Health · Badus

Badus, SD health

Badus differs from South Dakota on 11 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.6% vs 12.7%) and fewer adults in frequent mental distress (13.2% vs 15.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.6% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57054 (all of Badus)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 81 people are less certain, so we show Badus's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Badus 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 Badus adults…

39 of every 100 Badus adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.6–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Badus, betterBadus, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Badus
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Badus
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Badus
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Badus
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
73%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
89%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
70%
Colon screening
SD 66%
78%
Mammogram
SD 77%
80%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Badus 7.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Badus adults are doing

1 in 5Badus adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 8Badus adults are in frequent mental distress
13.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · better
Disability

Living with a disability

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory11.9%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Badus

Badus and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Badus.

Nunda: 34% Farmington: 32.6% Spring Lake: 36.8% Wayne: 34.4% Le Roy: 32.3% Nunda: 34% Summit: 34.4% Lake Sinai: 37% Concord: 33.8% Herman: 32.3% Denver: 36.8% Oldham: 37.8% Whitewood: 36.8% Baker: 36.6% Belleview: 35.9% Badus: 34.1% Badus Nunda Farmington Spring Lake Wayne Madison Regional Health System · Madison · 11.9 miH Horizon Health - Lake Preston · Lake Preston · 16.5 mi+
32.3%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Farmington32.6%
Nunda34%
Badus34.1%
Wayne34.4%
Spring Lake36.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 11.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Badus

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

HNearest ERMadison Regional Health SystemMadison · 11.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 22.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareLake Preston · 16.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.9 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.8 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
22.9 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.5 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.5 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careBadus is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBadus is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBadus's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · need score 19 of 25

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 Badus. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Badus
MeasureBadusMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39%34.6–44%33.3%worse
High cholesterol38.5%34.1–43.4%34%worse
Obesity34.1%26.7–42.6%35.9%about the same
Arthritis31%27.5–35.2%25.8%worse
Depression19.1%16.1–22.6%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.6%6.8–10.6%12.7%better
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.6%10.5–12.9%9.2%worse
Diabetes13.1%11.2–15.4%11.7%about the same
COPD7.7%6.5–9.2%6.7%about the same
Heart disease8.4%7.4–9.6%6.8%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.6%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.1%12.6–18.1%15.2%about the same
Binge drink16.8%13.9–20.2%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.1%19.8–29.3%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31%24.8–38%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.2%75.7–82.6%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit73.3%69.9–76.4%69.2%better
Cholesterol check89%87.4–90.7%84.8%better
Colon screening69.9%64.8–74.7%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.3%70.8–84.6%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79.8%76.8–82.9%75.9%better
No health insurance7.6%5.9–9.5%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress13.2%11.6–15.2%15.3%better
Fair or poor health17.2%14.4–20.4%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.5–15.5%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability29.9%25.7–34.9%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14.3%12.1–17%12.9%
Thinking or memory11.9%10.3–13.9%13.7%
Hearing9.7%8.5–11%8.2%
Vision4.5%3.9–5.1%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.3–4.4%3.5%
Errands alone7.2%6.2–8.4%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 Badus 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 Badus better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Badus by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Badus 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.

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