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Health in Hazel Run · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hazel Run residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 56241. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hazel Run

Hazel Run is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Hazel Run’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 ↓

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Hazel Run

1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.6%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.9%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.1%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Hazel Run runs above Minnesota on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Hazel Run adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (27.7%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

More high blood pressure in Hazel Run, and more people treating it

35.7% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 79.6% 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 Hazel Run’s likely range; Hazel Run’s figures come from ZIP code 56241, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Hazel Run

No hospital or community health center in Hazel Run itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERAvera Granite FallsGranite Falls · 9.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareMarshall · 21.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Avera Granite Falls
Granite Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.1 mi
Chippewa County Hospital
Montevideo · not rated
ERRural critical access
21 mi
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
Marshall · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.1 mi
Rural Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.3 mi
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Dawson · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.8 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hazel Run itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hazel Run itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hazel Run 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 Hazel Run; ≈ 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 Hazel Run adults…

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

8 of every 100 Hazel Run adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6.7–8.5%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.7%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.7%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 16.7%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hazel Run, betterHazel Run, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Hazel Run gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupMN 75%
64%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
70%Colon screeningMN 69%
76%MammogramMN 79%
80%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hazel Run 8.5% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Hazel Run adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Hazel Run adults feel lonely
30.3% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Hazel Run adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Hazel Run adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Hazel Run adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Hazel Run 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
Hazel Run adults worry about having enough food
13.8% · MN 11.4%
Worse than MN
1 in 10
Hazel Run adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 15
Hazel Run adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · MN 5.7%
Worse than MN
1 in 12
Hazel Run adults lack reliable transportation
8.3% · MN 7.1%
Worse than MN

10.5% of Hazel Run adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Hazel Run and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hazel Run Township: 39.2%Minnesota Falls Township: 39.3%Stony Run Township: 39.5%Friendship Township: 38%Sandnes Township: 39%Hazel Run: 39.3%Hazel RunHazel Run TownshipAvera Granite Falls · Granite Falls · 9.5 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 6 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hazel Run Township39.2%
Hazel Run39.3%
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
Hazel Run Township————

Hazel Run 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.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Hazel Run

Why doesn’t Hazel Run have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Hazel Run.

What hospital is closest to Hazel Run?

Avera Granite Falls in Granite Falls, 9.5 miles in a straight line from Hazel Run’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 Hazel Run.

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.