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Health in Harrison Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harrison Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57436, 57440. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Harrison Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Harrison Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 19.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 28.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.9 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.3 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
38.6 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
44.5 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Harrison Township itself
✓ Dental careHarrison Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison Township adults…

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

34 of every 100 Harrison Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.6–37.9%
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%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Harrison Township, betterHarrison Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Harrison Township gets moving

7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harrison 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%
77%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harrison Township 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Harrison Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Harrison Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Harrison Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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

Harrison Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Belle Plaine Township: 35.5%Antelope Township: 35.1%Lincoln Township: 36%Capitola Township: 35.3%Frankfort Township: 36.1%Doland: 36.7%Prairie Center Township: 35.5%Lake Byron Township: 34.7%Cornwall Township: 35.1%Union Township: 33.3%Crandon Township: 35.9%Fordham Township: 33.7%Richfield Township: 35.2%Lodi Township: 36.3%Harmony Township: 36.1%Harrison Township: 35.7%Harrison TownshipBelle Plaine TownshipAntelope TownshipLincoln TownshipCapitola TownshipFrankfort Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#10 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Antelope Township35.1%
Capitola Township35.3%
Belle Plaine Township35.5%
Harrison Township35.7%
Lincoln Township36%
Frankfort Township36.1%
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
Belle Plaine Township————
Lincoln Township————
Antelope Township————
Frankfort Township————
Capitola Township————

Belle Plaine Township, Lincoln Township, Antelope Township, Frankfort Township and Capitola 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.

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Harrison Township

Why doesn’t Harrison 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 Harrison Township.

What hospital is closest to Harrison Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 19.9 miles in a straight line from Harrison 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 Harrison Township.

Town Square →
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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.