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Health in Dolton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Dolton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57043, 57319. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Dolton Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Dolton Township adults…

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

12 of every 100 Dolton Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.5–12.9%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Dolton Township

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

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 31.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
24 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.5 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
28.9 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
31.7 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
37.2 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careDolton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDolton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dolton 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 Dolton 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 24.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Dolton Township, betterDolton Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Dolton Township gets moving

1 mile of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dolton Township 7.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Dolton Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Dolton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Dolton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.7% · 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

Dolton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Silver Lake Township: 35.2%Monroe Township: 33.7%Rosefield Township: 33.3%Pleasant Township: 35.4%Grandview Township: 34%Wolf Creek Township: 34%Brothersfield Township: 34.2%Marion: 32.7%Marion Township: 33.9%Childstown Township: 33.7%Dolton Township: 33.6%Dolton TownshipSilver Lake TownshipMonroe TownshipRosefield TownshipFreeman Medical Center - Cah · Freeman · 9 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rosefield Township33.3%
Dolton Township33.6%
Monroe Township33.7%
Silver Lake Township35.2%
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
Silver Lake Township————
Monroe Township————
Rosefield Township————

Silver Lake Township, Monroe Township and Rosefield 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.

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Dolton Township

Why doesn’t Dolton 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 Dolton Township.

What hospital is closest to Dolton Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 9.0 miles in a straight line from Dolton 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 Dolton 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.