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Health in Colome Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Colome Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57528, 57529, 57580. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Colome Township

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Colome Township

1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. 1 in 11 adults have COPD (8.8%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.5%, vs 3.5% across South Dakota. In all, Colome Township runs above South Dakota on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Colome Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Colome Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

More high blood pressure in Colome Township, and more people treating it

38% of adults have high blood pressure (South Dakota 33.3%), but 79.4% of them take medicine for it, vs 75.9% statewide. Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the South Dakota figure falls outside Colome Township’s likely range; Colome Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57528, 57529, 57580, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Colome Township adults…

Colome Township runs above SD on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Colome Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8–10%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Colome Township

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

HNearest ERWinner Regional Healthcare Center - CahWinner · 8.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareChamberlain · 38.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.8 mi
Winner Regional Healthcare Center - Cah
Winner · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.9 mi
Avera Gregory Hospital
Gregory · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.1 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Burke · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.5 mi
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
Chamberlain · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.7 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Chamberlain
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
48.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Mission
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Colome Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Colome Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Colome 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 Colome 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
64%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Colome Township 9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Colome Township, betterColome Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Colome Township gets moving

35 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Colome Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Colome Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Colome Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · 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

Colome Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Colome: 34.8%Wilson Township: 36.9%Plainview Township: 38.4%Pleasant View Township: 35.4%Irwin Township: 35.5%Weaver Township: 38.8%Lamro Township: 38.8%McNeely Township: 35.6%Pleasant Valley Township: 38%Sully Township: 36.4%Elliston Township: 35.5%Stewart Township: 35.8%Edens Township: 35.5%Colome Township: 35.7%Colome TownshipColomeWilson TownshipPlainview TownshipPleasant View TownshipIrwin TownshipWinner Regional Healthcare Center - Cah · Winner · 8.8 miHAvera Gregory Hospital · Gregory · 14.9 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Colome34.8%
Pleasant View Township35.4%
Irwin Township35.5%
Colome Township35.7%
Wilson Township36.9%
Plainview Township38.4%
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
Colome————
Wilson Township————
Plainview Township————
Irwin Township————
Pleasant View Township————

Colome, Wilson Township, Plainview Township, Irwin Township and Pleasant View 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.

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing10.6%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Colome Township

Why doesn’t Colome 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 Colome Township.

What hospital is closest to Colome Township?

Winner Regional Healthcare Center - Cah in Winner, 8.8 miles in a straight line from Colome 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 Colome 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.