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Health in Prairie Center Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Prairie Center Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57069, 57010, 57004. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Prairie Center Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Prairie Center Township adults…

Prairie Center Township runs below SD on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Prairie Center Township adults have diabetes
South Dakota: 12 in 100 · better · likely 7.6–10.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Prairie Center Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion · 6.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
16 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.7 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.4 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.1 mi
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton · ★★★★★
ER
34.9 mi
Siouxland Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Sioux City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Prairie Center Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Prairie Center Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center 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 22.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Prairie Center Township, betterPrairie Center Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Prairie Center Township gets moving

3.4 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
81%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
64%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
72%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Prairie Center Township 7.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Prairie Center Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Prairie Center Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Prairie Center Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · 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

Prairie Center Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Spirit Mound Township: 34.2%Garfield Township: 34.7%Spink Township: 36.2%Fairview Township: 36.7%Meckling Township: 35.4%Pleasant Valley Township: 36.2%Vermillion Township: 34.2%Bethel Township: 38.1%Emmet Township: 33.2%Glenwood Township: 34.1%Brule Township: 33.8%Sioux Valley Township: 38.2%Vermillion: 33.7%Newcastle Township: 43%Elk Point Township: 32.4%Prairie Center Township: 35.4%Prairie Center TownshipSpirit Mound TownshipGarfield TownshipSpink TownshipFairview TownshipSanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 6.9 miHHorizon Health - Alcester Dental · Alcester · 16 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Spirit Mound Township34.2%
Garfield Township34.7%
Prairie Center Township35.4%
Spink Township36.2%
Fairview Township36.7%
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
Spirit Mound Township————
Fairview Township————
Spink Township————
Garfield Township————

Spirit Mound Township, Fairview Township, Spink Township and Garfield 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.

28.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.2%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Prairie Center Township

Why doesn’t Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center Township.

What hospital is closest to Prairie Center Township?

Sanford Vermillion Medical Center in Vermillion, 6.9 miles in a straight line from Prairie Center 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 Prairie Center 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.