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Health in Exline Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Exline Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57469. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Exline Township

Heart disease, cancer and stroke run high in Exline Township

1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.6%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. 1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11.5%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.3%, vs 3.5% across South Dakota. In all, Exline Township runs above South Dakota on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Exline Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Exline Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the South Dakota figure falls outside Exline Township’s likely range; Exline Township’s figures come from ZIP code 57469, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Exline Township adults…

Exline Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Exline Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.5–9.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Exline Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 6.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 6.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 39.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.3 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.6 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.9 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.9 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
39.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
45.1 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Exline Township itself
✓ Dental careExline Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Exline 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 Exline 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 26.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Exline Township, betterExline Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Exline Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
70%Colon screeningSD 66%
81%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Exline Township 8.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Exline Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Exline Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Exline Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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

Exline Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lake Township: 35.4%Redfield Township: 36.3%Groveland Township: 36.3%Plato Township: 36.1%Buffalo Township: 34.9%Tulare Township: 35.1%Wheaton Township: 35.9%Lodi Township: 36.3%Three Rivers Township: 36.1%Athol Township: 35.8%Zell Township: 36%Linn Township: 35.6%Exline Township: 36.3%Exline TownshipLake TownshipRedfield TownshipGroveland TownshipPlato TownshipCommunity Memorial Hospital · Redfield · 6.3 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lake Township35.4%
Plato Township36.1%
Exline Township36.3%
Redfield Township36.3%
Groveland Township36.3%
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
Lake Township————
Redfield Township————
Groveland Township————
Plato Township————

Lake Township, Redfield Township, Groveland Township and Plato 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.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Exline Township

Why doesn’t Exline 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 Exline Township.

What hospital is closest to Exline Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 6.3 miles in a straight line from Exline 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 Exline 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.