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Spink, South Dakota (8112032088)Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Spink Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Spink Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 51001, 57010, 57025, 57004. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spink Township adults…

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

11 of every 100 Spink Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Spink Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 12.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.5 mi
St. Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City · ★★★★★
ER
30.4 mi
Siouxland Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Sioux City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSpink Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpink Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Spink 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 Spink 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 23.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Spink Township, betterSpink Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Spink Township gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
69%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spink Township 7.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Spink Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Spink Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Spink Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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

Spink Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Brule Township: 33.8%Sioux Valley Township: 38.2%Emmet Township: 33.2%Prairie Center Township: 35.4%Elk Point Township: 32.4%Fairview Township: 36.7%Akron: 39.2%Big Springs Township: 32.7%Virginia Township: 36.1%Prairie Township: 33.5%Garfield Township: 34.7%Spirit Mound Township: 34.2%Spink Township: 36.2%Spink TownshipBrule TownshipSioux Valley TownshipEmmet TownshipPrairie Center TownshipSanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 10.8 miHHawarden Regional Healthcare · Hawarden · 16.1 miHHorizon Health - Alcester Dental · Alcester · 12.1 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Emmet Township33.2%
Brule Township33.8%
Prairie Center Township35.4%
Spink Township36.2%
Sioux Valley Township38.2%
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
Sioux Valley Township————
Brule Township————
Prairie Center Township————
Emmet Township————

Sioux Valley Township, Brule Township, Prairie Center Township and Emmet 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.

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Spink Township

Why doesn’t Spink 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 Spink Township.

What hospital is closest to Spink Township?

Sanford Vermillion Medical Center in Vermillion, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Spink 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 Spink 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.