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Health in Tulare Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Tulare Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57476, 57469. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Tulare Township

Tulare Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Tulare 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 Tulare Township

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (11.3%), vs 9.2% across South Dakota. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.1%), 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 Tulare Township’s likely range; Tulare Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57476, 57469, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Tulare Township

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

HNearest ERCommunity Memorial HospitalRedfield · 5.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 5.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 35 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.4 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.9 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.8 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.3 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
35 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
47.8 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tulare Township itself
✓ Dental careTulare Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Tulare Township adults…

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

11 of every 100 Tulare Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.3–12.4%
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 24.3%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tulare Township, betterTulare Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Tulare Township gets moving

11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
88%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tulare Township 7.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Tulare Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Tulare Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Tulare Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · 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

Tulare Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Redfield Township: 36.3%Crandon Township: 35.9%Lake Township: 35.4%Garfield Township: 35%Lodi Township: 36.3%Exline Township: 36.3%Three Rivers Township: 36.1%Belmont Township: 35.1%Lincoln Township: 36%Buffalo Township: 34.9%Wheaton Township: 35.9%Bonilla Township: 35.1%Frankfort Township: 36.1%Great Bend Township: 36.1%Tulare Township: 35.1%Tulare TownshipRedfield TownshipCrandon TownshipLake TownshipGarfield TownshipLodi TownshipCommunity Memorial Hospital · Redfield · 5.4 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Garfield Township35%
Tulare Township35.1%
Lake Township35.4%
Crandon Township35.9%
Redfield Township36.3%
Lodi Township36.3%
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
Redfield Township————
Crandon Township————
Garfield Township————
Lake Township————
Lodi Township————

Redfield Township, Crandon Township, Garfield Township, Lake Township and Lodi 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.

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Tulare Township

Why doesn’t Tulare 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 Tulare Township.

What hospital is closest to Tulare Township?

Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield, 5.4 miles in a straight line from Tulare 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 Tulare Township.

Town Square →
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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.