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Health in Iroquois · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Iroquois residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Iroquois adults…

Iroquois runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Iroquois adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.6–37%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Iroquois

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 14.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHuron Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 14.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.3 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.9 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.6 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
44.6 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Iroquois itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Iroquois itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Iroquois 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 Iroquois; ≈ 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 22.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Iroquois, betterIroquois, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Iroquois gets moving

0.5 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Iroquois 7.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Iroquois adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Iroquois adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Iroquois adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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

Iroquois and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Iroquois Township: 34.4%Logan Township: 34.4%Banner Township: 34.1%Manchester Township: 34.5%Esmond Township: 34.8%Le Sueur Township: 34.4%Richland Township: 34.4%Belle Prairie Township: 34.4%Cavour Township: 34.5%Foster Township: 33.1%Iroquois: 36.1%IroquoisIroquois TownshipLogan TownshipBanner Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#11 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Banner Township34.1%
Iroquois Township34.4%
Logan Township34.4%
Iroquois36.1%
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
Logan Township————
Iroquois Township————
Banner Township————

Logan Township, Iroquois Township and Banner 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.

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Iroquois

Why doesn’t Iroquois have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Iroquois.

What hospital is closest to Iroquois?

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 14.3 miles in a straight line from Iroquois’ 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 Iroquois.

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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.