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Health in Bancroft · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Bancroft residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57353. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Bancroft

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Bancroft

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 11.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 11.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.7 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
11.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.4 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
42.5 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
46.1 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Bancroft itself
✓ Dental careBancroft is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Bancroft 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 Bancroft; ≈ 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 Bancroft adults…

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

32 of every 100 Bancroft adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.5–35.6%
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 23.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bancroft, betterBancroft, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Bancroft gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bancroft 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Bancroft adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Bancroft adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Bancroft adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · 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.

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

Bancroft 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 Bancroft adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Bancroft

Why doesn’t Bancroft have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Bancroft?

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 11.7 miles in a straight line from Bancroft’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 Bancroft.

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.