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Health in Cross Plains Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cross Plains Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57331, 57334, 57366. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cross Plains Township adults…

Cross Plains Township runs above SD on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Cross Plains Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Cross Plains Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 17.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 17.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.5 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
16 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.4 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.9 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.4 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
32.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careCross Plains Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCross Plains Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains 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 24.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cross Plains Township, betterCross Plains Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Cross Plains Township gets moving

1.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cross Plains Township 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Cross Plains Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Cross Plains Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Cross Plains Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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

Cross Plains Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Dimock: 34.8%Starr Township: 35.9%Foster Township: 35.2%Liberty Township: 34.3%Washington Township: 35.3%Susquehanna Township: 34.5%Milltown Township: 34.3%Milltown: 34.3%Clayton Township: 35.2%Parkston: 33.7%German Township: 34%Cross Plains Township: 36%Cross Plains TownshipDimockStarr TownshipFoster TownshipLiberty TownshipAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah · Parkston · 5.5 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Liberty Township34.3%
Dimock34.8%
Foster Township35.2%
Starr Township35.9%
Cross Plains Township36%
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
Dimock————
Starr Township————
Foster Township————
Liberty Township————

Dimock, Starr Township, Foster Township and Liberty 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.

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Cross Plains Township

Why doesn’t Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains Township.

What hospital is closest to Cross Plains Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 17.4 miles in a straight line from Cross Plains Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cross Plains Township.

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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.