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Health in Sawyer · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sawyer residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sawyer

Sawyer sleeps less

39.4% of adults sleep under 7 hours a night, vs 32.7% across North Dakota. Habits ↓

Fewer Sawyer adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, utility bills and getting around all run below North Dakota. 1 in 12 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 9 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 Sawyer’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 21.9%ND 21.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.4%ND 32.7%
Binge drink 21.5%ND 21.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.9%ND 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sawyer, betterSawyer, worseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Where Sawyer 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 12
Sawyer adults worry about having enough food
8.2% · ND 10.7%
Better than ND
1 in 13
Sawyer adults worry about keeping their housing
7.7% · ND 8.9%
About the same as ND
1 in 21
Sawyer adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.7% · ND 5.8%
Better than ND
1 in 19
Sawyer adults lack reliable transportation
5.2% · ND 6.5%
Better than ND

4.6% of Sawyer adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sawyer adults…

On every condition, Sawyer is about the same as North Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Sawyer adults have high blood pressure
North Dakota: 32 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.6–37.6%
Better than NDWorseAbout the sameNorth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Sawyer

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

HNearest ERTrinity HospitalsMinot · 14.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Hospitals★★★★★ · 14.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthland Health CentersMinot · 14.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.7 mi
Trinity Hospitals
Minot · ★★★★★
ER
14.9 mi
Northland Health Centers
5 sites · nearest in Minot
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.7 mi
Garrison Memorial Hospital
Garrison · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.2 mi
CHI St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.2 mi
Heart of America Medical Center
Rugby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
60.5 mi
Coal Country Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Hazen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSawyer is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSawyer is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSawyer 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 Sawyer; ≈ 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 Sawyer adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

74%Yearly checkupND 74%
67%Dentist visitND 65%
86%Cholesterol checkND 83%
65%Colon screeningND 65%
77%MammogramND 78%
78%Taking BP medsND 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sawyer 6.4% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)
Mind & connection

How Sawyer adults are doing

About the same as North Dakota on each measure.

3 in 10Sawyer adults feel lonely
29.2% · ND 29.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Sawyer adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · ND 20.6% · About the same as ND
1 in 5Sawyer adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · ND 21.3% · About the same as ND
1 in 7Sawyer adults are in frequent mental distress
13.5% · ND 14.2% · About the same as ND
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Sawyer 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

Sawyer 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.

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.6%
Thinking or memory11.6%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone6.3%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
North Dakota

Questions about health in Sawyer

Why doesn’t Sawyer have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sawyer?

Trinity Hospitals in Minot, 14.7 miles in a straight line from Sawyer’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 Sawyer.

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.