Health · Freeman

Freeman, SD health

Freeman differs from South Dakota on 7 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.5% vs 18.8%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.5% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.6% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Freeman

Report card

How Freeman 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 Freeman adults…

38 of every 100 Freeman adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.3–43%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Freeman, betterFreeman, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Freeman
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.2% Freeman
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Freeman
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Freeman
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Freeman 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

Freeman 8.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Freeman adults are doing

1 in 5Freeman adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Freeman adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing11%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Freeman

Freeman 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.

33.3%35.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Freeman33.5%

Grandview34%

Valley34%

Care nearby

Freeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 0 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital CorporationScotland · 20.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - CahViborg · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera St. Benedict Health Center - CahParkston · 28.3 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - Yankton Medical and DentalYankton · 32.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Falls Community HealthSioux Falls · 38 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careFreeman is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careFreeman is not a shortage area

! Mental healthFreeman's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Freeman. 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 Freeman

Measure	Freeman	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.2%	33.3–43%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	32.8–42.1%	34%	about the same
Obesity	33.5%	25.8–42.4%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	27.9–36%	25.8%	worse
Depression	19.1%	16.1–22.7%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	9.8–15.1%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.6%	11.3–14%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11–15.6%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	6.3–9.9%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	8.9%	7.5–10.5%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.7–5.3%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	10.9–16.9%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	12.7–18.6%	18.8%	better
Get no exercise	25.9%	20.2–32%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.2%	22.3–34.9%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	75.7–82.4%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	68%	64.4–71.7%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.7–90.1%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	65.2%	60–70.3%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	67.5–82.5%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.5%	78.8–84.2%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.7%	6.8–10.9%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	11.5–15.5%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	14.6–22.3%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.3–16%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	27.4–38.4%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	12.9–19.8%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.4–14.9%	13.7%
Hearing	11%	9.3–12.8%	8.2%
Vision	5.1%	4.1–6.2%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.2–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.2%	6.7–10.1%	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 Freeman 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 Freeman better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Freeman 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.