Health · Clayton

Clayton, SD health

Clayton differs from South Dakota on 7 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57332, 57029, 57366, 57311

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 34 people are less certain, so we show Clayton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Clayton 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 Clayton adults…

37 of every 100 Clayton adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clayton, betterClayton, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Clayton
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.6% Clayton
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Clayton
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Clayton
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clayton 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Clayton 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Clayton adults are doing

1 in 5Clayton adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 7Clayton adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Clayton

Clayton 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 Clayton.

31.6%36%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Tschetter Colony31.6%

Wittenberg33%

Wolf Creek34%

Clayton35.2%

Foster35.2%

Pleasant35.4%

Care nearby

Freeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 14.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera St. Benedict Health Center - CahParkston · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital CorporationScotland · 20.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Avera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - MitchellMitchell · 23.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Howard MedicalHoward · 40.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careClayton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careClayton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthClayton's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Clayton. 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 Clayton

Measure	Clayton	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.1%	33–41.3%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	33.1–41.5%	34%	about the same
Obesity	35.2%	27.7–43.2%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	27–33.8%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20.4%	17.4–23.7%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.1–14.8%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.3–12.4%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.2–14.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	6.8–9.5%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.4–9.4%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.7%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	12.8–18.1%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.9%	14.1–20%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	20.7–29.8%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.6%	22.9–34.7%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.7–81.2%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	71%	67.7–74.1%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87%	85.3–88.8%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	68.5%	63.7–73%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.5%	70.4–83.6%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.1–82.4%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	6.7–10.1%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.5–16.2%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.3–21%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	11.7–15.3%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	27.2–36.1%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.6–17.3%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.3–15%	13.7%
Hearing	9.9%	8.7–11.1%	8.2%
Vision	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8%	6.9–9.2%	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 Clayton 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 Clayton better or worse.

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