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Health in Henry · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Henry residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Henry. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Henry adults…

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

32 of every 100 Henry adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.5–34.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Henry

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 16.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 16.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 34.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.9 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
31.8 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.5 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.2 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.2 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careHenry is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHenry is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Henry 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; ≈ 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 24.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.3%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Henry, betterHenry, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Henry gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
71%Colon screeningSD 66%
82%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Henry 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Henry adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Henry adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Henry adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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 and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Henry Township: 36.2%Kampeska Township: 35.8%Brantford Township: 35.8%Elrod Township: 34.5%Henry: 35.7%HenryHenry Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Henry35.7%
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 Township————

Henry 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.

28.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.8%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Henry

Why doesn’t Henry 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.

What hospital is closest to Henry?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 16.9 miles in a straight line from Henry’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.

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.