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Health in Sumner Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sumner Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57477, 57436, 57434, 57440. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sumner Township

Heart disease, COPD and stroke run high in Sumner Township

1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.3%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. 1 in 11 adults have COPD (8.9%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 4.5%, vs 3.5% across South Dakota. In all, Sumner Township runs above South Dakota on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More high blood pressure in Sumner Township, and more people treating it

39.9% of adults have high blood pressure (South Dakota 33.3%), but 80.9% of them take medicine for it, vs 75.9% statewide. Checkups ↓

Sumner Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Sumner 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 Sumner Township’s likely range; Sumner Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57477, 57436, 57434, 57440, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sumner Township adults…

Sumner Township runs above SD on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Sumner Township adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8–10.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
89%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
81%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sumner Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Sumner Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 19.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 19.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 34 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.9 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
34 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.4 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
≈34.4 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
38.6 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
71.3 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sumner Township itself
✓ Dental careSumner Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sumner 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 Sumner 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 26.6%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sumner Township, betterSumner Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Sumner Township gets moving

16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Mind & connection

How Sumner Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Sumner Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Sumner Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14% · 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

Sumner Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Prairie Center Township: 35.5%Benton Township: 35.7%Clifton Township: 37%Turton Township: 37.3%Olean Township: 35.8%Tetonka Township: 35.7%Belle Plaine Township: 35.5%Doland: 36.7%Spring Township: 35.6%Harmony Township: 36.1%Beotia Township: 35.1%Jefferson Township: 35.8%Great Bend Township: 36.1%Turton: 37.9%Ash Township: 34.5%Warren Township: 35.1%Conde: 35.8%Mellette Township: 35.7%La Prairie Township: 35.9%Sumner Township: 37.6%Sumner TownshipPrairie Center TownshipBenton TownshipClifton TownshipTurton TownshipOlean TownshipTetonka TownshipCommunity Memorial Hospital · Redfield · 19.9 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#19 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Prairie Center Township35.5%
Benton Township35.7%
Tetonka Township35.7%
Olean Township35.8%
Clifton Township37%
Turton Township37.3%
Sumner Township37.6%
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
Prairie Center Township————
Clifton Township————
Benton Township————
Tetonka Township————
Olean Township————
Turton Township————

Prairie Center Township, Clifton Township, Benton Township, Tetonka Township, Olean Township and Turton 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.

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone8%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Sumner Township

Why doesn’t Sumner 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 Sumner Township.

What hospital is closest to Sumner Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 19.9 miles in a straight line from Sumner Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sumner 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.