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Center, SD health

On most measures Center looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (7.9% vs 6.8%) and more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57375, 57383
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 40 people are less certain, so we show Center's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Center 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 Center adults…

36 of every 100 Center adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Center, betterCenter, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Center
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.6% Center
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Center
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Center
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
72%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
86%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
70%
Colon screening
SD 66%
80%
Mammogram
SD 77%
78%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Center 8.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Center adults are doing

1 in 5Center adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Center adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Center

Center 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.

Washington: 36% Truro: 36.3% Crystal Lake: 36% Torrey Lake: 36.7% Gales: 35.9% Joubert: 36.3% Wilbur: 37.5% Aurora: 36.1% Pleasant Lake: 36.7% Eureka: 36.3% Center: 36.3% Center Washington Truro Crystal Lake Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental · Plankinton · 13.5 mi+
35.9%37.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Washington36%
Crystal Lake36%
Center36.3%
Truro36.3%

Care nearby

Platte Health CenterPlatte · 15.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CahArmour · 20.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Avera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 32.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - CahParkston · 32.9 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and DentalPlankinton · 13.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Access Health - MitchellMitchell · 31.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careCenter is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCenter is not a shortage area
! Mental healthCenter'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 Center. 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 Center
MeasureCenterMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.8%31.6–40.5%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.7%32.3–41.4%34%about the same
Obesity36.3%28–45.6%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29.3%25.9–33%25.8%worse
Depression20.4%17.2–24.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.2%9.8–14.8%12.7%about the same
Asthma10%8.8–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.5%9.6–11.6%9.2%worse
Diabetes12.5%10.7–14.5%11.7%about the same
COPD7.7%6.6–9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.9%7–8.9%6.8%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.5%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.7%13–18.4%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18%14.8–21.5%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise25%20.3–29.9%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours27.6%21.7–34%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.2%73.4–80.8%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit72%68.6–75.1%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86%83.9–87.9%84.8%about the same
Colon screening69.7%64.5–74.5%65.5%about the same
Mammogram79.5%71.9–85.8%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.3%75.4–81.1%75.9%about the same
No health insurance8.4%6.5–10.4%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.9%12.9–16.9%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health17.8%15–20.8%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.2%11.4–15.2%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability31.7%26.9–36.5%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14.4%12.1–16.7%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.7%11.7–15.6%13.7%
Hearing9.5%8.3–10.6%8.2%
Vision4.7%4–5.3%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.3%3.5%
Errands alone8%6.8–9.1%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 Center 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 Center better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Center by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Center 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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