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Health in White · CDC PLACES 2025

Where White residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for White. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in White

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 White adults…

White runs below SD on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 White adults have heart disease
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · better · likely 4.7–6.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near White

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

HNearest ERBrookings Health SystemBrookings · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 10.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 10.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.6 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.7 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
12.2 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.6 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.1 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.9 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers White itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers White itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers White 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 White; ≈ 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 20.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 21.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.6%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
White, betterWhite, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where White gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
75%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
75%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
White 7.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How White adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4White adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6White adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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

White and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Afton Township: 38.9%Sherman Township: 39.7%Aurora Township: 38.8%Sterling Township: 37.5%Argo Township: 37.9%Alton Township: 39.3%Oak Lake Township: 37.3%Richland Township: 39.1%Lake Hendricks Township: 37.9%White: 39.8%WhiteAfton TownshipSherman TownshipBrookings Health System · Brookings · 10.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHAccess Health - Brookings · Brookings · 10.6 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Afton Township38.9%
Sherman Township39.7%
White39.8%
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
Afton Township————
Sherman Township————

Afton Township and Sherman 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.

25.9%

of White adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in White

Why doesn’t White have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for White.

What hospital is closest to White?

Brookings Health System in Brookings, 10.7 miles in a straight line from White’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 White.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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.