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Health in Davenport · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Davenport residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Davenport

Davenport is an active town

Only 17.1% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 21.8% across North Dakota. Habits ↓

Fewer Davenport adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, utility bills and getting around all run below North Dakota. 1 in 13 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 9 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

Stroke and heart disease are less common in Davenport

Davenport runs below North Dakota on stroke (2.5% vs 3.1%) and heart disease (5% vs 6.1%). 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 North Dakota figure falls outside Davenport’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 17.1%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.2%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21.9%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.4%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Davenport, betterDavenport, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Davenport gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

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 13
Davenport adults worry about having enough food
8% · ND 10.7%
Better than ND
1 in 14
Davenport adults worry about keeping their housing
7.4% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 22
Davenport adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.6% · ND 5.8%
Better than ND
1 in 20
Davenport adults lack reliable transportation
5% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

4.8% of Davenport adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Davenport adults…

Davenport runs below ND on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Davenport adults have had a stroke
North Dakota: 3 in 100 · better · likely 2.1–2.9%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Davenport

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

HNearest EREssentia HealthFargo · 12 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford Medical Center Fargo★★★★★ · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterFargo · 14.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12 mi
Essentia Health
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
14.7 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Fargo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈15.2 mi
Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Fargo · ★★★★★
ER
19 mi
Fargo VA Medical Center
Fargo · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
19.1 mi
Community Health Service
2 sites · nearest in Moorhead
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35 mi
Lisbon Area Health Services
Lisbon · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careDavenport is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDavenport is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDavenport is not a shortage area

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 Davenport; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupND 74%
68%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
69%Colon screeningND 65%
80%MammogramND 78%
75%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Davenport 5.7% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Davenport adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Davenport adults feel lonely
28.1% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Davenport adults lack social or emotional support
19% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 4Davenport adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Davenport adults are in frequent mental distress
13.1% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Davenport 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.

Around town

Davenport and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Davenport Township: 34.8%Addison Township: 34.6%Normanna Township: 34.7%Leonard Township: 34.6%Warren Township: 34.7%Durbin Township: 33.7%Maple River Township: 34.2%Davenport: 35.1%DavenportDavenport TownshipAddison Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Addison Township34.6%
Davenport Township34.8%
Davenport35.1%
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
Davenport Township————
Addison Township————

Davenport Township and Addison 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.

21.9%

of Davenport adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%
Thinking or memory11%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone5.8%
Vision3.1%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Davenport

Why doesn’t Davenport have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Davenport?

Essentia Health in Fargo, 12.0 miles in a straight line from Davenport’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.