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Health in Hoople · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hoople residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Hoople

Hoople is short on primary care and mental health care

Hoople’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 ↓

Arthritis runs high in Hoople

3 in 10 adults have arthritis (29.5%), vs 25.3% across North Dakota. 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 Hoople’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Hoople

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

HNearest ERFirst Care Health CenterPark River · 10.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - GraftonGrafton · 12.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.6 mi
First Care Health Center
Park River · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.8 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Grafton
Grafton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.4 mi
Unity Medical Center
Grafton · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.4 mi
Pembina County Memorial Hospital
Cavalier · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.7 mi
Kittson Healthcare
Hallock · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.3 mi
Spectra Health
3 sites · nearest in Larimore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hoople itself
✓ Dental careHoople is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hoople 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 Hoople; ≈ 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 Hoople adults…

Hoople runs above ND on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

30 of every 100 Hoople adults have arthritis
North Dakota: 25 in 100 · worse · likely 26.1–33%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.8%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.1%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 19.3%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hoople, betterHoople, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Hoople gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupND 74%
62%Dentist visitND 65%
85%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
76%MammogramND 78%
79%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hoople 9.1% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Hoople adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Hoople adults feel lonely
27.5% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Hoople adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Hoople adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Hoople adults are in frequent mental distress
13.7% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Hoople 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
Hoople adults worry about having enough food
11.5% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 11
Hoople adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 17
Hoople adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 16
Hoople adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

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

Around town

Hoople and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Glenwood Township: 36.4%Farmington Township: 35.9%Dundee Township: 36.2%Fertile Township: 35.6%Elora Township: 40.7%Hoople: 36.1%HoopleGlenwood TownshipFirst Care Health Center · Park River · 10.6 miHUnity Medical Center · Grafton · 13.4 miHCommunity Health Service Inc. - Grafton · Grafton · 12.8 mi+
Healthier than NDNear NDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 6 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hoople36.1%
Glenwood Township36.4%
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
Glenwood Township————

Glenwood 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.

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Hoople

Why doesn’t Hoople have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hoople?

First Care Health Center in Park River, 10.6 miles in a straight line from Hoople’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 Hoople.

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.