Health · Greenland

Greenland, SD health

On most measures Greenland looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.1% vs 8.8%) and more adults seeing a dentist (72.8% vs 69.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57048, 57012, 57035
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 260 people are less certain, so we show Greenland's figures without a grade.

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How Greenland 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 Greenland adults…

33 of every 100 Greenland adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.5–37.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Greenland, betterGreenland, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Greenland
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.3% Greenland
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Greenland
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Greenland
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
73%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
67%
Colon screening
SD 66%
78%
Mammogram
SD 77%
77%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Greenland 7.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Greenland adults are doing

1 in 5Greenland adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Greenland adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

27.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Greenland

Greenland and the towns around it

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

Humboldt: 36.1% Canistota: 36.4% Montrose: 36.2% Spring Valley: 35.4% Clear Lake: 36.1% Wellington: 35.9% Hartford: 36.1% Emery: 35.8% Grant: 35.2% Richland: 35.8% Ramsey: 36% Greenland: 36.3% Greenland Humboldt Canistota Montrose Spring Valley
35.2%36.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Spring Valley35.4%
Humboldt36.1%
Montrose36.2%
Greenland36.3%
Canistota36.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 21.9 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 Greenland

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

HNearest ERAvera Heart Hospital of South DakotaSioux Falls · 21.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySioux Falls VA Medical Center★★★★★ · 22 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 23.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
21.9 mi
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
22 mi
Sioux Falls VA Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ERVA
22.1 mi
Lifescape
Sioux Falls · not rated
Children's
22.7 mi
Sanford Usd Medical Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
23.1 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
31.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careGreenland is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreenland is not a shortage area
! Mental healthGreenland's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, South Eastern Behavioral Healthcare · need score 17 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 Greenland. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Greenland
MeasureGreenlandMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.4%29.5–37.2%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol35%31–39%34%about the same
Obesity36.3%29.1–43.5%35.9%about the same
Arthritis27.2%24–30.2%25.8%about the same
Depression21%17.9–24.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.3%9–13.9%12.7%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.7–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.2–11.1%9.2%about the same
Diabetes11.1%9.6–12.7%11.7%about the same
COPD6.4%5.5–7.5%6.7%about the same
Heart disease6.6%5.9–7.5%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.4%3–3.8%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%11.8–16.8%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.8%15.7–21.9%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.6%18.7–26.8%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.3%22.5–34.4%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.3%73.7–80.5%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit72.8%69.5–75.8%69.2%better
Cholesterol check87.4%85.5–89%84.8%better
Colon screening67.3%62.3–71.8%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.2%70.8–84.3%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds77.2%74.1–80.1%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.1%5.7–8.7%8.8%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.5–16.1%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health15.5%13.2–18%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12%10.5–13.6%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability27.7%23.8–31.7%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.1%10.3–14.1%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.2%10.6–13.9%13.7%
Hearing7.9%7–8.9%8.2%
Vision3.9%3.4–4.5%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.6%3.5%
Errands alone6.9%5.9–7.8%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 Greenland 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 Greenland better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Greenland by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Greenland 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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