Health · Curlew

Curlew, SD health

Curlew differs from South Dakota on 14 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.2% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10.3% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57580, 57584

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 13 people are less certain, so we show Curlew's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Curlew 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 Curlew adults…

40 of every 100 Curlew adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.4–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Curlew, betterCurlew, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Curlew
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Curlew
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Curlew
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.6% Curlew
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Curlew 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

Curlew 10.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Curlew adults are doing

1 in 5Curlew adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Curlew adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%

Thinking or memory16.2%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision6.9%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Curlew

Curlew and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

36.8%46.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Lone Tree37.2%

Witten37.3%

Curlew38.4%

Rosebud46.6%

Care nearby

Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CahWinner · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Gregory HospitalGregory · 38.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Phs Indian Hospital at RosebudRosebud · 41.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 44.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - PreshoPresho · 25.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - White RiverWhite River · 29.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthCurlew'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 Curlew. 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 Curlew

Measure	Curlew	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	35.4–44.4%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.8–42.8%	34%	about the same
Obesity	38.4%	30.2–47%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.8%	28.2–35.5%	25.8%	worse
Depression	21.1%	17.9–24.9%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.6%	14.5–21.1%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.8–12.7%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.5–11.6%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	15.6%	13.6–17.9%	11.7%	worse
COPD	10.3%	8.8–11.9%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	9.5%	8.4–10.7%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.5–5.6%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.6%	17.6–23.9%	15.2%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	12.9–19%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	24.9–34.8%	24.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	25.5–38.5%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	73.9–81.2%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.7%	55.8–63.6%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.7%	82.6–86.7%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	62.6%	57–67.7%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	68.3–82.8%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.3–81.9%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	10.4%	8.4–12.7%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.5–18.5%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.3%	20.1–26.9%	17.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.1%	14.1–18.4%	12.3%	worse
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	32.5–42.2%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.7%	16.1–21.5%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	16.2%	14.1–18.4%	13.7%
Hearing	11.1%	9.9–12.5%	8.2%
Vision	6.9%	6.1–7.9%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.7–6.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.2–12.2%	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 Curlew 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 Curlew better or worse.

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