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Health in Winfield Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Winfield Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 56230, 56277. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Winfield Township

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

Winfield 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 stroke run high in Winfield Township

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%, vs 3.1% across Minnesota. In all, Winfield Township runs above Minnesota on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Winfield Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (27.8%), vs 22.3% across Minnesota. Habits ↓

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

35.2% 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 Winfield Township’s likely range; Winfield Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 56230, 56277, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Winfield Township

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

HNearest EROlivia Hospital & ClinicOlivia · 7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCentracare- Rice Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 19.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 19.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7 mi
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Olivia · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Willmar
Willmar · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.4 mi
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
Willmar · ★★★★★
ER
21.1 mi
Centracare - Redwood
Redwood Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.6 mi
Avera Granite Falls
Granite Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.9 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Marshall
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Winfield Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Winfield Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Winfield 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 Winfield 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 Winfield Township adults…

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

8 of every 100 Winfield Township adults have COPD
Minnesota: 5 in 100 · worse · likely 6.5–8.8%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.8%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.2%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Winfield Township, betterWinfield Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Winfield Township gets moving

0.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupMN 75%
65%Dentist visitMN 68%
84%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
70%Colon screeningMN 69%
77%MammogramMN 79%
79%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Winfield Township 9.3% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Winfield Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

1 in 3Winfield Township adults feel lonely
32.7% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Winfield Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Winfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 6Winfield Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Winfield 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
Winfield Township adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 10
Winfield Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.2% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 15
Winfield Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.6% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 13
Winfield Township adults lack reliable transportation
8% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

10.6% of Winfield Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Winfield Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Troy Township: 39.4%Kingman Township: 39.2%Crooks Township: 38.5%Roseland Township: 40.6%Olivia: 39.6%Danube: 39.4%Emmet Township: 38.5%Henryville Township: 39%Bird Island Township: 38.7%Lake Lillian Township: 39.1%Osceola Township: 38.4%Holland Township: 39.5%Ericson Township: 38.4%Whitefield Township: 41.8%Winfield Township: 39.2%Winfield TownshipTroy TownshipKingman TownshipCrooks TownshipRoseland TownshipOlivia Hospital & Clinic · Olivia · 7 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Crooks Township38.5%
Winfield Township39.2%
Kingman Township39.2%
Troy Township39.4%
Roseland Township40.6%
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
Troy Township————
Kingman Township————
Roseland Township————
Crooks Township————

Troy Township, Kingman Township, Roseland Township and Crooks 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 Winfield Township adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Winfield Township

Why doesn’t Winfield 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 Winfield Township.

What hospital is closest to Winfield Township?

Olivia Hospital & Clinic in Olivia, 7.0 miles in a straight line from Winfield Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Winfield 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.