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Health in Henry Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Henry Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57243, 57242. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Henry Township adults…

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

33 of every 100 Henry Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.1–36.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Henry Township

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 15.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 15.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 32.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.5 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
32.1 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.8 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.8 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
48.8 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careHenry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHenry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Henry 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 Henry 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 25.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Henry Township, betterHenry Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Henry Township gets moving

7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
81%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Henry Township 7.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Henry Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Henry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Henry Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · 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

Henry Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Henry: 35.7%Kampeska Township: 35.8%Brantford Township: 35.8%Elrod Township: 34.5%Pelican Township: 35.6%Richland Township: 36%Oxford Township: 35.3%Foxton Township: 33%Day Township: 33.9%Henry Township: 36.2%Henry TownshipHenryKampeska TownshipBrantford TownshipElrod Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#10 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Elrod Township34.5%
Henry35.7%
Kampeska Township35.8%
Brantford Township35.8%
Henry 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
Henry————
Kampeska Township————
Brantford Township————
Elrod Township————

Henry, Kampeska Township, Brantford Township and Elrod 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.

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Henry Township

Why doesn’t Henry 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 Henry Township.

What hospital is closest to Henry Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 15.5 miles in a straight line from Henry 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 Henry 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.