Health · Grovena

Grovena, SD health

Grovena differs from South Dakota on 6 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.9% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.7% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had a stroke (4.1% vs 3.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57028, 57024
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How Grovena 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 Grovena adults…

36 of every 100 Grovena adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Grovena, betterGrovena, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Grovena
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Grovena
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Grovena
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Grovena
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
67%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
66%
Colon screening
SD 66%
78%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Grovena 9.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Grovena adults are doing

1 in 5Grovena adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.5% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Grovena adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Grovena

Grovena 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 Grovena.

Flandreau: 35% Egan: 34.3% Egan: 35% Blinsmon: 33.8% Lone Rock: 36% Spring Creek: 36.5% Union: 35.4% Clare: 35% Enterprise: 34.5% Colman: 32.2% Trent: 33.7% Alliance: 37.4% Logan: 35.9% Sweet: 39.2% Grovena: 34.9% Grovena Flandreau Egan Egan Blinsmon Lone Rock Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah · Flandreau · 5 miH Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah · Dell Rapids · 12.2 miH Pipestone County Medical Center · Pipestone · 13.2 miH
32.2%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Blinsmon33.8%
Egan34.3%
Grovena34.9%
Flandreau35%
Egan35%
Lone Rock36%
6 places to get careNearest ER 5 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 Grovena

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

HNearest ERAvera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · 5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 24.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 24.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.2 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.2 mi
Pipestone County Medical Center
Pipestone · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.4 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
24.5 mi
Rural Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.2 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careGrovena's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.AI/AN-Moody County · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careGrovena is not a shortage area
! Mental healthGrovena'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 Grovena. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Grovena
MeasureGrovenaMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.9%32–40.1%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.1%31.9–40.2%34%about the same
Obesity34.9%27.5–42.9%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29%25.7–32.3%25.8%about the same
Depression19.5%16.6–22.7%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.8%11.9–18%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.7%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.3–11.2%9.2%worse
Diabetes13.5%11.8–15.5%11.7%worse
COPD7.6%6.4–8.7%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.9%7.1–8.9%6.8%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.6%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.1%13.6–18.6%15.2%about the same
Binge drink16.4%13.7–19.4%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.1%21.9–30.8%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.4%24.7–38.2%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78%74.5–81.2%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit66.7%63–70.1%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.7%85–88.5%84.8%better
Colon screening65.8%60.2–70.7%65.5%about the same
Mammogram77.8%69.7–84.2%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.9%76–81.6%75.9%better
No health insurance9.2%7.6–10.8%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.7%13–16.6%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health19%16.4–21.9%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.7%12–15.4%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability31.9%27.8–36.3%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs15%12.9–17.4%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.4%11.8–15.4%13.7%
Hearing9.6%8.5–10.8%8.2%
Vision5.4%4.7–6%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.5%3.5%
Errands alone8.2%7.1–9.4%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 Grovena 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 Grovena better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Grovena by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Grovena 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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