Health · Bath

Bath, SD health

On most measures Bath looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.2% vs 12.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57427, 57401
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 446 people are less certain, so we show Bath's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Bath 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 Bath adults…

32 of every 100 Bath adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.2–35.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bath, betterBath, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.2% Bath
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Bath
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Bath
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Bath
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
71%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
86%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
67%
Colon screening
SD 66%
80%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bath 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Bath adults are doing

1 in 5Bath adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Bath adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Bath

Bath 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 Bath.

Aberdeen: 34.9% Henry: 34.8% Gem: 35.1% Aberdeen: 35% Cambria: 34.7% Groton: 34.8% West Hanson: 34.9% Warner: 35.7% Mercier: 34.6% Lincoln: 35.2% Ordway: 34.9% Bath: 34.8% Bath Aberdeen Henry Gem Aberdeen Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen · 5 mi · 4★ MedicareH Avera St. Lukes · Aberdeen · 6.5 mi · 4★ MedicareH Horizon Health - Aberdeen · Aberdeen · 5.7 mi+
34.6%35.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Bath34.8%
Henry34.8%
Aberdeen34.9%
Aberdeen35%
Gem35.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 5 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 Bath

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

HNearest ERSanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen · 5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Lukes★★★★★ · 6.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 5.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
5.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.5 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
36.8 mi
Marshall County Healthcare Center - Cah
Britton · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.8 mi
Sanford Hospital Webster - Cah
Webster · not rated
ERRural critical access
62.1 mi
Family Healthcare Lamoure, North Dakota
Lamoure · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careBath's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.AI/AN-Brown County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careBath's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.AI/AN-Brown County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthBath's county is a federal shortage area.Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA · 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 Bath. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Bath
MeasureBathMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.2%29.2–35.3%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol33.8%30.6–37.1%34%about the same
Obesity34.8%30.1–39.6%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.4%25.7–31.1%25.8%about the same
Depression20.1%17.5–23%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.2%7.5–11.1%12.7%better
Asthma9.7%8.6–10.9%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.9–10.7%9.2%about the same
Diabetes11.1%9.7–12.8%11.7%about the same
COPD6.1%5.4–7%6.7%about the same
Heart disease6.8%6.1–7.5%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.7%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.8%11.7–16.2%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.2%14.6–20%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.2%20–26.9%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%25.9–33.2%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%75.7–81.6%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit71.4%68.5–74%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84.3–88.1%84.8%about the same
Colon screening67.1%63.3–70.7%65.5%about the same
Mammogram79.8%74.6–84.5%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.7–81.3%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.3%5.9–8.9%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.8–16.4%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health15.6%13.5–17.8%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.9%10.5–13.4%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability29.5%26.2–33.3%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.4%10.8–14.3%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.4%10.9–14.1%13.7%
Hearing8.3%7.4–9.4%8.2%
Vision3.9%3.5–4.4%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.5%3.5%
Errands alone6.8%6–7.8%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 Bath 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 Bath better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bath by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bath 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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