Health · Emery

Emery, SD health

On most measures Emery looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has more adults seeing a dentist (73.9% vs 69.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Emery
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 539 people are less certain, so we show Emery's figures without a grade.

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How Emery 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 Emery adults…

34 of every 100 Emery adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.3–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Emery, betterEmery, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% Emery
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.2% Emery
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Emery
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Emery
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
74%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
85%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
76%
Mammogram
SD 77%
76%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Emery 8.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Emery adults are doing

1 in 5Emery adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Emery adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Emery

Emery and the towns around it

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

Pleasant: 36.1% Jefferson: 35.7% Taylor: 36.1% Wayne: 36.4% Edgerton: 35.8% Emery: 36.3% Emery Pleasant
35.7%36.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Pleasant36.1%
Emery36.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 20 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Emery

No hospital or community health center in Emery itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 20 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah★★★★★ · 23.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 21.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.1 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23.3 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
28.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.7 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careEmery is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEmery is not a shortage area
! Mental healthEmery's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · need score 19 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Emery. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Emery
MeasureEmeryMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.7%29.3–37.9%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol34.9%30.5–39.5%34%about the same
Obesity36.3%27.7–45.2%35.9%about the same
Arthritis27.1%23.6–30.6%25.8%about the same
Depression22%18.4–25.8%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.7%9.3–14.4%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.4%9.1–11.8%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.4%8.3–10.5%9.2%about the same
Diabetes11.7%9.9–13.7%11.7%about the same
COPD7.6%6.2–9.2%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.1%6.2–8.2%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.7%3.2–4.2%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.7%13.2–20.3%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.8%15.5–22.5%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.7%19.7–30%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.2%22.8–35.9%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.8%71.7–79.6%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit73.9%70.4–77%69.2%better
Cholesterol check84.7%82.1–87%84.8%about the same
Colon screening67.7%62.2–72.8%65.5%about the same
Mammogram75.5%67.1–82.5%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds76.3%73–79.3%75.9%about the same
No health insurance8.6%6.5–11.2%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress15.9%13.7–18.2%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health17.9%14.6–21.4%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.3%11.2–15.5%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability30.8%25.9–36%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.6%11.1–16.2%12.9%
Thinking or memory14.4%12–16.9%13.7%
Hearing8.4%7.3–9.6%8.2%
Vision4.7%4–5.6%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.5%3.5%
Errands alone8.2%6.9–9.7%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 Emery 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 Emery better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Emery directly, so these are its own figures.

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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