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Health in Ashton · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Ashton residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
16.7%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
36.6%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
23.6%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
7.5%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
8.4 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Ashton

2 of 3federal care shortage designations
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Ashton

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 8.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 32.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
31 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
32.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.4 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
≈32.6 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
56.6 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Ashton itself
✓ Dental careAshton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Ashton 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 Ashton; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ashton adults…

Ashton runs above SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Ashton adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Ashton, betterAshton, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Ashton gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
74%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ashton 7.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ashton adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Ashton adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Ashton adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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

Ashton 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.

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Ashton

Why doesn’t Ashton have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Ashton?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 8.4 miles in a straight line from Ashton’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 Ashton.

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.