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Health in Middleton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Middleton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57021, 57036, 57039, 57015. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Middleton Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Middleton Township adults…

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

8 of every 100 Middleton Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7–9.1%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Middleton Township

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

HNearest ERPioneer Memorial Hospital - CahViborg · 10.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford USD Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 21.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.2 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.5 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
19.4 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
19.5 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
21.5 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
26.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careMiddleton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMiddleton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Middleton 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 Middleton 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 24.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Middleton Township, betterMiddleton Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Middleton Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Middleton Township 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Middleton Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Middleton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Middleton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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

Middleton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Davis: 33.7%Turner Township: 34.5%Hurley Township: 34.8%Grant Township: 36.8%Germantown Township: 34.7%Swan Lake Township: 34.5%Delaware Township: 35.2%Centerville Township: 35.2%Parker Township: 34.2%Norway Township: 34.6%Lennox: 36.6%Lynn Township: 37.6%Perry Township: 36.8%Home Township: 34.6%Viborg: 33.4%Spring Valley Township: 34.5%Daneville Township: 35.6%Middleton Township: 34.4%Middleton TownshipDavisTurner TownshipHurley TownshipGrant TownshipGermantown TownshipSwan Lake TownshipPioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah · Viborg · 10.2 miHAvera Heart Hospital of South Dakota · Sioux Falls · 16.5 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Davis33.7%
Middleton Township34.4%
Turner Township34.5%
Swan Lake Township34.5%
Germantown Township34.7%
Hurley Township34.8%
Grant Township36.8%
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
Hurley Township————
Turner Township————
Davis————
Grant Township————
Swan Lake Township————
Germantown Township————

Hurley Township, Turner Township, Davis, Grant Township, Swan Lake Township and Germantown 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.

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Middleton Township

Why doesn’t Middleton 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 Middleton Township.

What hospital is closest to Middleton Township?

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah in Viborg, 10.2 miles in a straight line from Middleton 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 Middleton 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.