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Health in Taylor Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Taylor Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57332, 57311. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Taylor Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Taylor Township adults…

Taylor Township runs above SD on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Taylor Township adults have COPD
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7–9.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Taylor Township

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

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 18 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 20.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
20.5 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
20.7 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
33 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careTaylor Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTaylor Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Taylor 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 Taylor 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 25.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Taylor Township, betterTaylor Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Taylor Township gets moving

16 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
73%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Taylor Township 8.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Taylor Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Taylor Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Taylor Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.8% · 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

Taylor Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Beulah Township: 36.4%Bridgewater Township: 35.6%Pleasant Township: 36.1%Wayne Township: 36.4%Worthen Township: 37.1%Rockport Colony: 32.5%Jefferson Township: 35.7%Bridgewater: 35.1%Union Township: 35.6%Emery: 36.3%Edgerton Township: 35.8%Taylor Township: 36.1%Taylor TownshipBeulah TownshipBridgewater TownshipPleasant Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#7 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bridgewater Township35.6%
Taylor Township36.1%
Pleasant Township36.1%
Beulah Township36.4%
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
Beulah Township————
Pleasant Township————
Bridgewater Township————

Beulah Township, Pleasant Township and Bridgewater 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.

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Taylor Township

Why doesn’t Taylor 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 Taylor Township.

What hospital is closest to Taylor Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 18.0 miles in a straight line from Taylor 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 Taylor 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.