Health · Bancroft

Bancroft, SD health

On every measure CDC estimates, Bancroft looks like South Dakota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57353 (all of Bancroft)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 16 people are less certain, so we show Bancroft's figures without a grade.

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How Bancroft 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 Bancroft adults…

32 of every 100 Bancroft adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–35.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bancroft, betterBancroft, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Bancroft
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.5% Bancroft
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Bancroft
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Bancroft
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
70%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
86%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
67%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
77%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bancroft 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Bancroft adults are doing

1 in 5Bancroft adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Bancroft adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Bancroft

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 11.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 46.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 11.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.7 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
11.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.4 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
42.5 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
46.1 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careBancroft's county is a federal shortage area.Kingsbury County · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental careBancroft is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBancroft'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 Bancroft. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Bancroft
MeasureBancroftMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.4%29.5–35.6%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol34.9%31.8–38.2%34%about the same
Obesity34.4%29–40.4%35.9%about the same
Arthritis26%23.6–28.6%25.8%about the same
Depression20.9%18.4–23.5%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12%10.1–13.9%12.7%about the same
Asthma10%9–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%9–10.5%9.2%about the same
Diabetes10.7%9.5–12%11.7%about the same
COPD6.6%5.8–7.5%6.7%about the same
Heart disease6.7%6.1–7.4%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.4%3.1–3.7%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.8%12.9–16.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink19%16.6–21.7%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.1%20.1–26.7%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.5%24–33%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.7%72.8–78.5%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.9%67.3–72.4%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check85.5%83.8–87.1%84.8%about the same
Colon screening67.2%63.2–70.8%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.6%73.1–83.1%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds76.7%74.2–79.1%75.9%about the same
No health insurance8.1%6.7–9.6%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.9%13.5–16.5%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.1%14.2–18.1%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.3%11.1–13.7%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability28.9%25.9–32.3%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.2%10.8–13.8%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.2%11.9–14.8%13.7%
Hearing8.1%7.4–9%8.2%
Vision4.1%3.7–4.5%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.9–3.6%3.5%
Errands alone7.2%6.5–8.1%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 Bancroft 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 Bancroft better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bancroft by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bancroft 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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