Health · Franklin

Franklin, SD health

Franklin differs from South Dakota on 8 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.5% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57385, 57312, 57382
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 184 people are less certain, so we show Franklin's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Franklin 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 Franklin adults…

38 of every 100 Franklin adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.8–42.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Franklin, betterFranklin, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Franklin
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.4% Franklin
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Franklin
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Franklin
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
70%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
88%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
69%
Colon screening
SD 66%
77%
Mammogram
SD 77%
80%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Franklin 8.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Franklin adults are doing

1 in 5Franklin adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Franklin adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing10.1%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Franklin

Franklin 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 Franklin.

Woonsocket: 36.3% Blaine: 36.3% Alpena: 36.2% Wessington Springs: 35.4% Warren: 36.3% Twin Lake: 36.3% Silver Creek: 35.8% Viola: 35.6% Elliott: 37.4% Belford: 36.8% Wessington Springs: 34.6% Franklin: 36.2% Franklin Woonsocket Blaine Alpena Wessington Springs Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah · Wessington Springs · 9.1 miH Horizon Health - Woonsocket · Woonsocket · 5.5 mi+
34.6%37.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Wessington Springs35.4%
Franklin36.2%
Alpena36.2%
Woonsocket36.3%
Blaine36.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 9.1 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 Franklin

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

HNearest ERAvera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 9.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 30.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareWoonsocket · 5.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Woonsocket
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.1 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.6 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.4 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
31.2 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
43.8 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careFranklin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jerauld/Sanborn/Buffalo Counties · need score 17 of 25
✓ Dental careFranklin is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFranklin's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · 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 Franklin. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Franklin
MeasureFranklinMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38%33.8–42.2%33.3%worse
High cholesterol38.2%33.8–42.6%34%about the same
Obesity36.2%28.5–44.3%35.9%about the same
Arthritis31.3%27.7–34.6%25.8%worse
Depression19.7%16.7–22.8%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.6%10.3–15.1%12.7%about the same
Asthma10%8.8–11.2%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.4%10.4–12.5%9.2%worse
Diabetes13.3%11.5–15.1%11.7%about the same
COPD8.2%7.1–9.5%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.5–9.5%6.8%worse
Stroke4.3%3.8–4.7%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16%13.5–18.7%15.2%about the same
Binge drink16.6%13.7–19.7%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise26%21.5–30.4%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.4%22.9–34.4%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.3%74.8–81.5%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.6%66.4–72.6%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check87.5%85.8–89.1%84.8%better
Colon screening68.7%64.1–72.9%65.5%about the same
Mammogram77.3%70.5–83%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds80%77.1–82.6%75.9%better
No health insurance8.7%7–10.6%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.1%12.4–15.7%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health18.6%15.9–21.4%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.8%12.1–15.6%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability32.2%27.7–36.4%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs15.4%13.1–17.7%12.9%
Thinking or memory13%11.3–14.7%13.7%
Hearing10.1%8.9–11.2%8.2%
Vision4.9%4.3–5.6%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.6%3.5%
Errands alone8%7–9.1%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 Franklin 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 Franklin better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Franklin by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Franklin 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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