Health · Kassel

Kassel, SD health

Kassel differs from South Dakota on 5 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.5% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57045, 57052, 57029
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 55 people are less certain, so we show Kassel's figures without a grade.

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How Kassel 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 Kassel adults…

36 of every 100 Kassel adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kassel, betterKassel, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24% Kassel
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.7% Kassel
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Kassel
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Kassel
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
68%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
69%
Colon screening
SD 66%
77%
Mammogram
SD 77%
80%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kassel 7.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kassel adults are doing

1 in 5Kassel adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Kassel adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Kassel

Kassel 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 Kassel.

Wittenberg: 33% Wolf Creek: 34% Sweet: 34% Valley: 34% Clayton: 35.2% Tschetter Colony: 31.6% Capital: 34.2% Sharon: 33.5% Milltown: 34.3% Pleasant: 35.4% Grandview: 34% Silver Lake: 35.2% Molan: 34% Freeman: 33.5% Childstown: 33.7% Kassel: 33.7% Kassel Wittenberg Wolf Creek Sweet Valley Freeman Medical Center - Cah · Freeman · 8.5 miH
31.6%35.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Wittenberg33%
Kassel33.7%
Wolf Creek34%
Sweet34%
Valley34%
6 places to get careNearest ER 8.5 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 Kassel

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

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 8.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah★★★★★ · 21.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareYankton · 31.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.5 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.9 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
21.1 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
25.9 mi
St. Michael's Hospital - Cah
Tyndall · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34.3 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careKassel is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKassel is not a shortage area
! Mental healthKassel's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Kassel. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Kassel
MeasureKasselMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.7%31.6–39.9%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol35.9%31.8–40.3%34%about the same
Obesity33.7%26.4–41.8%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29.3%26–32.7%25.8%worse
Depression20.1%17.1–23.6%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.4%10.1–15.1%12.7%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.8–11.2%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.4%10.3–12.6%9.2%worse
Diabetes12.1%10.4–14%11.7%about the same
COPD7.4%6.2–8.7%6.7%about the same
Heart disease8.1%7–9.1%6.8%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.5%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14%11.6–16.7%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.1%14.3–20.4%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24%19.7–28.7%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.7%23–35%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.6%74.1–81%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit67.7%64.3–71.2%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check87%85.1–88.8%84.8%better
Colon screening69.1%64.5–73.6%65.5%about the same
Mammogram76.9%69.8–83.2%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79.5%76.6–82.1%75.9%better
No health insurance7.8%6.2–9.7%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.1%12.3–16%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.9%14.2–19.8%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.7%11.1–14.6%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability30.7%26.3–35.2%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14.2%11.9–16.6%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.7%10.9–14.6%13.7%
Hearing9.8%8.6–11%8.2%
Vision4.5%3.9–5.2%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.1–4.1%3.5%
Errands alone7.7%6.6–9%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 Kassel 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 Kassel better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Kassel by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Kassel 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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