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Health in Beaver Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Beaver Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57337, 57340, 57349, 57321. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Beaver Township

COPD and heart disease run high in Beaver Township

1 in 13 adults have COPD (8%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.1%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. In all, Beaver Township runs above South Dakota on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Beaver Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Beaver Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the South Dakota figure falls outside Beaver Township’s likely range; Beaver Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57337, 57340, 57349, 57321, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beaver Township adults…

Beaver Township runs above SD on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Beaver Township adults have COPD
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.8–9.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Beaver Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 15.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.8 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.5 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
34.7 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.9 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
36.6 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver Township itself
✓ Dental careBeaver Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beaver 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 Beaver 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 25.7%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.6%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beaver Township, betterBeaver Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Beaver Township gets moving

2.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
70%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver Township 8.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Beaver Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Beaver Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Beaver Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Beaver Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Ravenna Township: 35.3%Clinton Township: 35.4%Fairview Township: 36%Rock Creek Township: 36.6%Butler Township: 36.9%Diana Township: 35.3%Plano Township: 36.5%Miner Township: 35.5%Roswell Township: 35.7%Jasper Township: 36.2%Spring Lake Township: 35.6%Canova Township: 36.9%Beaver Township: 35.6%Beaver TownshipRavenna TownshipClinton TownshipFairview TownshipRock Creek TownshipAvera Queen of Peace · Mitchell · 15.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHHorizon Health - Howard Medical · Howard · 16 mi+Access Health - Mitchell · Mitchell · 17.5 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Ravenna Township35.3%
Clinton Township35.4%
Beaver Township35.6%
Fairview Township36%
Rock Creek Township36.6%
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
Ravenna Township————
Clinton Township————
Fairview Township————
Rock Creek Township————

Ravenna Township, Clinton Township, Fairview Township and Rock Creek 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.

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Beaver Township

Why doesn’t Beaver 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 Beaver Township.

What hospital is closest to Beaver Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 15.8 miles in a straight line from Beaver Township’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 Beaver Township.

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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.