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Health in Wesley Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wesley Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57465, 57435. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Wesley Township

Wesley Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Wesley Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

COPD, heart disease and cancer run high in Wesley Township

1 in 13 adults have COPD (8%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (8%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. Cancer is also above the state: 10.8%, vs 9.2% across South Dakota. In all, Wesley Township runs above South Dakota on four of 11 chronic conditions. 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 Wesley Township’s likely range; Wesley Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57465, 57435, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Wesley Township

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

HNearest ERFaulkton Area Medical CenterFaulkton · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 28.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.7 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.7 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.1 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
28.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈28.5 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
52.3 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Wesley Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Wesley Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Wesley 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 Wesley 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 Wesley Township adults…

Wesley Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Wesley Township adults have COPD
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.9–9.2%
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 25.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wesley Township, betterWesley Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Wesley Township gets moving

5.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
64%Colon screeningSD 66%
77%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wesley Township 8.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wesley Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Wesley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Wesley Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with

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Around town

Wesley Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Northville Township: 36.2%Pioneer Township: 36%Devoe Township: 37.3%Union Township: 36.3%Mellette Township: 35.7%Athol Township: 35.8%Zell Township: 36%Centerville Township: 36.6%Fairview Township: 37.2%Myron Township: 36%Clear Lake Township: 35.6%Wesley Township: 36.3%Wesley TownshipNorthville TownshipPioneer TownshipDevoe TownshipUnion Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Pioneer Township36%
Northville Township36.2%
Wesley Township36.3%
Union Township36.3%
Devoe Township37.3%
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
Northville Township————
Pioneer Township————
Devoe Township————
Union Township————

Northville Township, Pioneer Township, Devoe Township and Union 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.

31.4%

of Wesley 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 memory13.2%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Wesley Township

Why doesn’t Wesley 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 Wesley Township.

What hospital is closest to Wesley Township?

Faulkton Area Medical Center in Faulkton, 17.7 miles in a straight line from Wesley 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 Wesley 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.