Health · Brule

Brule, SD health

Brule differs from South Dakota on 8 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.3% vs 6.7%) and more adults who have had a stroke (4.3% vs 3.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57325 (all of Brule)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 93 people are less certain, so we show Brule's figures without a grade.

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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…

37 of every 100 Brule adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–41.1%

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 27.1% Brule
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.5% Brule
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Brule
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% 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.

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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Brule 9.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Brule adults are doing

1 in 5Brule adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Brule adults are in frequent mental distress

15.6% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

34.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone9.2%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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 the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.3%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Iona35.4%

Oacoma35.5%

Brule38.6%

Chamberlain38.6%

Red Lake41.1%

Care nearby

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 4.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Gregory HospitalGregory · 23.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Platte Health CenterPlatte · 33.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CahWinner · 35.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - ChamberlainChamberlain · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Fort ThompsonFort Thompson · 25.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBrule's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brule County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careBrule's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brule County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthBrule's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · 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 Brule. 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 Brule

Measure	Brule	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	32.7–41.1%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	32.8–41.5%	34%	about the same
Obesity	38.6%	30.5–46.8%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	26.5–33.5%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20.4%	17.3–23.7%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	12.6–16.2%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.4%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.6–15.4%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.3%	7–9.9%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.2–9.3%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.2%	14.5–20.2%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.6–19.6%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.1%	22.5–32.1%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.5%	26.8–34.2%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	74–81%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.9%	59.4–64.4%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.5–87.3%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66%	62.8–69.1%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	71.9%	66.5–76.8%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.5–81.1%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9.7%	7.8–11.8%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15.6%	13.7–17.7%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.5–23.8%	17.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.5–16.5%	12.3%	worse
Disability
Any disability	34.5%	30–39.5%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	13.8–19%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	12.9–17.1%	13.7%
Hearing	9.9%	8.7–11.1%	8.2%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.7%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–5.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.2%	7.9–10.7%	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.