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Health in Wittenberg Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wittenberg Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57052, 57366. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wittenberg Township adults…

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

31 of every 100 Wittenberg Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.5–35.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Wittenberg Township

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

HNearest ERLandmann Jungman Memorial Hospital CorporationScotland · 11.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 30 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.9 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
14 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.2 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
24.2 mi
St. Michael's Hospital - Cah
Tyndall · not rated
ERRural critical access
30 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
34.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWittenberg Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWittenberg Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Wittenberg 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 Wittenberg 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 22.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wittenberg Township, betterWittenberg Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Wittenberg Township gets moving

11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
85%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
72%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wittenberg Township 7.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wittenberg Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Wittenberg Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Wittenberg Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · 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

Wittenberg Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Clayton Township: 35.2%Tschetter Colony: 31.6%Capital Township: 34.2%Kassel Township: 33.7%Sharon Township: 33.5%Milltown Township: 34.3%Wolf Creek Township: 34%Foster Township: 35.2%Pleasant Township: 35.4%Kaylor Township: 34.1%Sweet Township: 34%Valley Township: 34%German Township: 34%Milltown: 34.3%Liberty Township: 34.3%Grandview Township: 34%Silver Lake Township: 35.2%Wittenberg Township: 33%Wittenberg TownshipClayton TownshipTschetter ColonyCapital TownshipKassel TownshipSharon TownshipMilltown TownshipWolf Creek TownshipFreeman Medical Center - Cah · Freeman · 14 miHAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah · Parkston · 15.2 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tschetter Colony31.6%
Wittenberg Township33%
Sharon Township33.5%
Kassel Township33.7%
Wolf Creek Township34%
Capital Township34.2%
Milltown Township34.3%
Clayton Township35.2%
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
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Tschetter Colony————
Capital Township————
Kassel Township————
Sharon Township————
Milltown Township————
Wolf Creek Township————

Clayton Township, Tschetter Colony, Capital Township, Kassel Township, Sharon Township, Milltown Township and Wolf Creek 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.

28.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Wittenberg Township

Why doesn’t Wittenberg 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 Wittenberg Township.

What hospital is closest to Wittenberg Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 14.0 miles in a straight line from Wittenberg 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 Wittenberg 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.