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Colman-Egan School, Egan, SDPhoto: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0
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Health in Egan · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Egan residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Egan adults…

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

30 of every 100 Egan adults have arthritis
South Dakota: 26 in 100 · worse · likely 26–33%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Egan

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

HNearest ERAvera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · 4.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 22.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.5 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.3 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.2 mi
Pipestone County Medical Center
Pipestone · not rated
ERRural critical access
22 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
22.1 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.2 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Egan itself
✓ Dental careEgan is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Egan 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 Egan; ≈ 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 25.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Egan, betterEgan, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Egan gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Egan 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Egan adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Egan adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Egan adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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.

Find a group →

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

Egan and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Grovena Township: 34.9%Egan Township: 34.3%Flandreau Township: 35%Blinsmon Township: 33.8%Lone Rock Township: 36%Enterprise Township: 34.5%Clare Township: 35%Colman Township: 32.2%Egan: 35%EganGrovena TownshipEgan TownshipAvera Flandreau Hospital - Cah · Flandreau · 4.5 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Egan Township34.3%
Grovena Township34.9%
Egan35%
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
Grovena Township————
Egan Township————

Grovena Township and Egan 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.

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing9%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Egan

Why doesn’t Egan have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Egan?

Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah in Flandreau, 4.5 miles in a straight line from Egan’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 Egan.

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.