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Health in Pleasant Grove Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pleasant Grove Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57369, 57355. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Pleasant Grove Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pleasant Grove Township adults…

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

11 of every 100 Pleasant Grove Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–11.9%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Pleasant Grove Township

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

HNearest ERPlatte Health CenterPlatte · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareChamberlain · 24.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.2 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.8 mi
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
Chamberlain · not rated
ERRural critical access
24 mi
Avera Gregory Hospital
Gregory · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.9 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Chamberlain
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.5 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Burke · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant Grove Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant Grove Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove 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 25%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pleasant Grove Township, betterPleasant Grove Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Pleasant Grove Township gets moving

13 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasant Grove Township 7.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Pleasant Grove Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Pleasant Grove Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Pleasant Grove Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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

Pleasant Grove Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Highland Township: 37.8%Torrey Lake Township: 36.7%Eagle Township: 36.7%Lake George Township: 36.7%Wilbur Township: 37.5%Richland Township: 39%Kimball Township: 37.8%Washington Township: 36%Forbes Township: 36.7%Gales Township: 35.9%America Township: 38.3%Bijou Hills: 36.7%La Roche Township: 36.7%Pleasant Grove Township: 37%Pleasant Grove TownshipHighland TownshipTorrey Lake TownshipEagle TownshipLake George TownshipPlatte Health Center · Platte · 13.2 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Torrey Lake Township36.7%
Eagle Township36.7%
Lake George Township36.7%
Pleasant Grove Township37%
Highland Township37.8%
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
Highland Township————
Torrey Lake Township————
Eagle Township————
Lake George Township————

Highland Township, Torrey Lake Township, Eagle Township and Lake George 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.

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Pleasant Grove Township

Why doesn’t Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove Township.

What hospital is closest to Pleasant Grove Township?

Platte Health Center in Platte, 13.2 miles in a straight line from Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove 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.