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Health in Edgerton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Edgerton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57311, 57374. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Edgerton Township adults…

On every condition, Edgerton Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Edgerton Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30–37.9%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Edgerton Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 16.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 16.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 17.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.5 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.5 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.4 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
28.8 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.5 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careEdgerton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEdgerton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Edgerton 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 Edgerton 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 24.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Edgerton Township, betterEdgerton Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Edgerton Township gets moving

1.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

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

How Edgerton Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Edgerton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Edgerton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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

Edgerton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Spring Lake Township: 35.6%Benton Township: 35.1%Jasper Township: 36.2%Pleasant Township: 36.1%Pearl Township: 35.8%Rock Creek Township: 36.6%Fairview Township: 36%Jefferson Township: 35.7%Salem Township: 35.6%Hanson Township: 37.3%Wayne Township: 36.4%Emery: 36.3%Taylor Township: 36.1%Edgerton Township: 35.8%Edgerton TownshipSpring Lake TownshipBenton TownshipJasper TownshipPleasant Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#5 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Benton Township35.1%
Spring Lake Township35.6%
Edgerton Township35.8%
Pleasant Township36.1%
Jasper Township36.2%
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
Spring Lake Township————
Benton Township————
Jasper Township————
Pleasant Township————

Spring Lake Township, Benton Township, Jasper Township and Pleasant 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.

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Edgerton Township

Why doesn’t Edgerton 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 Edgerton Township.

What hospital is closest to Edgerton Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 16.5 miles in a straight line from Edgerton 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 Edgerton 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.