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Health in Jamesville Colony · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Jamesville Colony residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Jamesville Colony

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jamesville Colony adults…

Jamesville Colony runs above SD on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Jamesville Colony adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.4–13.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Jamesville Colony

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

HNearest ERLandmann Jungman Memorial Hospital CorporationScotland · 12.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareYankton · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.9 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
16 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.3 mi
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.6 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
48.9 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careJamesville Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careJamesville Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Jamesville Colony 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 Jamesville Colony; ≈ 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 26.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 15.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 11.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jamesville Colony, betterJamesville Colony, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Jamesville Colony gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
71%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
81%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jamesville Colony 7.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Jamesville Colony adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Jamesville Colony adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Jamesville Colony adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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.

Find a group →

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

Jamesville Colony and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Jamesville Colony

Why doesn’t Jamesville Colony have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Jamesville Colony?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 17.2 miles in a straight line from Jamesville Colony’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 Jamesville Colony.

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.