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Perley, Minnesota at the intersection of US Highway 75 and Norman County Highway 39Photo: Richard N Horne · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Perley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Perley residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Perley. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Perley

Smoking is more common in Perley

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (18.8%), vs 13.1% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

Perley is short on primary care and mental health care

Perley’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

COPD runs high in Perley

1 in 15 adults have COPD (6.8%), vs 5.4% across Minnesota. Conditions ↓

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 Perley’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.2%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.3%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 19.6%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 18.8%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Perley, betterPerley, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Perley gets moving

0.9 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Perley

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

HNearest EREssentia Health AdaAda · 15.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterMoorhead · 20.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.3 mi
Essentia Health Ada
Ada · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.7 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
19.7 mi
Sanford Hillsboro
Hillsboro · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.7 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈21.6 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Perley itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Perley itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Perley 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 Perley; ≈ 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 Perley adults…

Perley runs above MN on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Perley adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 5.5–8.4%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%Yearly checkupMN 75%
64%Dentist visitMN 68%
85%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
65%Colon screeningMN 69%
80%MammogramMN 79%
75%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Perley 7.8% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Perley adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Perley adults feel lonely
28.3% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Perley adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Perley adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Perley adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Perley 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
Perley adults worry about having enough food
13% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 9
Perley adults worry about keeping their housing
10.7% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 14
Perley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.1% · MN 5.7%
Worse than MN
1 in 13
Perley adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

10.2% of Perley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Perley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.8%

of Perley adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Perley

Why doesn’t Perley have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Perley?

Essentia Health Ada in Ada, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Perley’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 Perley.

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.