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Health in Belleview Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Belleview Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57349, 57051, 57076. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Belleview Township

Heart disease, cancer and COPD run high in Belleview Township

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.2%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. 1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. COPD is also above the state: 8%, vs 6.7% across South Dakota. In all, Belleview Township runs above South Dakota on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Belleview Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Belleview 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 Belleview Township’s likely range; Belleview Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57349, 57051, 57076, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Belleview Township adults…

Belleview Township runs above SD on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Belleview Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.3–9.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Belleview Township

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 10.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.4 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.5 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
34.6 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
41.3 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Belleview Township itself
✓ Dental careBelleview Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Belleview 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 Belleview 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 25.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Belleview Township, betterBelleview Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Belleview Township gets moving

3.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Belleview Township 8.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Belleview Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Belleview Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Belleview Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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

Belleview Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Whitewood Township: 36.8%Wayne Township: 34.4%Grafton Township: 35.8%Henden Township: 35.2%Baker Township: 36.6%Spring Lake Township: 36.8%Mathews Township: 34.8%Oldham: 37.8%Concord Township: 33.8%Badus Township: 34.1%Carthage Township: 35.8%Adams Township: 35.7%Clearwater Township: 35.2%Belleview Township: 35.9%Belleview TownshipWhitewood TownshipWayne TownshipGrafton TownshipHenden TownshipAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah · De Smet · 17.4 miHHorizon Health - Howard Dental · Howard · 10.8 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wayne Township34.4%
Henden Township35.2%
Grafton Township35.8%
Belleview Township35.9%
Whitewood Township36.8%
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
Whitewood Township————
Wayne Township————
Henden Township————
Grafton Township————

Whitewood Township, Wayne Township, Henden Township and Grafton 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.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Belleview Township

Why doesn’t Belleview 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 Belleview Township.

What hospital is closest to Belleview Township?

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 17.4 miles in a straight line from Belleview 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 Belleview 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.