Health · Dixon

Dixon, SD health

Dixon differs from South Dakota on 12 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.8% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.3% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57533, 57529

Report card

How Dixon 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 Dixon adults…

39 of every 100 Dixon adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–43.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dixon, betterDixon, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Dixon
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.2% Dixon
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Dixon
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Dixon
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dixon 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dixon 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Dixon adults are doing

1 in 5Dixon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Dixon adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing11%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Dixon

Dixon 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.

35.4%38.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Iona35.4%

Dixon35.5%

Edens35.5%

Landing Creek35.6%

Bull Creek36.6%

Care nearby

Avera Gregory HospitalGregory · 3.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalBurke · 18.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CahWinner · 19.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 26.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - ChamberlainChamberlain · 26.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - KennebecKennebec · 38.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDixon is not a shortage area

! Dental careDixon's county is a federal shortage area.Gregory County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthDixon'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 Dixon. 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 Dixon

Measure	Dixon	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.2%	35.3–43.4%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.8%	34.7–43%	34%	worse
Obesity	35.5%	28.3–43.4%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.7%	28.5–35.2%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20%	17–23.1%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.2%	13.3–19.2%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.4%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.9–13%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12.3–16.1%	11.7%	worse
COPD	9%	7.7–10.3%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.3–10.5%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.2%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.4–18.5%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.6–19.1%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.8%	22.4–31.7%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.2%	23.6–35%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.7–81.9%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.4%	64–70.5%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	85.2–88.5%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	67.2%	62.4–71.5%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	70.6–83.2%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.2–83.2%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.8%	7.1–10.7%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.8–16.3%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.8%	17–22.9%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.6–16.3%	12.3%	worse
Disability
Any disability	34.3%	30–39.1%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.5–19.3%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.9–15.6%	13.7%
Hearing	11%	9.8–12.3%	8.2%
Vision	5.5%	4.8–6.2%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.6–10%	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 Dixon 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 Dixon better or worse.

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