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Health in Johnsonville Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Johnsonville Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56180, 56255, 56152, 56166. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Johnsonville Township

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

Johnsonville 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 ↓

COPD, heart disease and diabetes run high in Johnsonville Township

1 in 14 adults have COPD (7.1%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.6%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Diabetes is also above the state: 12.6%, vs 10.1% across Minnesota. In all, Johnsonville Township runs above Minnesota on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Johnsonville Township adults get no exercise

1 in 4 adults get no exercise outside work (26%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

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

34.3% of adults have high blood pressure (Minnesota 31%), but 79% 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 Johnsonville Township’s likely range; Johnsonville Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56180, 56255, 56152, 56166, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Johnsonville Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Tracy Medical CenterTracy · 11 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareMarshall · 19 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11 mi
Sanford Tracy Medical Center
Tracy · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Sanford Westbrook Medical Center
Westbrook · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Rural Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.7 mi
Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center
Marshall · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.6 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
57.9 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careJohnsonville Township is a federal shortage area.Tracy · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Johnsonville Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville Township adults…

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

7 of every 100 Johnsonville Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6.1–8%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 16.8%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Johnsonville Township, betterJohnsonville Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Johnsonville Township gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupMN 75%
62%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
70%Colon screeningMN 69%
77%MammogramMN 79%
79%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Johnsonville Township 7.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Johnsonville Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Johnsonville Township adults feel lonely
30.8% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Johnsonville Township adults lack social or emotional support
22% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Johnsonville Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Johnsonville Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Johnsonville 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 8
Johnsonville Township adults worry about having enough food
13% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 11
Johnsonville Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 17
Johnsonville Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Johnsonville Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

9.2% of Johnsonville Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Johnsonville Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

North Hero Township: 36.1%Gales Township: 36%Granite Rock Township: 36.7%Waterbury Township: 36.7%Ann Township: 37%Walnut Grove: 31.7%Revere: 38.6%Springdale Township: 35.7%Lamberton Township: 37%Amiret Township: 37.9%Westline Township: 37.3%Vail Township: 35%Vesta Township: 37.2%Willow Lake Township: 37.5%Johnsonville Township: 35.1%Johnsonville TownshipNorth Hero TownshipGales TownshipGranite Rock TownshipWaterbury TownshipSanford Tracy Medical Center · Tracy · 11 miHCentracare - Redwood · Redwood Falls · 21.6 miH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Johnsonville Township35.1%
Gales Township36%
North Hero Township36.1%
Granite Rock Township36.7%
Waterbury Township36.7%
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
North Hero Township————
Granite Rock Township————
Gales Township————
Waterbury Township————

North Hero Township, Granite Rock Township, Gales Township and Waterbury 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.

30%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Johnsonville Township

Why doesn’t Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville Township.

What hospital is closest to Johnsonville Township?

Sanford Tracy Medical Center in Tracy, 11.0 miles in a straight line from Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville 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.