Crow Wing County, Minnesota is a rural county located in the north central region of the state. The population of Crow Wing County is approximately 63,000 people as of 2020. Health care in the county is provided by a few local hospitals and medical facilities. The largest hospital in the county is Essentia Health St Joseph’s Medical Center serving Brainerd and Baxter townships. This hospital provides emergency services, surgical and diagnostic imaging, along with other medical services. Other health care options include Central Lakes Medical Center in Crosby and Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin. These medical facilities provide walk-in clinic services for urgent care needs such as sprains or fractures. Additionally, there are numerous clinics offering family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine and mental health services throughout the county. All these services work to ensure that all the individuals in Crow Wing County have access to quality health care when needed.
The health of a city has many different factors. It can refer to air quality, water quality, risk of getting respiratory disease or cancer. The people you live around can also affect your health as some places have lower or higher rates of physical activity, increased alcohol intake, smoking, obesity, and cancer rates.
Physicians per Capita
There are 229 physicians per 100,000 population in Crow Wing County. The US average is 210 per 100,000 people.
Health Cost Index
The annual BestPlaces Health Cost Index for the Crow Wing County area is 83.6 (lower=better). The US average is 100.
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Example: 110 = 10% more expensive than national average.
Water Qualtiy Index
The annual BestPlaces Water Quality Index for the Crow Wing County area is 76 (100=best). The US average is 55.
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Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund Index
The annual BestPlaces Superfund Index for the Crow Wing County area is 80 (100=best). The US average is 87.
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The EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation's most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Quick Facts
Commuting can effect your health. The average person in Crow Wing County commutes 21.4 minutes one-way, which is shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
Air Quality Index
The annual BestPlaces Air Quality Index for the Crow Wing County area is 75 (100=best). The US average is 58.
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This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.