Health · Emmet

Emmet, SD health

On most measures Emmet looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.9% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.2% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57004, 57001
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 140 people are less certain, so we show Emmet's figures without a grade.

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How Emmet 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 Emmet adults…

35 of every 100 Emmet adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Emmet, betterEmmet, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Emmet
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.6% Emmet
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Emmet
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Emmet
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
71%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Emmet 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Emmet adults are doing

1 in 5Emmet adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.2% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Emmet adults are in frequent mental distress
14.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Emmet

Emmet 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 Emmet.

Prairie: 33.5% Big Springs: 32.7% Garfield: 34.7% Spink: 36.2% Beresford: 32.8% Alcester: 32.5% Pleasant: 34% Glenwood: 34.1% Sioux Valley: 38.2% Virginia: 36.1% Pleasant Valley: 36.2% Prairie Center: 35.4% Brule: 33.8% Emmet: 33.2% Emmet Prairie Big Springs Garfield Spink Hawarden Regional Healthcare · Hawarden · 13.8 miH Sanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 14.9 miH Horizon Health - Alcester Dental · Alcester · 7.5 mi+
32.5%38.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Big Springs32.7%
Emmet33.2%
Prairie33.5%
Garfield34.7%
Spink36.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.8 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 Emmet

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

HNearest ERHawarden Regional HealthcareHawarden · 13.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 7.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.8 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.9 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.9 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.9 mi
Hegg Memorial Health Center
Rock Valley · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.1 mi
Greater Sioux Community Health Center
Sioux Center · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careEmmet is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEmmet is not a shortage area
! Mental healthEmmet's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Emmet. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Emmet
MeasureEmmetMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%31.7–38.8%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.5%33–40.3%34%about the same
Obesity33.2%27.3–39.5%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.2%25.4–31.2%25.8%about the same
Depression20.2%17.5–23%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.7%9.7–13.9%12.7%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.8–10.9%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11%10.1–12%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.9%10.5–13.5%11.7%about the same
COPD7.1%6.2–8.2%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.5%6.7–8.3%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.2%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.5%12.3–16.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.4%15–20.1%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.5%19.9–27.5%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.6%25.5–35.9%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.6%74.6–80.4%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit71.1%68.2–74%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check87.2%85.6–88.7%84.8%better
Colon screening67.8%63.5–71.9%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.5%72.3–83.7%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.9%76.3–81.2%75.9%better
No health insurance8%6.6–9.7%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.2%12.5–15.8%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.6%14.3–19.1%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.6%11.1–14.2%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability30.1%26.4–34.1%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.5%11.6–15.4%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.6%11–14.3%13.7%
Hearing9.1%8–10.1%8.2%
Vision4.3%3.8–4.9%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3.1–3.9%3.5%
Errands alone7.3%6.5–8.4%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 Emmet 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 Emmet better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Emmet by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Emmet 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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