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Health in Garfield Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Garfield Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57221. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Garfield Township adults…

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

31 of every 100 Garfield Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.9–35.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Garfield Township

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 15 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 15.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.3 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
37.3 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
37.3 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
37.6 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careGarfield Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGarfield Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Garfield 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 Garfield 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 24.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Garfield Township, betterGarfield Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Garfield Township gets moving

2.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
83%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Garfield Township 9.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Garfield Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Garfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Garfield Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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

Garfield Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Washington Township: 34%Dixon Township: 33.9%Cleveland Township: 34.3%Pleasant Township: 34.1%Collins Township: 34.2%Opdahl Township: 34.8%Norden Township: 34.8%Garfield Township: 33.9%Garfield TownshipWashington TownshipDixon TownshipCleveland Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Garfield Township33.9%
Dixon Township33.9%
Washington Township34%
Cleveland Township34.3%
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
Dixon Township————
Washington Township————
Cleveland Township————

Dixon Township, Washington Township and Cleveland 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.

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Garfield Township

Why doesn’t Garfield 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 Garfield Township.

What hospital is closest to Garfield Township?

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 15.0 miles in a straight line from Garfield 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 Garfield 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.