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Health in Lyons Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lyons Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57003, 57020, 57018, 57033. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
14.4%
Better than SD (17.3%)
Obesity
37%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
21.7%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
7.1%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
9.5 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
What stands out

What stands out about health in Lyons Township

2.7%have had a stroke · SD 3.5%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lyons Township adults…

Lyons Township runs below SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Lyons Township adults have had a stroke
South Dakota: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.4–3.1%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Lyons Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Dells Area Hospital - CahDell Rapids · 9.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford USD Medical Center★★★★★ · 13.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 12.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.5 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
13.4 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.4 mi
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.4 mi
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
DirectionsMedicare profile
40.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careLyons Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLyons Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Lyons 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 Lyons 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.7%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.6%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lyons Township, betterLyons Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Lyons Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
74%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lyons Township 7.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lyons Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Lyons Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Lyons Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Lyons Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sverdrup Township: 37.4%Grand Meadow Township: 36.2%Burk Township: 35.6%Benton Township: 36.8%Baltic: 37.8%Dell Rapids Township: 35.2%Mapleton Township: 37.9%Edison Township: 37.1%Clear Lake Township: 36.1%Taopi Township: 36.2%Hartford Township: 36.1%Crooks: 36.3%Sioux Falls: 36.9%Wayne Township: 37.2%Lyons Township: 37%Lyons TownshipSverdrup TownshipGrand Meadow TownshipBurk TownshipBenton TownshipAvera Dells Area Hospital - Cah · Dell Rapids · 9.5 miHAvera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center · Sioux Falls · 13.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHSanford USD Medical Center · Sioux Falls · 13.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHSioux Falls VA Medical Center · Sioux Falls · 13.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHFalls Community Health · Sioux Falls · 12.5 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Burk Township35.6%
Grand Meadow Township36.2%
Benton Township36.8%
Lyons Township37%
Sverdrup Township37.4%
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
Sverdrup Township————
Grand Meadow Township————
Burk Township————
Benton Township————

Sverdrup Township, Grand Meadow Township, Burk Township and Benton 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.

25.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.4%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone6.3%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Lyons Township

Why doesn’t Lyons 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 Lyons Township.

What hospital is closest to Lyons Township?

Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah in Dell Rapids, 9.5 miles in a straight line from Lyons 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 Lyons 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.