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Health in Smithville Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Smithville Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57791. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Smithville Township

The nearest ER is 40 miles from Smithville Township

The closest emergency room is Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah in Philip, 39.6 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Smithville Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Smithville Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the South Dakota figure falls outside Smithville Township’s likely range; Smithville Township’s figures come from ZIP code 57791, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Smithville Township

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

HNearest ERHans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - CahPhilip · 39.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of the Black HillsRapid City · 38.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
33.2 mi
Black Hills Surgical Hospital
Rapid City · not rated
38.8 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
39.6 mi
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah
Philip · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.8 mi
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Rapid City · ★★★★★
ER
40.7 mi
Same Day Surgery Center
Rapid City · not rated
59.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Faith
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Smithville Township itself
✓ Dental careSmithville Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Smithville 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 Smithville 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 Smithville Township adults…

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

32 of every 100 Smithville Township adults have obesity
South Dakota: 36 in 100 · better · likely 28.7–35.5%
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 22.7%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.4%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Smithville Township, betterSmithville Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Smithville Township gets moving

2.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
65%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Smithville Township 7.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Smithville Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Smithville Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Smithville Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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

Smithville Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sunnyside Township: 34.2%Shyne Township: 32.1%Elm Springs Township: 32.1%Ash Township: 34.3%Cedar Butte Township: 34.3%Wasta Township: 33.7%Smithville Township: 32.1%Smithville TownshipSunnyside TownshipShyne TownshipElm Springs Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Smithville Township32.1%
Shyne Township32.1%
Elm Springs Township32.1%
Sunnyside Township34.2%
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
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Shyne Township————
Elm Springs Township————

Sunnyside Township, Shyne Township and Elm Springs 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.

31.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Smithville Township

Why doesn’t Smithville 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 Smithville Township.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Smithville Township.

Town Square →
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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.