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Health in Sverdrup Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sverdrup Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57003, 57055, 57030. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
37.4%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
22.5%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
7.3%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
8.1 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
What stands out

What stands out about health in Sverdrup Township

2.9%have had a stroke · SD 3.5%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sverdrup Township adults…

Sverdrup Township runs below SD on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Sverdrup Township adults have had a stroke
South Dakota: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.5–3.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Sverdrup Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Dells Area Hospital - CahDell Rapids · 8.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySanford USD Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 11 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.1 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
11 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
12.2 mi
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital
Sioux Falls · not rated
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.7 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.7 mi
Sanford USD Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
41.4 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSverdrup Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSverdrup Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup 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 22.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sverdrup Township, betterSverdrup Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Sverdrup Township gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
74%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sverdrup Township 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sverdrup Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Sverdrup Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Sverdrup Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · 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

Sverdrup Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Baltic: 37.8%Lyons Township: 37%Dell Rapids Township: 35.2%Mapleton Township: 37.9%Edison Township: 37.1%Grand Meadow Township: 36.2%Burk Township: 35.6%Benton Township: 36.8%Dell Rapids: 34.7%Enterprise Township: 34.5%Logan Township: 35.9%Sioux Falls: 36.9%Brandon Township: 35.7%Palisade Township: 37.1%Sverdrup Township: 37.4%Sverdrup TownshipBalticLyons TownshipDell Rapids TownshipMapleton TownshipEdison TownshipAvera Dells Area Hospital - Cah · Dell Rapids · 8.1 miHSioux Falls Specialty Hospital · Sioux Falls · 12.2 miHAvera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center · Sioux Falls · 12.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHSanford USD Medical Center · Sioux Falls · 12.7 mi · 5★ MedicareHFalls Community Health · Sioux Falls · 11 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#13 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dell Rapids Township35.2%
Lyons Township37%
Edison Township37.1%
Sverdrup Township37.4%
Baltic37.8%
Mapleton Township37.9%
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
BalticB+37.8%9.3%15.4%CDC place
Lyons Township————
Dell Rapids Township————
Edison Township————
Mapleton TownshipB37.9%11.5%15.2%ZIP codes

Lyons Township, Dell Rapids Township and Edison 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.

26.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Sverdrup Township

Why doesn’t Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup Township.

What hospital is closest to Sverdrup Township?

Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah in Dell Rapids, 8.1 miles in a straight line from Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup 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.