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Health in Greenland Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Greenland Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57048, 57012, 57035. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Greenland Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Greenland Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Heart Hospital of South DakotaSioux Falls · 21.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 23.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
21.9 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
22.1 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
22.2 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
22.2 mi
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
23.1 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
31.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careGreenland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreenland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Greenland 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 Greenland 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 Greenland Township adults…

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

33 of every 100 Greenland Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.5–37.2%
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 22.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.3%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Greenland Township, betterGreenland Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Greenland Township gets moving

6.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
73%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Greenland Township 7.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Greenland Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Greenland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Greenland 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

Greenland Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Humboldt Township: 36.1%Canistota Township: 36.4%Montrose Township: 36.2%Spring Valley Township: 35.4%Clear Lake Township: 36.1%Wellington Township: 35.9%Hartford Township: 36.1%Emery Township: 35.8%Grant Township: 35.2%Richland Township: 35.8%Ramsey Township: 36%Greenland Township: 36.3%Greenland TownshipHumboldt TownshipCanistota TownshipMontrose TownshipSpring Valley Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#11 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Spring Valley Township35.4%
Humboldt Township36.1%
Montrose Township36.2%
Greenland Township36.3%
Canistota Township36.4%
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
Humboldt Township————
Canistota Township————
Montrose Township————
Spring Valley Township————

Humboldt Township, Canistota Township, Montrose Township and Spring Valley 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.

27.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Greenland Township

Why doesn’t Greenland 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 Greenland Township.

What hospital is closest to Greenland Township?

Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, 22.2 miles in a straight line from Greenland 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 Greenland 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.