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Health in Rutland Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Rutland Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57075, 57057. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Rutland Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Rutland Township adults…

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

11 of every 100 Rutland Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.6–11.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Rutland Township

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

HNearest ERMadison Regional Health SystemMadison · 9.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 19.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 19.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.9 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.3 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.1 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
19.3 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.4 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careRutland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRutland Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Rutland 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 Rutland 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 20.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Rutland Township, betterRutland Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Rutland Township gets moving

1 mile of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
75%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
70%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
78%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rutland Township 6.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Rutland Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Rutland Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Rutland Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13.7% · 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.

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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

Rutland Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wentworth Township: 32%Le Roy Township: 32.3%Summit Township: 34.4%Jefferson Township: 32.3%Lake View Township: 32.2%Lake Madison: 32.7%Chester Township: 32.3%Colman Township: 32.2%Nunda Township: 34%Farmington Township: 32.6%Madison: 31.8%Fremont Township: 34.2%Oslo Township: 37.4%Clare Township: 35%Rutland Township: 32.4%Rutland TownshipWentworth TownshipLe Roy TownshipSummit TownshipJefferson TownshipMadison Regional Health System · Madison · 9.9 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wentworth Township32%
Le Roy Township32.3%
Jefferson Township32.3%
Rutland Township32.4%
Summit Township34.4%
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
Le Roy Township————
Wentworth Township————
Summit Township————
Jefferson Township————

Le Roy Township, Wentworth Township, Summit Township and Jefferson 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.

26.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory11.6%
Hearing8%
Errands alone6.3%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Rutland Township

Why doesn’t Rutland 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 Rutland Township.

What hospital is closest to Rutland Township?

Madison Regional Health System in Madison, 9.9 miles in a straight line from Rutland 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 Rutland Township.

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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.