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Health in Cooper Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cooper Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57368, 57383, 57382. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Cooper Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cooper Township adults…

Cooper Township runs above SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Cooper Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.4–9.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Cooper Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 18 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 9.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.4 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Mitchell
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.7 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
32.4 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.9 mi
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
Chamberlain · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careCooper Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCooper Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cooper 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 Cooper 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 26.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cooper Township, betterCooper Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Cooper Township gets moving

3.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cooper Township 9.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cooper Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Cooper Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Cooper Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · 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

Cooper Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pleasant Valley Township: 35.5%Firesteel Township: 36.9%Lake Township: 35.9%Eureka Township: 36.3%Bristol Township: 35.9%Patten Township: 35.9%Anina Township: 35.4%Plankinton Township: 36.9%Palatine Township: 37%White Lake Township: 35.9%Willow Lake Township: 37.7%Crystal Lake Township: 36%Cooper Township: 36.4%Cooper TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipFiresteel TownshipLake TownshipEureka TownshipHorizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental · Plankinton · 9.6 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Pleasant Valley Township35.5%
Lake Township35.9%
Eureka Township36.3%
Cooper Township36.4%
Firesteel Township36.9%
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
Pleasant Valley Township————
Firesteel Township————
Eureka Township————
Lake Township————

Pleasant Valley Township, Firesteel Township, Eureka Township and Lake 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.

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Cooper Township

Why doesn’t Cooper 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 Cooper Township.

What hospital is closest to Cooper Township?

Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah in Wessington Springs, 18.0 miles in a straight line from Cooper Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Cooper Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental in Plankinton, 9.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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