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Health in Canistota Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Canistota Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57012, 57058. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Canistota Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Canistota Township

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

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 20.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 28.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20.5 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.8 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.1 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
28.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.5 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
29.5 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careCanistota Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCanistota Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Canistota 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 Canistota 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Canistota Township adults…

Canistota Township runs above SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Canistota Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Canistota Township, betterCanistota Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Canistota Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Canistota Township 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Canistota Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Canistota Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Canistota Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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

Canistota Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Emery Township: 35.8%Greenland Township: 36.3%Grant Township: 35.2%Richland Township: 35.8%Jefferson Township: 35.7%Salem Township: 35.6%Union Township: 35.6%Humboldt Township: 36.1%Montrose Township: 36.2%Spring Valley Township: 35.4%Brookfield Township: 35.9%Ramsey Township: 36%Canistota Township: 36.4%Canistota TownshipEmery TownshipGreenland TownshipGrant TownshipRichland Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#13 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Grant Township35.2%
Emery Township35.8%
Richland Township35.8%
Greenland Township36.3%
Canistota Township36.4%
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
Emery Township————
Greenland Township————
Grant Township————
Richland Township————

Emery Township, Greenland Township, Grant Township and Richland 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.

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Canistota Township

Why doesn’t Canistota 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 Canistota Township.

What hospital is closest to Canistota Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 20.5 miles in a straight line from Canistota 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 Canistota 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.