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Health in Graceland Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Graceland Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57243. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Graceland Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 Graceland Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–36.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Graceland Township

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 14.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 14.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 38.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.3 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
28.8 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.5 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.3 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
53.4 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careGraceland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGraceland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Graceland 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 Graceland 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 25.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Graceland Township, betterGraceland Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Graceland Township gets moving

4.2 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
82%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Graceland Township 7.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Graceland Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Graceland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Graceland Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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

Graceland Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eden Township: 34.8%Richland Township: 36%Phipps Township: 35.8%Mount Pleasant Township: 34.4%Maydell Township: 35.4%Watertown: 35.4%Fuller Township: 35.8%Kampeska Township: 35.8%Lake Township: 35.6%Eden Township: 34.9%Graceland Township: 36.2%Graceland TownshipEden TownshipRichland TownshipPhipps TownshipPrairie Lakes Healthcare System · Watertown · 14.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eden Township34.8%
Phipps Township35.8%
Richland Township36%
Graceland Township36.2%
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
Eden Township————
Richland Township————
Phipps Township————

Eden Township, Richland Township and Phipps 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.

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Graceland Township

Why doesn’t Graceland 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 Graceland Township.

What hospital is closest to Graceland Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 14.3 miles in a straight line from Graceland 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 Graceland 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.