Health · Lake

Lake, SD health

On most measures Lake looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (65.5% vs 69.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57278 (all of Lake)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 51 people are less certain, so we show Lake's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Lake 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 Lake adults…

33 of every 100 Lake adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–36.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake, betterLake, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.7% Lake
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Lake
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.5% Lake
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Lake
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lake 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

Lake 9.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Lake adults are doing

1 in 5Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Lake

Lake and the towns around it

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

32.9%34.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Merton33.6%

Pleasant34.1%

Hague34.1%

Lake34.2%

Collins34.2%

Willow Lake34.9%

Care nearby

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 21.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Prairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 31 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron · 35 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalRedfield · 43.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - De Smet Medical and DentalDe Smet · 21.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 51.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLake's county is a federal shortage area.Clark County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careLake's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clark County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthLake's county is a federal shortage area.Human Services Agency - MHCA 5A · need score 19 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 Lake. 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 Lake

Measure	Lake	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.7%	28.5–36.6%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.4%	29.9–38.7%	34%	about the same
Obesity	34.2%	26.1–42.4%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	26.3%	23–29.6%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	21.9%	18.3–25.6%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	9.8–15%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9–11.6%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	9.2%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	9.8–13.1%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.5–8.7%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.3–8%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–4.1%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.4–20.3%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19.5%	16–23.2%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.7%	21.1–30.5%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	24.3–36.5%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.4%	70.1–78.3%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.5%	61.8–68.9%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	84%	81.8–86.1%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	67.6%	62.3–72.2%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79.2%	71.5–85.1%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	73.1–79.2%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9.5%	7.6–11.7%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.2–18.3%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.3–20.9%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.6–15.1%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	26.8–35.9%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11.6–15.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	12.6–16.8%	13.7%
Hearing	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	8.2%
Vision	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.2–9.4%	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 Lake 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 Lake better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lake by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lake 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.