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Health in Davis · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Davis residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Davis

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Davis adults…

Davis runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Davis adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7–9.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Davis

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

HNearest ERPioneer Memorial Hospital - CahViborg · 7.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 24.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.5 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
22.2 mi
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah
Canton · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.2 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
24.3 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
24.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careDavis is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDavis is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Davis 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 Davis; ≈ 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%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Davis, betterDavis, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Davis gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
64%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
72%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Davis 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Davis adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Davis adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Davis adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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

Davis and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Turner Township: 34.5%Middleton Township: 34.4%Swan Lake Township: 34.5%Delaware Township: 35.2%Centerville Township: 35.2%Hurley Township: 34.8%Grant Township: 36.8%Germantown Township: 34.7%Davis: 33.7%DavisTurner TownshipMiddleton TownshipPioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah · Viborg · 7.5 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Davis33.7%
Middleton Township34.4%
Turner Township34.5%
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
Turner Township————
Middleton Township————

Turner Township and Middleton 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 Davis adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Davis

Why doesn’t Davis have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Davis?

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah in Viborg, 7.5 miles in a straight line from Davis’ 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 Davis.

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.