Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Plankinton Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Raesly HouseRaesly House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
–Not graded
Health in Plankinton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Plankinton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57368. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Plankinton Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Plankinton Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 24.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 0.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.9 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.7 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Mitchell
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.4 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24.8 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.6 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
29 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary carePlankinton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePlankinton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Plankinton 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 Plankinton 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 Plankinton Township adults…

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

35 of every 100 Plankinton Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–39.4%
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 25.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.4%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Plankinton Township, betterPlankinton Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Plankinton Township gets moving

2.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Plankinton 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%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Plankinton Township 10.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Plankinton Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Plankinton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Plankinton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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

Plankinton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Eureka Township: 36.3%Firesteel Township: 36.9%Hopper Township: 37%Pleasant Lake Township: 36.7%White Lake Township: 35.9%Cooper Township: 36.4%Crystal Lake Township: 36%Bristol Township: 35.9%Palatine Township: 37%Mount Vernon Township: 38.6%Dudley Township: 36.5%Stickney: 35.9%Plankinton Township: 36.9%Plankinton TownshipEureka TownshipFiresteel TownshipHopper TownshipPleasant Lake TownshipHorizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental · Plankinton · 0.9 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eureka Township36.3%
Pleasant Lake Township36.7%
Plankinton Township36.9%
Firesteel Township36.9%
Hopper Township37%
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
Eureka Township————
Firesteel Township————
Pleasant Lake Township————
Hopper Township————

Eureka Township, Firesteel Township, Pleasant Lake Township and Hopper 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.

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Plankinton Township

Why doesn’t Plankinton 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 Plankinton Township.

What hospital is closest to Plankinton Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 24.4 miles in a straight line from Plankinton Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Plankinton Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental in Plankinton, 0.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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