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Health in Alban Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Alban Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57252, 57216. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Alban Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Alban Township adults…

Alban Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 4. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Alban Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.3–12.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Alban Township

1 hospital in Alban Township, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERMilbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank · 3.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 62.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical accessIn Alban Township
13 mi
Ortonville Area Health Services
Ortonville · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.7 mi
Madison Hospital
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
30 mi
Johnson Memorial Hospital
Dawson · not rated
ERRural critical access
62.6 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
70.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careAlban Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAlban Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Alban Township 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 Alban Township; ≈ 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 South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Alban Township, betterAlban Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Alban Township gets moving

1 mile of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alban Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Alban Township 9.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Alban Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Alban Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Alban Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.9% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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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

Alban Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Milbank: 36.5%Grant Center Township: 37.1%Melrose Township: 37.2%Yellow Bank Township: 36.9%Vernon Township: 37.3%Madison Township: 37.7%Twin Brooks Township: 37.2%Kilborn Township: 37.2%Geneseo Township: 38.1%Big Stone Township: 38.4%Ortonville Township: 37.7%Agassiz Township: 36.3%Walter Township: 34.8%Odessa Township: 38.1%Adams Township: 37.4%Alban Township: 37.4%Alban TownshipMilbankGrant Center TownshipMelrose TownshipYellow Bank TownshipVernon TownshipMilbank Area Hospital/Avera Health · Milbank · 3.1 miHOrtonville Area Health Services · Ortonville · 13 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Milbank36.5%
Yellow Bank Township36.9%
Grant Center Township37.1%
Melrose Township37.2%
Vernon Township37.3%
Alban Township37.4%
SD35.9%

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
MilbankB36.5%12.4%14%CDC place
Grant Center Township————
Melrose Township————
Vernon Township————

Grant Center Township, Melrose Township and Vernon 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.

31.4%

of Alban Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Alban Township

Why doesn’t Alban Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Alban Township?

Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health in Milbank, 3.1 miles in a straight line from Alban Township’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 Alban Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South 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.