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Health in Crook City · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Crook City residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Crook City. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Crook City

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Crook City adults…

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

5 of every 100 Crook City adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · better · likely 4.6–6.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Crook City

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

HNearest ERMonument Health Lead-Deadwood HospitalDeadwood · 6.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of the Black HillsRapid City · 32.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.3 mi
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital
Deadwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
7.1 mi
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital
Sturgis · not rated
ERRural critical access
8.9 mi
VA Black Hills Healthcare System
Fort Meade · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
11.5 mi
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
Spearfish · ★★★★★
ER
32.5 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
88.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Faith
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careCrook City is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCrook City is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Crook City 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 Crook City; ≈ 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 19.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Crook City, betterCrook City, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Crook City gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
60%Colon screeningSD 66%
83%MammogramSD 77%
74%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Crook City 6.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Crook City adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Crook City adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Crook City 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.

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

Crook City 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.

26.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing6.4%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Crook City

Why doesn’t Crook City have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Crook City?

Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital in Deadwood, 6.3 miles in a straight line from Crook City’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 Crook City.

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.