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Health in Holden Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Holden Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57373, 57476. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Holden Township

Cancer and arthritis run high in Holden Township

1 in 8 adults have had cancer (11.8%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. 3 in 10 adults have arthritis (30.8%), vs 25.8% across South Dakota. Conditions ↓

Holden Township is short on dental care and mental health care

Holden Township’s county is a federal shortage area for dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

More high blood pressure in Holden Township, and more people treating it

36.6% of adults have high blood pressure (South Dakota 33.3%), but 80.1% of them take medicine for it, vs 75.9% statewide. Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the South Dakota figure falls outside Holden Township’s likely range; Holden Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57373, 57476, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Holden Township adults…

Holden Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Holden Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 11–12.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Holden Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicMiller · 12.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareHighmore · 29.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.1 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.4 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.1 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.4 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
39.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
39.8 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careHolden Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Holden Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Holden 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 Holden 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupSD 77%
72%Dentist visitSD 69%
89%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Holden Township 6.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Holden Township, betterHolden Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Holden Township gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Holden Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Holden Township does better than South Dakota.

1 in 5Holden Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Holden Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.6% · SD 15.3% · Better than 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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Around town

Holden Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

York Township: 35.1%Florence Township: 34.1%Carlton Township: 35.6%Burdette Township: 35%Gilbert Township: 34.8%Alpha Township: 34%Alden Township: 34%Linn Township: 35.6%Wheaton Township: 35.9%Buffalo Township: 34.9%Holden Township: 35.1%Holden TownshipYork TownshipFlorence TownshipCarlton TownshipBurdette Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#7 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Florence Township34.1%
Burdette Township35%
Holden Township35.1%
York Township35.1%
Carlton Township35.6%
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
York Township————
Florence Township————
Carlton Township————
Burdette Township————

York Township, Florence Township, Carlton Township and Burdette 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%

of Holden Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory11.9%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Holden Township

Why doesn’t Holden 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 Holden Township.

What hospital is closest to Holden Township?

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Miller, 12.1 miles in a straight line from Holden 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 Holden 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.