Health · Brule

Brule, SD health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57025, 57010
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 254 people are less certain, so we show Brule's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brule 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 Brule adults…

33 of every 100 Brule adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.9–37.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brule, betterBrule, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Brule
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Brule
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Brule
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Brule
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
69%
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 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brule 7.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Brule adults are doing

1 in 5Brule adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.9% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Brule adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

28.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Brule

Brule 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 Brule.

Spink: 36.2% Elk Point: 32.4% Fairview: 36.7% Sioux Valley: 38.2% Emmet: 33.2% Prairie Center: 35.4% Ponca: 42% Newcastle: 43% Jefferson: 32.7% Civil Bend: 32.5% Vermillion: 33.7% Vermillion: 34.2% Brule: 33.8% Brule Spink Elk Point Fairview Sanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 8.8 miH Dunes Surgical Hospital · Dakota Dunes · 22.8 miH Horizon Health - Elk Point · Elk Point · 7.2 mi+
32.4%43%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Elk Point32.4%
Brule33.8%
Spink36.2%
Fairview36.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 8.8 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 Brule

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

HNearest ERSanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion · 8.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Lukes Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 25 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareElk Point · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Elk Point
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.8 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.8 mi
Dunes Surgical Hospital
Dakota Dunes · not rated
25 mi
St. Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City · ★★★★★
ER
25.9 mi
Siouxland Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Sioux City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careBrule is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBrule is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBrule's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Brule. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Brule
MeasureBruleMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33%28.9–37.5%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol35.1%30.7–39.7%34%about the same
Obesity33.8%26.3–42.3%35.9%about the same
Arthritis26.1%22.9–29.7%25.8%about the same
Depression20.9%17.7–24.7%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.6%9.3–14%12.7%about the same
Asthma10%8.7–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%8.9–10.9%9.2%about the same
Diabetes11.2%9.5–13%11.7%about the same
COPD6.6%5.6–7.7%6.7%about the same
Heart disease6.8%6–7.6%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.4%3.1–3.8%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.5%11.8–17.3%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.5%15.3–22.1%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.6%18.3–27.2%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.7%25.6–37.9%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.1%72.1–79.7%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.3%65.8–72.6%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.4%84.3–88.3%84.8%about the same
Colon screening66.6%61.6–71.2%65.5%about the same
Mammogram79.2%72–85%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds76.8%73.4–79.8%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.7%6–9.6%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.6%12.7–16.7%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health15.9%13.4–18.7%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.1%10.5–13.9%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability28.3%24.1–32.8%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.1%10.2–14.2%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.6%10.9–14.5%13.7%
Hearing8%7.1–9.1%8.2%
Vision4.1%3.6–4.7%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.9–3.8%3.5%
Errands alone7.1%6.1–8.1%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 Brule 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 Brule better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Brule by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brule 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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