Health · Lake

Lake, SD health

Lake differs from South Dakota on 11 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.6% vs 12.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.4% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57383 (all of Lake)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 83 people are less certain, so we show Lake's figures without a grade.

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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…

40 of every 100 Lake adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–44.8%

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 26.8% Lake
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.5% Lake
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Lake
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% 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.

80%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
71%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
89%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
77%
Mammogram
SD 77%
81%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lake 8.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lake adults are doing

1 in 5Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
13.6% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing11.6%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.2%

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. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lake.

White Lake: 35.9% Willow Lake: 37.7% Cooper: 36.4% Patten: 35.9% Gales: 35.9% Eureka: 36.3% Plainfield: 37.6% Waldro: 37.8% Plummer: 38.5% Pleasant Valley: 35.5% Firesteel: 36.9% Crow Lake: 35.4% Lake: 35.9% Lake White Lake Willow Lake Cooper Patten Horizon Health - Plankinton Medical and Dental · Plankinton · 14.5 mi+
35.4%38.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Lake35.9%
White Lake35.9%
Patten35.9%
Cooper36.4%
Willow Lake37.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 20.4 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 Lake

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

HNearest ERAvera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 20.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 37.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 14.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.4 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.1 mi
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
Chamberlain · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.9 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Chamberlain
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.1 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.2 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careLake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLake is not a shortage area
! Mental healthLake's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · 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 Lake. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Lake
MeasureLakeMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40%35.3–44.8%33.3%worse
High cholesterol39.3%34.5–44.3%34%worse
Obesity35.9%27.6–45.3%35.9%about the same
Arthritis33.3%29.6–37.5%25.8%worse
Depression19.1%16–22.6%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.6%7.6–11.8%12.7%better
Asthma9.8%8.7–11.2%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.6%11.3–13.9%9.2%worse
Diabetes14.1%12.1–16.4%11.7%worse
COPD8.6%7.2–10.2%6.7%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.4–10.9%6.8%worse
Stroke4.7%4.1–5.4%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.1%12.6–17.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink15.7%12.8–19%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.8%21.7–32.5%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours27.5%21.6–34.1%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.8%76.3–83.1%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit70.6%67–73.8%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check88.5%86.7–90.1%84.8%better
Colon screening68.2%63.1–73%65.5%about the same
Mammogram77.4%69.8–83.9%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds81.4%78.5–84.1%75.9%better
No health insurance8.5%6.6–10.5%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress13.6%11.9–15.5%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health19%15.9–22.6%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.1%12.1–16.2%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability34.3%29.5–39.5%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs16.9%14.1–20%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.9%11.1–14.9%13.7%
Hearing11.6%10.1–13.2%8.2%
Vision5.2%4.5–6.2%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.5–4.9%3.5%
Errands alone8.5%7.1–10%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.

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