Health · Lake Hendricks

Lake Hendricks, SD health

Lake Hendricks differs from South Dakota on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (69.6% vs 65.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.3% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56136, 57276

Report card

How Lake Hendricks 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 Hendricks adults…

36 of every 100 Lake Hendricks adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake Hendricks, betterLake Hendricks, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Lake Hendricks
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.4% Lake Hendricks
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Lake Hendricks
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Lake Hendricks
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lake Hendricks 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lake Hendricks 7.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Lake Hendricks adults are doing

1 in 4Lake Hendricks adults feel lonely

28% · too close to call

1 in 4Lake Hendricks adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Lake Hendricks adults lack social or emotional support

20% · too close to call

1 in 7Lake Hendricks adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9

Lake Hendricks adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · about the same

1 in 13

Lake Hendricks adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · about the same

1 in 20

Lake Hendricks adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · about the same

1 in 16

Lake Hendricks adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · about the same

7.9% of Lake Hendricks adults receive SNAP (food stamps).

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory12.9%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Lake Hendricks

Lake Hendricks and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

32.9%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Scandinavia34.1%

Hendricks37%

Shaokatan37%

Oak Lake37.3%

Lake Hendricks37.9%

Richland39.1%

Sherman39.7%

Care nearby

Hendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 2.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 18 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Brookings Health SystemBrookings · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Avera Tyler HospitalTyler · 21.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 19.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 34.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLake Hendricks's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brooking County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careLake Hendricks's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Brooking County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthLake Hendricks's county is a federal shortage area.Brookings County · need score 17 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 Hendricks. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Lake Hendricks

Measure	Lake Hendricks	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.2%	32.7–39.6%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.7–39.7%	34%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	32–43.8%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.7–31.5%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	22.6%	19.7–25.5%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.3–13.6%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.9–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.3–12.4%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.8–14%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	8%	7.1–9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.6%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	12–16.4%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	17%	14.5–19.5%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.8%	21.1–28.9%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.4%	24.1–33.2%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	75.5–81.3%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.8%	66.9–72.5%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.8–88.9%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	69.6%	65.6–73.3%	65.5%	better
Mammogram	79.2%	73.6–84%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	78.1–82.8%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	7.2%	5.9–8.8%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28%	23.4–33.2%	—	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	16.7–23.6%	—	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.6–15.8%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	15–20.3%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.6–14.9%	12.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.5–13%	—	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.4–9.4%	—	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–6%	—	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.5%	—	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.9%	6.3–9.7%	—
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27.6–35.1%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.3–16.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	12.9%	11.3–14.6%	13.7%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	8.2%
Vision	4.6%	4–5.3%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	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 Hendricks 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 Hendricks better or worse.

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