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Health in Highland Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Highland Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57013, 57034. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Highland Township adults…

Highland Township runs above SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Highland Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.6–38.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Highland Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - CahCanton · 6.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 13.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.5 mi
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah
Canton · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.9 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.9 mi
Hegg Memorial Health Center
Rock Valley · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
23.6 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careHighland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHighland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Highland 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 Highland 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 23.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Highland Township, betterHighland Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Highland Township gets moving

3.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Highland Township 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Highland Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Highland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Highland 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.

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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

Highland Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Canton Township: 38.1%Fairview Township: 37.5%Norway Township: 36.3%Lincoln Township: 35.1%Canton: 38.2%Dayton Township: 37%Lynn Township: 37.6%Fairview: 36.9%Eden Township: 37.4%Alcester Township: 32.5%Pleasant Township: 34%Delaware Township: 35.2%Highland Township: 38.1%Highland TownshipCanton TownshipFairview TownshipNorway TownshipLincoln TownshipSanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah · Canton · 6.5 miHHawarden Regional Healthcare · Hawarden · 16.9 miHHorizon Health - Alcester Dental · Alcester · 13.8 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lincoln Township35.1%
Norway Township36.3%
Fairview Township37.5%
Highland Township38.1%
Canton Township38.1%
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
Canton Township————
Fairview Township————
Norway Township————
Lincoln Township————

Canton Township, Fairview Township, Norway Township and Lincoln 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.

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Highland Township

Why doesn’t Highland 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 Highland Township.

What hospital is closest to Highland Township?

Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center - Cah in Canton, 6.5 miles in a straight line from Highland Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Highland 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.