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Health in Burk Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Burk Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57022, 57018, 57003. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
14.3%
Better than SD (17.3%)
Obesity
35.6%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
21.6%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
6.8%
Better than SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
5.9 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
What stands out

What stands out about health in Burk Township

2.9%have had a stroke · SD 3.5%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Burk Township adults…

Burk Township runs below SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Burk Township adults have had a stroke
South Dakota: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Burk Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Dells Area Hospital - CahDell Rapids · 5.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford USD Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 18.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.2 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
19.3 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
19.4 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
19.4 mi
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
34.9 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careBurk Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBurk Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Burk 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 Burk 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 21.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Burk Township, betterBurk Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Burk Township gets moving

1.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
73%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
75%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Burk Township 6.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Burk Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Burk Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Burk Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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.

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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

Burk Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Dell Rapids Township: 35.2%Taopi Township: 36.2%Lyons Township: 37%Baltic: 37.8%Dell Rapids: 34.7%Enterprise Township: 34.5%Sverdrup Township: 37.4%Logan Township: 35.9%Chester Township: 32.3%Buffalo Township: 36.2%Grand Meadow Township: 36.2%Benton Township: 36.8%Burk Township: 35.6%Burk TownshipDell Rapids TownshipTaopi TownshipLyons TownshipAvera Dells Area Hospital - Cah · Dell Rapids · 5.9 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dell Rapids Township35.2%
Burk Township35.6%
Taopi Township36.2%
Lyons Township37%
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
Dell Rapids Township————
Taopi Township————
Lyons Township————

Dell Rapids Township, Taopi 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.

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Burk Township

Why doesn’t Burk 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 Burk Township.

What hospital is closest to Burk Township?

Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah in Dell Rapids, 5.9 miles in a straight line from Burk 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 Burk 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.