Health · Brunson

Brunson, SD health

Brunson differs from South Dakota on 15 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.3% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10.7% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57580 (all of Brunson)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 52 people are less certain, so we show Brunson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Brunson 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 Brunson adults…

40 of every 100 Brunson adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brunson, betterBrunson, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.8% Brunson
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Brunson
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Brunson
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.2% Brunson
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brunson 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Brunson 10.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Brunson adults are doing

1 in 5Brunson adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.3% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Brunson adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.6%

Thinking or memory16.8%

Hearing11.6%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Brunson

Brunson 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.

36.6%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

King36.9%

Pleasant Valley38%

Banner38.4%

Brunson38.8%

Lamro38.8%

Care nearby

Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CahWinner · 6.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Gregory HospitalGregory · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalBurke · 33 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 33.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - KennebecKennebec · 30.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - PreshoPresho · 32.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBrunson's county is a federal shortage area.Tripp County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careBrunson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Tripp County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthBrunson's county is a federal shortage area.Southern Plains Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 10 · need score 22 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 Brunson. 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 Brunson

Measure	Brunson	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36–44.7%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.8–42.7%	34%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	30.7–47.3%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	28.7–35.8%	25.8%	worse
Depression	21.3%	18.1–25.1%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.7%	15.5–22.4%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	9.9–12.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	16%	14–18.3%	11.7%	worse
COPD	10.7%	9.3–12.3%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.2%	18.3–24.2%	15.2%	worse
Binge drink	15.6%	12.8–18.8%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.8%	26.1–35.9%	24.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	25.7–38.6%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	73.9–81.1%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.3%	54.4–62.2%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.1%	82–86.1%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	61.3%	55.7–66.5%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	74%	65.8–81.2%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.5–81.9%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	10.8%	8.9–13%	8.8%	worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.9–18.8%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.3%	21.2–27.8%	17.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.7–18.8%	12.3%	worse
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	34–43.4%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.6%	17.1–22.4%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	16.8%	14.8–19%	13.7%
Hearing	11.6%	10.4–13%	8.2%
Vision	7.4%	6.6–8.4%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	5–6.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	11.3%	9.9–12.8%	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 Brunson 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 Brunson better or worse.

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