Health · Blom

Blom, SD health

On most measures Blom looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (70.9% vs 65.5%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.3% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57268, 57218

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 65 people are less certain, so we show Blom's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Blom 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 Blom adults…

34 of every 100 Blom adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.2–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blom, betterBlom, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Blom
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.2% Blom
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Blom
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Blom
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blom 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Blom 7.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Blom adults are doing

1 in 5Blom adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.3% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Blom adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone7%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Blom

Blom and the towns around it

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

32.9%38.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Toronto33.3%

Brandt33.5%

Blom33.8%

Scandinavia34.1%

Grange34.5%

Argo37.9%

Care nearby

Sanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · 13.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 15.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Brookings Health SystemBrookings · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 19.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Lake PrestonLake Preston · 36.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBlom's county is a federal shortage area.Deuel County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Dental careBlom is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBlom's county is a federal shortage area.Human Services Agency - MHCA 5A · 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 Blom. 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 Blom

Measure	Blom	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.1%	30.2–38%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.9%	31.8–40.1%	34%	about the same
Obesity	33.8%	27–41.2%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	27.8%	24.7–31.1%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	20.3%	17.4–23.6%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.7–13.3%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.7–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.6–11.6%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.6%	10–13.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7%	5.9–8.1%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.2%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.6%	12.1–17.4%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.5%	15.6–21.8%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	18.7–27.1%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.2%	24.2–34.7%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	73.8–80.7%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.2%	68–74.1%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.4–89%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	70.9%	66.5–74.9%	65.5%	better
Mammogram	80.1%	74.3–85.1%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.4–81.3%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	7.2%	5.8–9%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.4–16%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.9%	13.5–18.6%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.8–14.1%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	29.2%	25.2–33.7%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.7%	10.8–14.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.8–14.3%	13.7%
Hearing	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	8.2%
Vision	4%	3.5–4.6%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7%	6–8.1%	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 Blom 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 Blom better or worse.

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