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Health in Perry Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Perry Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57039, 57064. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Perry Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Perry Township adults…

Perry Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Perry Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.5–35.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Why age matters here

Perry Township is an older town: 40% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across South Dakota. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Perry Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Perry Township40%
South Dakota18%
Getting care

Care in and near Perry Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Heart Hospital of South DakotaSioux Falls · 7.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford USD Medical Center★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 12.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.7 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
10.7 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children’s
10.8 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
12.8 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
28.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary carePerry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePerry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Perry 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 Perry 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 21.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Perry Township, betterPerry Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Perry Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Perry Township 7.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Perry Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Perry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Perry Township 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.

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

Perry Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lennox: 36.6%Germantown Township: 34.7%Grant Township: 36.8%La Valley Township: 36.2%Parker Township: 34.2%Home Township: 34.6%Middleton Township: 34.4%Delaware Township: 35.2%Lynn Township: 37.6%Harrisburg: 34.5%Dayton Township: 37%Perry Township: 36.8%Perry TownshipLennoxGermantown TownshipGrant TownshipLa Valley TownshipAvera Heart Hospital of South Dakota · Sioux Falls · 7.7 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Germantown Township34.7%
La Valley Township36.2%
Lennox36.6%
Perry Township36.8%
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
LennoxA−36.6%10.2%14.5%CDC place
Germantown Township————
Grant Township————
La Valley Township————

Germantown Township, Grant Township and La Valley 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.

27.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Perry Township

Why doesn’t Perry 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 Perry Township.

What hospital is closest to Perry Township?

Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Perry Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Perry 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.