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Health in Volin Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Volin Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57072, 57046, 57031. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Volin Township adults…

On every condition, Volin Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Volin Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.6–39.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Volin Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton · 11.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareYankton · 10.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.4 mi
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton · ★★★★★
ER
16.4 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.3 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
48 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careVolin Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careVolin Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Volin 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 Volin 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 24.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Volin Township, betterVolin Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Volin Township gets moving

5.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Volin Township 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Volin Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Volin Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Volin Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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

Volin Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Gayville Township: 39.9%Bethel Township: 38.1%Mission Hill Township: 39%Mission Hill: 38.7%Marindahl Township: 38.1%Meckling Township: 35.4%Norway Township: 34.4%Pleasant Valley Township: 36.2%Star Township: 37.4%Spirit Mound Township: 34.2%Yankton: 38.6%Utica Township: 38.5%Walshtown Township: 38.6%Irene: 35.6%Turkey Valley Township: 36.8%Volin Township: 39%Volin TownshipGayville TownshipBethel TownshipMission Hill TownshipMission HillMarindahl TownshipAvera Sacred Heart Hospital · Yankton · 11.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHHorizon Health - Yankton Medical and Dental · Yankton · 10.7 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bethel Township38.1%
Marindahl Township38.1%
Mission Hill38.7%
Volin Township39%
Mission Hill Township39%
Gayville Township39.9%
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
Gayville Township————
Mission Hill Township————
Bethel Township————
Mission Hill————
Marindahl Township————

Gayville Township, Mission Hill Township, Bethel Township, Mission Hill and Marindahl 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.

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Volin Township

Why doesn’t Volin 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 Volin Township.

What hospital is closest to Volin Township?

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah in Viborg, 16.4 miles in a straight line from Volin 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 Volin 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.