Healthcare & Safety
Fargo is served by 5 hospitals. 15 nursing facilities in the area.
- 3.8 hospitals per 100K residents (vs North Dakota 86.1/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
5 hospitals within range (3.8 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
Hospitals (4)
Sources: CMS Provider of Services xubh-q36u · Refreshed unknown
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 38017 |
|---|---|
| County Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 38 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 017 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · County | Cass |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 10.3 per 1,000 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 9.10 |
| County Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 11.70 |
| County Cdc Mortality · Fips | 38017 |
| County Cdc Mortality · County | Cass County |
| County Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Small metro |
| County Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 8,168 |
| County Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 6,729 per 100K |
| County Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 14.1% |
| County Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.4 days/month |
| County Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.5 days/month |
| County Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 15.3% |
| County Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 34.1% |
| County Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 21.7% |
| County Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 22.7% |
Sources: CDC NCHS Vital Statistics · CDC WONDER · County Health Rankings 2025 · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 288 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 76 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy Days | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 158 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 58 |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 300 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12