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Health in Miner Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Miner Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57337, 57323. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Miner Township

The nearest ER is 25 miles from Miner Township

The closest emergency room is Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 24.9 miles away in a straight line. For everyday care, Horizon Health Care is closer (13.5 mi) and charges on a sliding scale. Getting care ↓

COPD, heart disease and cancer run high in Miner Township

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.2%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.3%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. Cancer is also above the state: 10.8%, vs 9.2% across South Dakota. In all, Miner Township runs above South Dakota on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Miner Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Miner Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the South Dakota figure falls outside Miner Township’s likely range; Miner Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57337, 57323, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Miner Township

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 24.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 13.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.9 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.5 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.4 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
29.3 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.7 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Miner Township itself
✓ Dental careMiner Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Miner 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 Miner 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 Miner Township adults…

Miner Township runs above SD on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Miner Township adults have COPD
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.9–9.6%
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 25.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Miner Township, betterMiner Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Miner Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
66%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
71%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Miner Township 8.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Miner Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Miner Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Miner Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · 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

Miner Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Clinton Township: 35.4%Green Valley Township: 35.6%Benedict Township: 35.3%Redstone Township: 35.8%Beaver Township: 35.6%Diana Township: 35.3%Roswell Township: 35.7%Carthage Township: 35.8%Adams Township: 35.7%Oneida Township: 35.3%Afton Township: 35.4%Miner Township: 35.5%Miner TownshipClinton TownshipGreen Valley TownshipBenedict TownshipRedstone TownshipHorizon Health - Howard Dental · Howard · 13.5 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Benedict Township35.3%
Clinton Township35.4%
Miner Township35.5%
Green Valley Township35.6%
Redstone Township35.8%
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
Green Valley Township————
Clinton Township————
Redstone Township————
Benedict Township————

Green Valley Township, Clinton Township, Redstone Township and Benedict 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.

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Miner Township

Why doesn’t Miner 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 Miner Township.

What hospital is closest to Miner Township?

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah in De Smet, 24.9 miles in a straight line from Miner 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 Miner Township.

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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.