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Health in Burdette Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Burdette Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57476, 57373. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Burdette Township

Cancer and heart disease run high in Burdette Township

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11.5%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.9%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. In all, Burdette Township runs above South Dakota on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Burdette Township is short on dental care and mental health care

Burdette Township’s county is a federal shortage area for dental 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 Burdette Township’s likely range; Burdette Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57476, 57373, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Burdette Township adults…

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

12 of every 100 Burdette Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.5–12.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Burdette Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicMiller · 15.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 18.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareHighmore · 34.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.6 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
18 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.2 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.9 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
35.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careBurdette Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Burdette Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Burdette 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 Burdette 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 23.7%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Burdette Township, betterBurdette Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Burdette Township gets moving

1 mile of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Burdette Township 7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Burdette Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Burdette Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Burdette Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.9% · 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

Burdette Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wheaton Township: 35.9%Holden Township: 35.1%Buffalo Township: 34.9%Gilbert Township: 34.8%Plato Township: 36.1%Lake Township: 35.4%Carlton Township: 35.6%York Township: 35.1%Florence Township: 34.1%Garfield Township: 35%Nance Township: 34.6%Grand Township: 34.5%Burdette Township: 35%Burdette TownshipWheaton TownshipHolden TownshipBuffalo TownshipGilbert TownshipAvera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic · Miller · 15.6 miHCommunity Memorial Hospital · Redfield · 18 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Gilbert Township34.8%
Buffalo Township34.9%
Burdette Township35%
Holden Township35.1%
Wheaton 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
Wheaton Township————
Holden Township————
Gilbert Township————
Buffalo Township————

Wheaton Township, Holden Township, Gilbert Township and Buffalo 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.

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Burdette Township

Why doesn’t Burdette 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 Burdette Township.

What hospital is closest to Burdette Township?

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Miller, 15.6 miles in a straight line from Burdette 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 Burdette 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.