✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Elkton Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Elkton Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Elkton 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 Elkton 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 exercise21.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours30.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink20%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes13.4%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Elkton Township, betterElkton Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Elkton Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Elkton Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.
Yearly checkupSD 77%
Dentist visitSD 69%
Cholesterol checkSD 85%
Colon screeningSD 66%
MammogramSD 77%
Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Elkton Township 9.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection
How Elkton Township adults are doing
About the same as South Dakota on each measure.
3 in 10Elkton Township adults feel lonely
28.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 5Elkton Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · About the same as SD
1 in 5Elkton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Elkton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Elkton Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Richland Township, Parnell Township and Ward 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.
26.8%
of Elkton Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota
Questions about health in Elkton Township
Why doesn’t Elkton 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 Elkton Township.
What hospital is closest to Elkton Township?
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah in Flandreau, 13.9 miles in a straight line from Elkton 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 Elkton Township.
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.