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Caputa, South DakotaPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
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Health in Caputa · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Caputa residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57703, 57725. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Caputa

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 22.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Caputa, betterCaputa, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Caputa gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Caputa adults…

Caputa runs below SD on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Caputa adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · better · likely 7.2–8.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Caputa

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

HNearest ERMonument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City · 11.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMonument Health Rapid City Hospital★★★★★ · 11.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of the Black HillsRapid City · 12.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.9 mi
Black Hills Surgical Hospital
Rapid City · not rated
11.9 mi
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Rapid City · ★★★★★
ER
12.3 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.9 mi
Same Day Surgery Center
Rapid City · not rated
37.4 mi
VA Black Hills Healthcare System
Fort Meade · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
80.5 mi
Capwn Dental Clinic-Chadron
Chadron · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careCaputa is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCaputa is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Caputa 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 Caputa; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
64%Colon screeningSD 66%
73%MammogramSD 77%
74%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Caputa 9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Caputa adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Caputa adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.1% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Caputa adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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

Caputa and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Caputa

Why doesn’t Caputa have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Caputa.

What hospital is closest to Caputa?

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital in Rapid City, 11.9 miles in a straight line from Caputa’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Caputa.

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.