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Health in Benton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Benton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57107, 57020, 57033. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Benton Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Benton Township adults…

Benton Township runs below SD on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Benton Township adults have had a stroke
South Dakota: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.4–2.9%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Benton Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Mckennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls · 8.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford USD Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 8.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.5 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
8.5 mi
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
8.5 mi
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
8.6 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
42.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careBenton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBenton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Benton 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 Benton 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 22.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.3%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 21%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Benton Township, betterBenton Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Benton Township gets moving

0.7 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
72%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Benton Township 8.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Benton Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Benton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Benton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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

Benton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Crooks: 36.3%Sioux Falls: 36.9%Hartford Township: 36.1%Mapleton Township: 37.9%Lyons Township: 37%Wayne Township: 37.2%Split Rock Township: 35.5%Springdale Township: 34.3%Delapre Township: 35.7%Brandon Township: 35.7%Anderson: 33.5%Pine Lakes Addition: 34.5%Hartford: 35.8%Humboldt Township: 36.1%Wall Lake Township: 36.2%Grand Meadow Township: 36.2%Sverdrup Township: 37.4%Edison Township: 37.1%Burk Township: 35.6%Benton Township: 36.8%Benton TownshipCrooksSioux FallsHartford TownshipMapleton TownshipLyons TownshipWayne TownshipAvera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center · Sioux Falls · 8.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHSanford USD Medical Center · Sioux Falls · 8.5 mi · 5★ MedicareHSioux Falls VA Medical Center · Sioux Falls · 8.5 mi · 5★ MedicareHLifescape · Sioux Falls · 8.6 miHFalls Community Health · Sioux Falls · 8.1 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hartford Township36.1%
Crooks36.3%
Benton Township36.8%
Sioux Falls36.9%
Lyons Township37%
Wayne Township37.2%
Mapleton Township37.9%
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
CrooksA−36.3%9.1%13.4%CDC place
Sioux FallsB+36.9%10.5%13.9%CDC place
Hartford Township————
Mapleton TownshipB37.9%11.5%15.2%ZIP codes
Wayne Township————
Lyons Township————

Hartford Township, Wayne Township and Lyons 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.

26.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.2%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Benton Township

Why doesn’t Benton 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 Benton Township.

What hospital is closest to Benton Township?

Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, 8.5 miles in a straight line from Benton Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Benton Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Falls Community Health in Sioux Falls, 8.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Benton 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.