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Health in Elliott Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Elliott Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57359, 57363, 57385. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Elliott Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 Elliott Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.4–38%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Elliott Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 18.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 18.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareWoonsocket · 10.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Woonsocket
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.4 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.4 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
37 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Elliott Township itself
✓ Dental careElliott Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Elliott 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 Elliott 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 24.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Elliott Township, betterElliott Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Elliott Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Elliott Township 8.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Elliott Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Elliott Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Elliott Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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.

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

Elliott Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Belford Township: 36.8%Twin Lake Township: 36.3%Letcher Township: 36.9%Blaine Township: 36.3%Bristol Township: 35.9%Palatine Township: 37%Woonsocket Township: 36.3%Logan Township: 35.9%Butler Township: 36.9%Franklin Township: 36.2%Viola Township: 35.6%Elliott Township: 37.4%Elliott TownshipBelford TownshipTwin Lake TownshipLetcher TownshipBlaine TownshipAvera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah · Wessington Springs · 19.4 miHHorizon Health - Woonsocket · Woonsocket · 10.8 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Twin Lake Township36.3%
Blaine Township36.3%
Belford Township36.8%
Letcher Township36.9%
Elliott Township37.4%
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
Belford Township————
Twin Lake Township————
Blaine Township————
Letcher Township————

Belford Township, Twin Lake Township, Blaine Township and Letcher 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.

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Elliott Township

Why doesn’t Elliott 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 Elliott Township.

What hospital is closest to Elliott Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 18.1 miles in a straight line from Elliott 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 Elliott 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.