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Health in Tetonka Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Tetonka Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57461, 57434, 57424, 57429. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Tetonka Township

Tetonka Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Tetonka 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 ↓

Cancer and heart disease run high in Tetonka Township

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (10.8%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.9%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. Conditions ↓

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 Tetonka Township’s likely range; Tetonka Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57461, 57434, 57424, 57429, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Tetonka Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 18.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 18.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 25.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.7 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.8 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
≈25.8 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
39.7 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
68 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tetonka Township itself
✓ Dental careTetonka Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Tetonka 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 Tetonka 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 Tetonka Township adults…

Tetonka Township runs above SD on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Tetonka Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–11.8%
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 24.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tetonka Township, betterTetonka Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Tetonka Township gets moving

18 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
67%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tetonka Township 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Tetonka Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Tetonka Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Tetonka Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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

Tetonka Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Mellette Township: 35.7%Clifton Township: 37%Benton Township: 35.7%La Prairie Township: 35.9%Sumner Township: 37.6%Beotia Township: 35.1%Northville Township: 36.2%Jefferson Township: 35.8%Harmony Township: 36.1%Great Bend Township: 36.1%Olean Township: 35.8%Brentford: 37.7%Prairie Center Township: 35.5%Turton Township: 37.3%Conde Township: 35.1%Conde: 35.8%Tetonka Township: 35.7%Tetonka TownshipMellette TownshipClifton TownshipBenton TownshipLa Prairie TownshipSumner TownshipBeotia Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#4 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Beotia Township35.1%
Tetonka Township35.7%
Mellette Township35.7%
Benton Township35.7%
La Prairie Township35.9%
Clifton Township37%
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
Mellette Township————
Clifton Township————
Benton Township————
Beotia Township————
Sumner Township————
La Prairie Township————

Mellette Township, Clifton Township, Benton Township, Beotia Township, Sumner Township and La Prairie 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 Tetonka Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Tetonka Township

Why doesn’t Tetonka 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 Tetonka Township.

What hospital is closest to Tetonka Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 18.7 miles in a straight line from Tetonka 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 Tetonka 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.