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Health in Dudley Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dudley Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56652, 56676, 56621. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Dudley Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Dudley Township

1 in 13 adults have COPD (8%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.6%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.3%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Dudley Township runs above Minnesota on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

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

Dudley 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 Dudley Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.2%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

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

35.5% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 79.7% 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 Dudley Township’s likely range; Dudley Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56652, 56676, 56621, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dudley Township adults…

Dudley Township runs above MN on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Dudley Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6.9–9.2%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Dudley Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley · 9.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford Bemidji Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCook Area Health ServicesNorthome · 48.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.8 mi
Sanford Bagley Medical Center
Bagley · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.2 mi
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji · ★★★★★
ER
19 mi
Red Lake Hospital
Redlake · not rated
23.1 mi
Essentia Health Fosston
Fosston · not rated
ERRural critical access
48.3 mi
Cook Area Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Northome
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
85.2 mi
Spectra Health
2 sites · nearest in Grand Forks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dudley Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dudley Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dudley 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 Dudley 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 28.2%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.4%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 18.1%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dudley Township, betterDudley Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Dudley Township gets moving

8.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupMN 75%
64%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
68%Colon screeningMN 69%
74%MammogramMN 79%
80%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dudley Township 8.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Dudley Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Dudley Township adults feel lonely
30% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Dudley Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.5% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Dudley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Dudley Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Dudley 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
Dudley Township adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 10
Dudley Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 15
Dudley Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.5% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 13
Dudley Township adults lack reliable transportation
8% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

10.4% of Dudley Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Dudley Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Holst Township: 34.4%Buzzle Township: 36%Shevlin Township: 36%Sinclair Township: 34.2%Roosevelt Township: 36%Eddy Township: 34.4%Copley Township: 34.5%Liberty Township: 37.5%Lammers Township: 37.6%Moose Creek Township: 36.3%Leon Township: 34.4%Clover Township: 34.1%Alaska Township: 37.5%Maple Ridge Township: 38.9%Dudley Township: 34.8%Dudley TownshipHolst TownshipBuzzle TownshipShevlin TownshipSinclair TownshipRoosevelt TownshipSanford Bagley Medical Center · Bagley · 9.8 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Sinclair Township34.2%
Holst Township34.4%
Dudley Township34.8%
Buzzle Township36%
Shevlin Township36%
Roosevelt Township36%
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
Holst Township————
Buzzle Township————
Sinclair Township————
Shevlin Township————
Roosevelt Township————

Holst Township, Buzzle Township, Sinclair Township, Shevlin Township and Roosevelt 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.

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Dudley Township

Why doesn’t Dudley 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 Dudley Township.

What hospital is closest to Dudley Township?

Sanford Bagley Medical Center in Bagley, 9.8 miles in a straight line from Dudley 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 Dudley 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.