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Health in Pleasant Lake Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pleasant Lake Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57368, 57375. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Pleasant Lake Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Pleasant Lake Township

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

HNearest ERDouglas County Memorial Hospital-CahArmour · 22.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.3 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.9 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.1 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Mitchell
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.2 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
✓ Primary carePleasant Lake Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePleasant Lake Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant Lake 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 Lake 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 Pleasant Lake Township adults…

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

35 of every 100 Pleasant Lake Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.7–39.6%
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 25.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.9%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pleasant Lake Township, betterPleasant Lake Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Pleasant Lake Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasant Lake Township 10% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Pleasant Lake Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Pleasant Lake Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Pleasant Lake Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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

Pleasant Lake Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Crystal Lake Township: 36%Stickney: 35.9%Plankinton Township: 36.9%Gales Township: 35.9%Eureka Township: 36.3%Center Township: 36.3%Dudley Township: 36.5%Aurora Township: 36.1%Firesteel Township: 36.9%Hopper Township: 37%Pleasant Lake Township: 36.7%Pleasant Lake TownshipCrystal Lake TownshipStickneyPlankinton TownshipHorizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental · Plankinton · 5.9 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Stickney35.9%
Crystal Lake Township36%
Pleasant Lake Township36.7%
Plankinton Township36.9%
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
Crystal Lake Township————
Stickney————
Plankinton Township————

Crystal Lake Township, Stickney and Plankinton 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 Pleasant Lake 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%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Pleasant Lake Township

Why doesn’t Pleasant Lake 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 Lake Township.

What hospital is closest to Pleasant Lake Township?

Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah in Armour, 22.3 miles in a straight line from Pleasant Lake Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Pleasant Lake Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental in Plankinton, 5.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pleasant Lake 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.