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Health in Collins Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Collins Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57278, 57221, 57353. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Collins Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Collins Township

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 15 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 15 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
15 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.7 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
35.3 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
45.9 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
48.7 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Collins Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Collins Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Collins 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 Collins 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 Collins Township adults…

On every condition, Collins Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Collins Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.5–36.3%
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 25.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Collins Township, betterCollins Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Collins Township gets moving

6.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupSD 77%
66%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Collins Township 9.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Collins Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Collins Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Collins Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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

Collins Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Willow Lake: 34.9%Rosedale Township: 33.9%Lake Township: 34.2%Washington Township: 34%Hague Township: 34.1%Barrett Township: 32.9%Pleasant Township: 34.1%Merton Township: 33.6%Garfield Township: 33.9%Collins Township: 34.2%Collins TownshipWillow LakeRosedale TownshipLake TownshipWashington Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rosedale Township33.9%
Washington Township34%
Collins Township34.2%
Lake Township34.2%
Willow Lake34.9%
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
Willow Lake————
Rosedale Township————
Lake Township————
Washington Township————

Willow Lake, Rosedale Township, Lake Township and Washington 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.

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Collins Township

Why doesn’t Collins 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 Collins Township.

What hospital is closest to Collins Township?

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 15.0 miles in a straight line from Collins 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 Collins 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.