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Health in Delaware Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Delaware Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57014, 57004, 57039, 57077. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
16.3%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
35.2%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
23.1%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
8.1%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
11.4 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Delaware Township adults…

Delaware Township runs above SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Delaware Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Delaware Township

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

HNearest ERPioneer Memorial Hospital - CahViborg · 11.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 17.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.4 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.7 mi
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah
Canton · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.5 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
22.4 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
DirectionsMedicare profile
24.4 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careDelaware Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDelaware Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Delaware 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 Delaware 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 23.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.9%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Delaware Township, betterDelaware Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Delaware Township gets moving

5.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Delaware Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Delaware Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Delaware Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Delaware Township 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.

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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

Delaware Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Turner Township: 34.5%Grant Township: 36.8%Brooklyn Township: 34.7%Lincoln Township: 35.1%Davis: 33.7%Swan Lake Township: 34.5%Middleton Township: 34.4%Centerville Township: 35.2%Hurley Township: 34.8%Lennox: 36.6%Lynn Township: 37.6%Perry Township: 36.8%Glenwood Township: 34.1%Pleasant Township: 34%Highland Township: 38.1%Delaware Township: 35.2%Delaware TownshipTurner TownshipGrant TownshipBrooklyn TownshipLincoln TownshipPioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah · Viborg · 11.4 miHSanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah · Canton · 16.7 miHHorizon Health - Alcester Dental · Alcester · 17.8 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Turner Township34.5%
Brooklyn Township34.7%
Lincoln Township35.1%
Delaware Township35.2%
Grant Township36.8%
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————
Grant Township————
Lincoln Township————
Brooklyn Township————

Turner Township, Grant Township, Lincoln Township and Brooklyn 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.

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Delaware Township

Why doesn’t Delaware 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 Delaware Township.

What hospital is closest to Delaware Township?

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah in Viborg, 11.4 miles in a straight line from Delaware 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 Delaware 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.