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Post office in Jud, North Dakota 6-13-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Jud · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Jud residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Jud

Heart disease, stroke and COPD run high in Jud

1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10.4%), vs 6.1% across North Dakota. 1 in 20 adults have had a stroke (4.9%), vs 3.1% across North Dakota. COPD is also above the state: 9.3%, vs 5.9% across North Dakota. In all, Jud runs above North Dakota on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Jud is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Jud’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 ↓

More Jud adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.2%), vs 21.8% across North Dakota. Habits ↓

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

42.1% of adults have high blood pressure (North Dakota 31.8%), but 84.7% 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 Jud’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jud adults…

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

10 of every 100 Jud adults have heart disease
North Dakota: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–12.2%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Jud

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

HNearest ERJamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown · 25.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Healthcare CenterLamoure · 30.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
25.5 mi
Jamestown Regional Medical Center
Jamestown · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.9 mi
Family Healthcare Center
4 sites · nearest in Lamoure
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
36.4 mi
South Central Health
Wishek · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.5 mi
Ashley Medical Center
Ashley · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.6 mi
CHI Oakes Hospital
Oakes · not rated
ERRural critical access
76.5 mi
Horizon Health - Aberdeen
Aberdeen · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Jud itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Jud itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Jud 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 Jud; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with North Dakota

Share of adults, with the North Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.2%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.2%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 15.8%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jud, betterJud, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Jud gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupND 74%
62%Dentist visitND 65%
89%Cholesterol checkND 83%
67%Colon screeningND 65%
76%MammogramND 78%
85%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jud 6.5% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Jud adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Jud adults feel lonely
26.4% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Jud adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Jud adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.2% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 8Jud adults are in frequent mental distress
12.8% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Jud 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
Jud adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · ND 10.7%
About the same as ND
1 in 13
Jud adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 20
Jud adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · ND 5.8%
About the same as ND
1 in 18
Jud adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · ND 6.5%
About the same as ND

6.8% of Jud adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Around town

Jud and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing12.4%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Jud

Why doesn’t Jud have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Jud?

Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, 25.5 miles in a straight line from Jud’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.