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Health in La Bolt · CDC PLACES 2025

Where La Bolt residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in La Bolt

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 La Bolt adults…

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

11 of every 100 La Bolt adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near La Bolt

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

HNearest ERMilbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 51.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.1 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.7 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
23.9 mi
Madison Hospital
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
51.3 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
58.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careLa Bolt is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLa Bolt is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers La Bolt 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 La Bolt; ≈ 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 25.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
La Bolt, betterLa Bolt, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where La Bolt gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
73%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
La Bolt 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How La Bolt adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5La Bolt adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7La Bolt adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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

La Bolt 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.

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in La Bolt

Why doesn’t La Bolt have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to La Bolt?

Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health in Milbank, 10.9 miles in a straight line from La Bolt’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 La Bolt.

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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.