Health · Blaine

Blaine, SD health

Blaine differs from South Dakota on 8 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.5% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57385 (all of Blaine)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 35 people are less certain, so we show Blaine's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Blaine 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 Blaine adults…

38 of every 100 Blaine adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–42.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blaine, betterBlaine, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Blaine
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.3% Blaine
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Blaine
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Blaine
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blaine 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

Blaine 8.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Blaine adults are doing

1 in 5Blaine adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.7% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Blaine adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Blaine

Blaine 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 Blaine.

35.4%37.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Viola35.6%

Franklin36.2%

Blaine36.3%

Twin Lake36.3%

Belford36.8%

Elliott37.4%

Care nearby

Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 10.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 26.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron · 27.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera St. Benedict Health Center - CahParkston · 45.3 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - WoonsocketWoonsocket · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MitchellMitchell · 27.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBlaine's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jerauld/Sanborn/Buffalo Counties · need score 17 of 25

✓ Dental careBlaine is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBlaine's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · 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 Blaine. 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 Blaine

Measure	Blaine	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.1%	33.8–42.4%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.3%	33.8–42.7%	34%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	28.4–44.5%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.4%	27.8–34.8%	25.8%	worse
Depression	19.7%	16.6–22.9%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.6%	10.2–15.1%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.4–12.5%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.3%	11.5–15.1%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.3%	7.2–9.6%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.5%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.7%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.6–18.9%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	13.7–19.8%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	21.4–30.5%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.3%	22.8–34.3%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	74.7–81.6%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.9%	66.6–72.8%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.7–89.1%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	68.5%	63.9–72.7%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	70.4–82.9%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77–82.7%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	6.9–10.5%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.4–15.8%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.7%	15.9–21.5%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.1–15.7%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	32.3%	27.7–36.6%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	13.1–17.8%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.3–14.8%	13.7%
Hearing	10.1%	8.9–11.2%	8.2%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.1%	7–9.2%	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 Blaine 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 Blaine better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Blaine by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Blaine 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.