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Health in Capital Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Capital Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57059, 57052, 57045. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Capital Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Capital Township adults…

Capital Township runs above SD on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Capital Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–12.1%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Capital Township

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

HNearest ERLandmann Jungman Memorial Hospital CorporationScotland · 4.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareYankton · 27.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.6 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
16.3 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.5 mi
St. Michael's Hospital - Cah
Tyndall · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.6 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
27.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
36.8 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careCapital Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCapital Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Capital 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 Capital 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 24.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Capital Township, betterCapital Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Capital Township gets moving

3.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Capital Township 7.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Capital Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Capital Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Capital Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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

Capital Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Kaylor Township: 34.1%Wittenberg Township: 33%Sweet Township: 34%Fair Township: 33.8%Sharon Township: 33.5%Clayton Township: 35.2%Tschetter Colony: 31.6%Kassel Township: 33.7%Milltown Township: 34.3%Wolf Creek Township: 34%Molan Township: 34%Capital Township: 34.2%Capital TownshipKaylor TownshipWittenberg TownshipSweet TownshipFreeman Medical Center - Cah · Freeman · 16.3 miHAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah · Parkston · 19.6 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wittenberg Township33%
Sweet Township34%
Kaylor Township34.1%
Capital Township34.2%
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
Kaylor Township————
Wittenberg Township————
Sweet Township————

Kaylor Township, Wittenberg Township and Sweet 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.

30.7%

of Capital 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 memory13.1%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Capital Township

Why doesn’t Capital 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 Capital Township.

What hospital is closest to Capital Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 16.3 miles in a straight line from Capital 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 Capital 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.