Health · Ash

Ash, SD health

On most measures Ash looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8% vs 6.7%) and more adults with heart disease (7.8% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57258, 57434

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Ash, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Ash compares with South Dakota

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ash adults…

35 of every 100 Ash adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–38.3%

Bars show Ash; the black tick is South Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ash, betterAsh, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Ash
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.7% Ash
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Ash
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Ash
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

SD 77%

Dentist visit

SD 69%

Cholesterol check

SD 85%

Colon screening

SD 66%

Mammogram

SD 77%

Taking BP meds

SD 76%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ash 8.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Ash adults are doing

1 in 5Ash adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Ash adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

Black tick: South Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Ash

Ash and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

33.9%37.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodland33.9%

Raymond34.2%

Ash34.5%

Warren35.1%

Turton37.3%

Care nearby

Sanford Hospital Webster - CahWebster · 29.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalRedfield · 31.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Prairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 39.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen · 40.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - AberdeenAberdeen · 40.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAsh's county is a federal shortage area.Clark County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careAsh's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clark County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthAsh's county is a federal shortage area.Human Services Agency - MHCA 5A · need score 19 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Ash. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Ash

Measure	Ash	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	31.5–38.3%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	32.5–39.7%	34%	about the same
Obesity	34.5%	28.5–41.1%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	28.5%	25.7–31.4%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	21.4%	18.7–24.3%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.8–15.2%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9.2–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.5–11.3%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.6–13.6%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.9–9.2%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.6%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.4%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.9–19%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18%	15.5–20.7%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.7%	21.9–29.9%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.7%	25.2–34.6%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.3%	73.2–79.3%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.5%	63.7–69.3%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.3%	83.3–87.1%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	69.2%	65.2–72.9%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	71.3–82.4%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.8–80.8%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	8.5%	6.8–10.6%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.6–17.2%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.7–20.8%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	12–15.3%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28.3–36.2%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.6–16.8%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.3–16.1%	13.7%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	8.2%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	7.8%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Ash door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the South Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Ash better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ash by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ash by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.