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Health in Le Sueur Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Le Sueur Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57353, 57231. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Le Sueur Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Le Sueur Township

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 12.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 12.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.4 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.7 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
43 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
45.5 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Le Sueur Township itself
✓ Dental careLe Sueur Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Le Sueur Township adults…

On every condition, Le Sueur Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Le Sueur Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.7–36%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
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 28.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Le Sueur Township, betterLe Sueur Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Le Sueur Township gets moving

4.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Le Sueur Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Le Sueur Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Le Sueur Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Le Sueur 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

Le Sueur Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Spirit Lake Township: 34.5%Iroquois Township: 34.4%Foster Township: 33.1%De Smet Township: 34.6%Hartland Township: 35.1%Manchester Township: 34.5%Iroquois: 36.1%Esmond Township: 34.8%Banner Township: 34.1%Liberty Township: 33.1%Le Sueur Township: 34.4%Le Sueur TownshipSpirit Lake TownshipIroquois TownshipFoster TownshipAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah · De Smet · 12.4 miHHorizon Health - De Smet Medical and Dental · De Smet · 12.4 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Foster Township33.1%
Le Sueur Township34.4%
Iroquois Township34.4%
Spirit Lake Township34.5%
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
Spirit Lake Township————
Iroquois Township————
Foster Township————

Spirit Lake Township, Iroquois Township and Foster 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.

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Le Sueur Township

Why doesn’t Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur Township.

What hospital is closest to Le Sueur Township?

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 12.4 miles in a straight line from Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur Township.

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.