Health · Burk

Burk, SD health

Burk differs from South Dakota on 8 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7% vs 12.7%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.8% vs 8.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57022, 57018, 57003

Report card

How Burk 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 Burk adults…

33 of every 100 Burk adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–35.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Burk, betterBurk, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.6% Burk
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.6% Burk
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Burk
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Burk
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Burk 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Burk 6.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Burk adults are doing

1 in 5Burk adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Burk adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone6.4%

Vision3.4%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Burk

Burk 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.

32.3%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Dell Rapids35.2%

Burk35.6%

Taopi36.2%

Lyons37%

Care nearby

Avera Dells Area Hospital - CahDell Rapids · 5.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Sioux Falls VA Medical CenterSioux Falls · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA

Madison Regional Health SystemMadison · 19.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Falls Community HealthSioux Falls · 18.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 34.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careBurk is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBurk is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBurk's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, South Eastern Behavioral Healthcare · need score 17 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 Burk. 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 Burk

Measure	Burk	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.5%	29.5–35.6%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.9%	31.8–38%	34%	about the same
Obesity	35.6%	31.2–40.2%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	24.9%	22.5–27.4%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	22%	19.3–24.9%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7%	5.8–8.5%	12.7%	better
Asthma	9.6%	8.5–10.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.7–10.3%	9.2%	about the same
Diabetes	10.4%	9.1–11.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	5.6%	4.7–6.5%	6.7%	better
Heart disease	5.9%	5.2–6.7%	6.8%	better
Stroke	2.9%	2.6–3.3%	3.5%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	10.9–15.7%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19.9%	17.3–22.7%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.6%	18.4–25.2%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.6%	24.1–31.3%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.8–80.4%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.5%	69.8–75.2%	69.2%	better
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.2–89%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	66.7%	63–70.4%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	72.8–82.9%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.3%	72.3–78%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	6.8%	5.4–8.6%	8.8%	better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	12.9–16.7%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.3%	12.2–16.7%	17.3%	better
Frequent physical distress	10.7%	9.4–12.3%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	26.4%	23.1–29.9%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.8%	9.3–12.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	10.2–13.8%	13.7%
Hearing	7.1%	6.4–8.1%	8.2%
Vision	3.4%	3–3.9%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.4–3.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	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 Burk 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 Burk better or worse.

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