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Edgeley, North Dakota 6-12-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Edgeley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Edgeley residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Edgeley

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Edgeley

1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.4%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. 1 in 11 adults have COPD (8.8%), vs 5.9% across North Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.6%, vs 3.1% across North Dakota. In all, Edgeley runs above North Dakota on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 28% of residents are 65 or older (North Dakota 17%), and heart disease, COPD and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Edgeley is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Edgeley’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 ↓

The nearest ER is 33 miles from Edgeley

The closest emergency room is CHI Oakes Hospital in Oakes, 33.3 miles away in a straight line. For everyday care, Family Healthcare Center is closer (19.9 mi) and charges on a sliding scale. Getting care ↓

More high blood pressure in Edgeley, and more people treating it

39.9% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 83.4% 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 Edgeley’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Edgeley adults…

Edgeley runs above ND on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Edgeley adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 8–10.9%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Why age matters here

Edgeley is an older town: 28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across North Dakota. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Edgeley as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Edgeley28%
North Dakota17%
Getting care

Care in and near Edgeley

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

HNearest ERCHI Oakes HospitalOakes · 33.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterLamoure · 19.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.9 mi
Family Healthcare Center
6 sites · nearest in Lamoure
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.3 mi
CHI Oakes Hospital
Oakes · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.1 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
38.6 mi
Ashley Medical Center
Ashley · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.7 mi
South Central Health
Wishek · not rated
ERRural critical access
63.5 mi
Horizon Health - Aberdeen
Aberdeen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Edgeley itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Edgeley itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Edgeley 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 Edgeley; ≈ 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 Edgeley adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

79%Yearly checkupND 74%
62%Dentist visitND 65%
87%Cholesterol checkND 83%
67%Colon screeningND 65%
76%MammogramND 78%
83%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Edgeley 8% · 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 27.7%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.4%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 16.8%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Edgeley, betterEdgeley, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Edgeley gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Edgeley adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Edgeley adults feel lonely
26.9% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Edgeley adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Edgeley adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.1% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Edgeley adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Edgeley 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 9
Edgeley adults worry about having enough food
10.8% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 12
Edgeley adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 19
Edgeley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.3% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Edgeley adults lack reliable transportation
6% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

7.1% of Edgeley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Edgeley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Golden Glen Township: 35.7%Willowbank Township: 35.7%Pomona View Township: 35.5%Potsdam Township: 35.8%Nora Township: 35.7%Edgeley: 35.5%EdgeleyGolden Glen Township
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 6 towns on this map, healthiest first
Edgeley35.5%
Golden Glen Township35.7%
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
Golden Glen Township————

Golden Glen 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.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing11.4%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Edgeley

Why doesn’t Edgeley have a Health Grade?

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

Neighbors talk health

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

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.