Health · Beaver

Beaver, SD health

On most measures Beaver looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57337, 57340, 57349, 57321
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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 Beaver's figures without a grade.

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How Beaver 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 Beaver adults…

36 of every 100 Beaver adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–40.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beaver, betterBeaver, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Beaver
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.7% Beaver
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Beaver
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Beaver
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
68%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
86%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
70%
Colon screening
SD 66%
78%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver 8.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Beaver adults are doing

1 in 5Beaver adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Beaver adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Beaver

Beaver 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 Beaver.

Ravenna: 35.3% Clinton: 35.4% Fairview: 36% Rock Creek: 36.6% Butler: 36.9% Diana: 35.3% Plano: 36.5% Miner: 35.5% Roswell: 35.7% Jasper: 36.2% Spring Lake: 35.6% Canova: 36.9% Beaver: 35.6% Beaver Ravenna Clinton Fairview Rock Creek Avera Queen of Peace · Mitchell · 15.8 mi · 4★ MedicareH Horizon Health - Howard Medical · Howard · 16 mi+ Access Health - Mitchell · Mitchell · 17.5 mi+
35.3%36.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Ravenna35.3%
Clinton35.4%
Beaver35.6%
Fairview36%
Rock Creek36.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 15.8 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 Beaver

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 15.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah★★★★★ · 34.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 16 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.8 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.5 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
34.7 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.9 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
36.6 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careBeaver's county is a federal shortage area.Miner County · need score 13 of 25
✓ Dental careBeaver is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBeaver'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 Beaver. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Beaver
MeasureBeaverMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.1%32–40.4%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.8%32.7–41.3%34%about the same
Obesity35.6%27.6–44.2%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.9%25.6–32.5%25.8%about the same
Depression20.8%17.6–24.3%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.1%8.9–13.6%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.5–11.6%9.2%worse
Diabetes12.7%11–14.7%11.7%about the same
COPD8%6.8–9.4%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.2–9.2%6.8%worse
Stroke4.1%3.5–4.6%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16%13.2–18.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.6%14.6–20.9%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.7%21–30.9%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.7%23.4–36.5%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.1%73.4–80.5%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit67.7%64–71.2%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check85.6%83.3–87.6%84.8%about the same
Colon screening69.5%64.3–74.3%65.5%about the same
Mammogram77.5%69.7–83.9%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79%76–81.5%75.9%better
No health insurance8.4%6.5–10.6%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress15.2%13.2–17.3%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health18.2%15.3–21.4%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.7–15.5%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability32.1%27.5–37%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14.5%12.3–17%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.9%11.9–16.1%13.7%
Hearing9.6%8.4–10.8%8.2%
Vision4.8%4.2–5.5%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.3–4.5%3.5%
Errands alone8.1%7–9.4%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 Beaver 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 Beaver better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Beaver by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Beaver 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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