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Health in Frankfort Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Frankfort Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57440. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
18%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
36.1%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
25.2%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
8.4%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
12.2 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Frankfort Township

2 of 3federal care shortage designations
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Frankfort Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 12.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 35.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.2 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
34.3 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
35.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
42.3 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
43 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
61.9 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Frankfort Township itself
✓ Dental careFrankfort Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Frankfort 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 Frankfort 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Frankfort Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 Frankfort Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.8–38.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Frankfort Township, betterFrankfort Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Frankfort Township gets moving

17 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Frankfort Township 8.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Frankfort Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Frankfort Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Frankfort Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · 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

Frankfort Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lincoln Township: 36%Lodi Township: 36.3%Belle Plaine Township: 35.5%Harmony Township: 36.1%Harrison Township: 35.7%Crandon Township: 35.9%Cornwall Township: 35.1%Redfield Township: 36.3%Great Bend Township: 36.1%Tulare Township: 35.1%Doland: 36.7%Prairie Center Township: 35.5%Clifton Township: 37%Antelope Township: 35.1%Capitola Township: 35.3%Frankfort Township: 36.1%Frankfort TownshipLincoln TownshipLodi TownshipBelle Plaine TownshipHarmony TownshipHarrison TownshipCommunity Memorial Hospital · Redfield · 12.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Belle Plaine Township35.5%
Harrison Township35.7%
Lincoln Township36%
Frankfort Township36.1%
Harmony Township36.1%
Lodi 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
Lincoln Township————
Lodi Township————
Belle Plaine Township————
Harmony Township————
Harrison Township————

Lincoln Township, Lodi Township, Belle Plaine Township, Harmony Township and Harrison 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.

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Frankfort Township

Why doesn’t Frankfort 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 Frankfort Township.

What hospital is closest to Frankfort Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 12.2 miles in a straight line from Frankfort 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 Frankfort 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.