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Health in Harrison Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Harrison Township is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns

Harrison Township differs from North Dakota on 5 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 4 better, 1 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 58703, 58701. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Harrison Township

Against towns with similar incomes, Harrison Township’s lead shrinks

Harrison Township is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns, but 62% of the 5,400 towns with similar household incomes ($92K–$153K). Part of its edge is what towns with its incomes tend to have. Health Grade ↓

Harrison Township sleeps less

39% of adults sleep under 7 hours a night, vs 32.7% across North Dakota. Habits ↓

Heart disease and stroke are less common in Harrison Township

Harrison Township runs below North Dakota on heart disease (5.1% vs 6.1%) and stroke (2.6% vs 3.1%). 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 Harrison Township’s likely range; Harrison Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 58703, 58701, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.

Health Grade

What’s behind Harrison Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Harrison Township is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is diabetes (fewer adults with diabetes than 93% of towns); the weakest is obesity, still better than 66%.

A−Self-rated health15% · ND 16.1% · U.S. 19.4%
APhysical distress11% · ND 11.4% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress14.8% · ND 14.2% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity33.9% · ND 36.5% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes8.7% · ND 9.8% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking12.7% smoke · ND 13.1% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise22.5% · ND 21.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 84%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $92K–$153K (5,400)Healthier than 62%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Harrison Township’s median household income is $122,361; among the 5,400 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($92K–$153K), it’s healthier than 62%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Harrison Township could be anywhere from B to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 58703,58701), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.5%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 22.4%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.7%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harrison Township, betterHarrison Township, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Harrison Township gets moving

9.9 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Harrison Township adults…

Harrison Township runs below ND on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Harrison Township adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · better · likely 4.6–5.6%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Harrison Township

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 3.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 3.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 2.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.2 mi
Northland Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.6 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
41.1 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.6 mi
Trinity Kenmare Community Hospital
Kenmare · not rated
ERRural critical access
47 mi
Mountrail County Medical Center
Stanley · not rated
ERRural critical access
66.3 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHarrison Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarrison Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHarrison Township 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 Harrison Township; ≈ 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 Harrison Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

72%Yearly checkupND 74%
64%Dentist visitND 65%
82%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
76%MammogramND 78%
74%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harrison Township 7.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Harrison Township adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 3Harrison Township adults feel lonely
31.4% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Harrison Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Harrison Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Harrison Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Harrison Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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
Harrison Township adults worry about having enough food
10.6% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 11
Harrison Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Harrison Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 15
Harrison Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.4% of Harrison Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Harrison Township and the towns around it

Harrison Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 4 graded towns around it.

Minot: 33.8%Burlington Township: 34.2%Burlington: 33.6%Nedrose Township: 34%Eureka Township: 33.2%Afton Township: 34.7%Sundre Township: 34.7%Kirkelie Township: 33.7%Des Lacs Township: 34%Burt Township: 34.3%Surrey: 35.6%Surrey Township: 36.2%McKinley Township: 33.3%New Prairie Township: 37.2%Freedom Township: 34.7%Harrison Township: 33.9%Harrison TownshipMinotBurlington TownshipBurlingtonNedrose TownshipEureka TownshipAfton TownshipTrinity Hospitals · Minot · 3.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHMinot Clinic · Minot · 2.2 mi+
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eureka Township33.2%
Burlington33.6%
Minot33.8%
Harrison Township33.9%
Nedrose Township34%
Burlington Township34.2%
Afton Township34.7%
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
Harrison TownshipA−33.9%8.7%12.7%ZIP codes
MinotA−33.8%8.7%12.8%CDC place
Burlington Township————
BurlingtonA33.6%7.8%12.8%CDC place
Nedrose TownshipA−34%8.8%12.8%ZIP codes
Eureka Township————
Afton Township————

Burlington Township, Eureka Township and Afton 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.

27.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.9%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
North Dakota

Every CDC estimate for Harrison Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Harrison Township is better than North Dakota on 4 and worse on 1; on the rest, the North Dakota figure falls inside Harrison Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Harrison TownshipNDU.S.vs ND
Overall health
Fair or poor health15%13.1–1716.1%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11%9.7–12.311.4%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)14.8%13.1–16.614.2%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity33.9%29.2–38.736.5%32.9%About the same
Diabetes8.7%7.5–9.99.8%12%About the same
High blood pressure30.6%27.5–33.731.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)31.2%28.1–34.433.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis23.6%21.2–26.125.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.310.1%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer7.2%6.5–7.98.2%7.9%Better
Coronary heart disease5.1%4.6–5.66.1%6.4%Better
COPD5.1%4.5–5.85.9%6.3%Better
Stroke2.6%2.4–2.93.1%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)11.4%9.3–13.810.8%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.7%11–14.713.1%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work22.5%19.3–25.921.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking22.4%19.3–25.721.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours39%34.3–4432.7%36%Worse
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.6%6.4–97.3%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year71.8%68.2–75.274.4%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.4%61–67.764.5%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years81.7%79.5–83.782.7%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)73.8%71–76.576.3%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)64.8%60.4–69.164.9%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)75.8%69.2–81.778%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression20.9%18–23.921.3%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.4%27.5–35.429.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support20.8%18–23.820.6%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food10.6%9–12.310.7%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing9.3%7.9–10.88.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.8%5–6.75.8%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.5%5.7–7.46.5%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)6.4%5.3–7.66.7%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability27.1%23.9–30.527.6%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs9.9%8.6–11.311.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13%11.5–14.712.6%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.8%6–7.67.8%6.7%Lower
Vision difficulty3.8%3.5–4.24.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone6.9%6.1–7.77.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.8%2.6–3.13.1%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the North Dakota figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Harrison Township

Is Harrison Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Harrison Township is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns: A− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 62%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Harrison Township?

CDC estimates 33.9% of adults have obesity, likely between 29.2% and 38.7%, against 36.5% across North Dakota and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Harrison Township?

Trinity Hospitals in Minot, 3.6 miles in a straight line from Harrison Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Harrison Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6.4–9%), against 7.3% across North Dakota.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Harrison Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.