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Health in Florence Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Florence Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57223, 57248, 57241. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Florence Township adults…

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

33 of every 100 Florence Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.8–37.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Florence Township

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 16.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 16.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareLake Preston · 26.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.7 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
18.5 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.9 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
31.9 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careFlorence Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFlorence Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Florence 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 Florence 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 23.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Florence Township, betterFlorence Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Florence Township gets moving

5.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Florence Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Florence Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Florence Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Florence Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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.

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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

Florence Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hayti Township: 34.9%Castlewood Township: 35.3%Castlewood: 35.3%Estelline Township: 34.7%Dempster Township: 35.3%Norden Township: 34.8%Oxford Township: 35.3%Opdahl Township: 34.8%Sheridan Township: 35.6%Hamlin Township: 34.9%Preston Township: 38.2%Grange Township: 34.5%Lake Poinsett: 36.7%Laketon Township: 36.7%Hidewood Township: 34.4%Cleveland Township: 34.3%Badger Township: 36%Florence Township: 35.1%Florence TownshipHayti TownshipCastlewood TownshipCastlewoodEstelline TownshipDempster TownshipNorden Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#9 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Estelline Township34.7%
Norden Township34.8%
Hayti Township34.9%
Florence Township35.1%
Castlewood Township35.3%
Castlewood35.3%
Dempster Township35.3%
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
Hayti Township————
Castlewood Township————
Estelline Township————
Castlewood————
Norden Township————
Dempster Township————

Hayti Township, Castlewood Township, Estelline Township, Castlewood, Norden Township and Dempster 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.

28.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Florence Township

Why doesn’t Florence 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 Florence Township.

What hospital is closest to Florence Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 16.7 miles in a straight line from Florence Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Florence 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.