dollymount Township adults worry about having enough food
11.3% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 11
Dollymount Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 18
Dollymount Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Dollymount Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

8.4% of Dollymount Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Dollymount Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eldorado Township: 38.4%Clifton Township: 38.9%Leonardsville Township: 38.4%Croke Township: 38.6%Logan Township: 39.5%Everglade Township: 36.9%Donnelly Township: 38.8%Pepperton Township: 37.5%Lake Valley Township: 38.3%Redpath Township: 38.3%Moonshine Township: 37.7%Tara Township: 38.3%Walls Township: 38.4%Dollymount Township: 38.5%Dollymount TownshipEldorado TownshipClifton TownshipLeonardsville TownshipCroke TownshipSanford Wheaton Medical Center · Wheaton · 10.8 miHEssentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital · Graceville · 11.9 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eldorado Township38.4%
Leonardsville Township38.4%
Dollymount Township38.5%
Croke Township38.6%
Clifton Township38.9%
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
Eldorado Township————
Clifton Township————
Leonardsville Township————
Croke Township————

Eldorado Township, Clifton Township, Leonardsville Township and Croke 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.

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Dollymount Township

Why doesn’t Dollymount 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 Dollymount Township.

What hospital is closest to Dollymount Township?

Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital in Graceville, 11.9 miles in a straight line from Dollymount 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 Dollymount 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.