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Health in Beotia Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Beotia Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57434. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Beotia Township

COPD, cancer and heart disease run high in Beotia Township

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.6%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. 1 in 8 adults have had cancer (11.8%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. Heart disease is also above the state: 8.7%, vs 6.8% across South Dakota. In all, Beotia Township runs above South Dakota on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

The nearest ER is 24 miles from Beotia Township

The closest emergency room is Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen in Aberdeen, 23.9 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Beotia Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Beotia 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 ↓

More high blood pressure in Beotia Township, and more people treating it

37.8% of adults have high blood pressure (South Dakota 33.3%), but 80.7% of them take medicine for it, vs 75.9% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Beotia Township’s likely range; Beotia Township’s figures come from ZIP code 57434, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beotia Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Beotia Township adults have COPD
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.4–9.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Beotia Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen · ≈23.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 23.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
23.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈23.9 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
24.2 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
28.7 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.3 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
78.5 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beotia Township itself
✓ Dental careBeotia Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beotia 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 Beotia 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
81%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beotia Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beotia Township, betterBeotia Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Beotia Township gets moving

6.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Beotia Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Beotia Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Beotia Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · 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

Beotia Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Conde Township: 35.1%La Prairie Township: 35.9%Conde: 35.8%Benton Township: 35.7%Tetonka Township: 35.7%Oak Gulch Township: 34.5%Bates Township: 35%Mellette Township: 35.7%Brentford: 37.7%Olean Township: 35.8%Sumner Township: 37.6%Clifton Township: 37%Beotia Township: 35.1%Beotia TownshipConde TownshipLa Prairie TownshipCondeBenton TownshipTetonka Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#3 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Beotia Township35.1%
Conde Township35.1%
Benton Township35.7%
Tetonka Township35.7%
Conde35.8%
La Prairie Township35.9%
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
Conde Township————
La Prairie Township————
Conde————
Tetonka Township————
Benton Township————

Conde Township, La Prairie Township, Conde, Tetonka Township and Benton 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.

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing10.5%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Beotia Township

Why doesn’t Beotia 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 Beotia Township.

What hospital is closest to Beotia Township?

Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen in Aberdeen, 23.9 miles in a straight line from Beotia 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 Beotia 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.