Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Beulah Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded
Health in Beulah Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Beulah Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57301, 57363. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Beulah Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beulah Township adults…

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

35 of every 100 Beulah Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.8–39%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Why age matters here

Beulah Township is an older town: 34% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across South Dakota. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Beulah Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Beulah Township34%
South Dakota18%
Getting care

Care in and near Beulah Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 6.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 6.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 5.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.8 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
6.5 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.8 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
28.7 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.2 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beulah Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Beulah Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Beulah 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 Beulah 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 25.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Beulah Township, betterBeulah Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Beulah Township gets moving

1.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
66%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beulah Township 9.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Beulah Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Beulah Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Beulah Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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

Beulah Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Mount Vernon Township: 38.6%Badger Township: 37.9%Lisbon Township: 38.2%Hopper Township: 37%Union Township: 38.5%Dudley Township: 36.5%Blendon Township: 38.6%Mitchell: 38%Perry Township: 37.9%Tobin Township: 37.7%Prosper Township: 38.1%Beulah Township: 38.2%Beulah TownshipMount Vernon TownshipBadger TownshipLisbon TownshipAvera Queen of Peace · Mitchell · 6.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHAccess Health - Mitchell · Mitchell · 5.8 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Badger Township37.9%
Beulah Township38.2%
Lisbon Township38.2%
Mount Vernon Township38.6%
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
Mount Vernon Township————
Badger Township————
Lisbon Township————

Mount Vernon Township, Badger Township and Lisbon 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.

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Beulah Township

Why doesn’t Beulah 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 Beulah Township.

What hospital is closest to Beulah Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 6.5 miles in a straight line from Beulah 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 Beulah Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Access Health - Mitchell in Mitchell, 5.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Beulah Township.

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.