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Towns with the lowest depression rates in South Dakota

Ranked by the share of adults who have ever been told by a doctor that they have depression, as estimated by the CDC. 37 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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JavaNot on this list

Java has fewer than 2,500 residents, the floor for SD lists.

Dakota Dunes19% · Likely range 16–22%

Colonial Pine Hills19% · Likely range 17–22%

Union CountyBig Sioux20% · Likely range 17–23%

All 37 towns

Adults with depression, lowest first.

#TownAdults with depressionLikely rangePopulation

T1 Dakota Dunes3,936 people 19% 16–22%3,936

T1 Colonial Pine Hills2,609 people 19% 17–22%2,609

T3 Big SiouxUnion County · 4,917 people 20% 17–23%4,917

T3 Milbank3,525 people 20% 16–23%3,525

T3 Chamberlain2,588 people 20% 17–24%2,588

T3 Madison6,094 people 20% 17–24%6,094

T3 Hot Springs3,548 people 20% 17–24%3,548

T8 Huron14,385 people 21% 17–24%14,385

T8 Canton3,033 people 21% 18–24%3,033

T8 Mobridge2,932 people 21% 17–24%2,932

T8 Aberdeen28,189 people 21% 18–24%28,189

T8 North Sioux City3,045 people 21% 17–24%3,045

T8 Yankton15,540 people 21% 17–24%15,540

T8 Mitchell15,649 people 21% 18–25%15,649

T8 Pierre13,948 people 21% 18–25%13,948

T8 Sisseton2,670 people 21% 18–25%2,670

T8 Elk Point2,537 people 21% 18–25%2,537

T18 Spearfish12,930 people 22% 19–25%12,930

T18 Lead3,006 people 22% 19–25%3,006

T18 Rapid City77,946 people 22% 19–25%77,946

T18 Harrisburg8,519 people 22% 19–25%8,519

T18 Winner2,905 people 22% 18–26%2,905

T18 Watertown23,044 people 22% 19–25%23,044

T18 Tea6,786 people 22% 19–25%6,786

T18 Belle Fourche5,804 people 22% 19–25%5,804

T18 Dell Rapids3,905 people 22% 19–25%3,905

T18 Sioux Falls201,469 people 22% 20–25%201,469

T18 Rapid Valley6,975 people 22% 19–25%6,975

T18 Split RockMinnehaha County · 3,143 people 22% 19–25%3,143

T18 Brandon10,996 people 22% 19–25%10,996

T31 Sturgis7,086 people 23% 20–26%7,086

T31 Blackhawk2,934 people 23% 20–26%2,934

T31 Hartford3,478 people 23% 20–27%3,478

T34 Box Elder12,902 people 24% 21–26%12,902

T34 Summerset3,022 people 24% 21–27%3,022

36 Brookings23,948 people 25% 22–28%23,948

37 Vermillion11,878 people 26% 21–31%11,878

How it works

How this ranking works

The SD list, with the map →

We rank every town by the share of adults who have ever been told by a doctor that they have depression, as estimated by the CDC. The lowest share ranks #1. Across South Dakota it’s 21%.

These are the CDC’s modeled estimates, not a count: national survey answers combined with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Each carries a likely range (shown in the table), so we rank on the whole percent and towns at the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Differences of a point or two are within the estimates’ margins.

Cities and villages use the CDC’s own estimate for that place. New England towns and townships, which the CDC doesn’t publish, use the ZIP codes that cover them, weighted by land area.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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