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Adelaide Township, Bowman County, North DakotaPhoto: Ragazzi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Health in Adelaide Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Adelaide Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 58651. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Adelaide Township

COPD, arthritis and diabetes run high in Adelaide Township

1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.6%), vs 5.9% across North Dakota. 3 in 10 adults have arthritis (30.1%), vs 25.3% across North Dakota. Diabetes is also above the state: 11.6%, vs 9.8% across North Dakota. In all, Adelaide Township runs above North Dakota on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Adelaide Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Adelaide Township’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 ↓

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

36.3% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 79.8% of them take medicine for it, vs 76.3% 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 North Dakota figure falls outside Adelaide Township’s likely range; Adelaide Township’s figures come from ZIP code 58651, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Adelaide Township adults…

Adelaide Township runs above ND on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Adelaide Township adults have COPD
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.5–8.8%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Adelaide Township

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

HNearest ERSouthwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 13 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareBison · 73.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13 mi
Southwest Healthcare Services
Bowman · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.9 mi
Fallon Medical Complex Hospital
Baker · not rated
ERRural critical access
45.9 mi
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association
Ekalaka · not rated
ERRural critical access
51.4 mi
West River Regional Medical Center
Hettinger · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
73.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Bison
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
82.3 mi
Bighorn Valley Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Glendive
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Adelaide Township itself
✓ Dental careAdelaide Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Adelaide 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 Adelaide 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Adelaide Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

76%Yearly checkupND 74%
66%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
68%Colon screeningND 65%
76%MammogramND 78%
80%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Adelaide Township 6.9% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.1%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.1%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 19.5%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Adelaide Township, betterAdelaide Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Adelaide Township gets moving

28 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Adelaide Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Adelaide Township adults feel lonely
27.9% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Adelaide Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Adelaide Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Adelaide Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.9% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Adelaide 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 10
Adelaide Township adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 12
Adelaide Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 19
Adelaide Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Adelaide Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.6% of Adelaide Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Adelaide Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Rhame Township: 38.4%Nebo Township: 38.4%Marion Township: 38.4%Crawford Township: 38.4%Langberg Township: 36.6%Amor Township: 36.2%Star Township: 36.2%Adelaide Township: 38.4%Adelaide TownshipRhame TownshipNebo TownshipMarion TownshipSouthwest Healthcare Services · Bowman · 13 miH
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Adelaide Township38.4%
Rhame Township38.4%
Nebo Township38.4%
Marion Township38.4%
ND36.5%

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
Rhame Township————
Nebo Township————
Marion Township————

Rhame Township, Nebo Township and Marion 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.

28.4%

of Adelaide Township adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Adelaide Township

Why doesn’t Adelaide 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 Adelaide Township.

What hospital is closest to Adelaide Township?

Southwest Healthcare Services in Bowman, 13.0 miles in a straight line from Adelaide 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 Adelaide Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Dakota 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.