Health · McLaughlin

McLaughlin, SD health

McLaughlin differs from South Dakota on 21 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.3% vs 18.8%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.6% vs 9.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (35.3% vs 12.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for McLaughlin

Report card

How McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin adults…

42 of every 100 McLaughlin adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.3–46.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McLaughlin, betterMcLaughlin, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38.6% McLaughlin
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.3% McLaughlin
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% McLaughlin
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 31.1% McLaughlin
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of McLaughlin 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

McLaughlin 14.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How McLaughlin adults are doing

1 in 4McLaughlin adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 5McLaughlin adults are in frequent mental distress

21.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · worse

Disability

Living with a disability

47.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs25.1%

Thinking or memory22.9%

Hearing13.8%

Errands alone16.4%

Vision13.1%

Dressing or bathing8.5%

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

Around McLaughlin

McLaughlin and the towns around it

Care nearby

Standing Rock Service UnitFort Yates, · 21.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mobridge Regional Hospital - CahMobridge · 25.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Linton Hospital - CahLinton · 42.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care CenterElgin · 64.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - IsabelIsabel · 41.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Eagle ButteEagle Butte · 59.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMcLaughlin's county is a federal shortage area.Corson County · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careMcLaughlin's county is a federal shortage area.Corson County · need score 23 of 25

! Mental healthMcLaughlin's county is a federal shortage area.Three Rivers Mental Health Center - MHCA 8 · need score 22 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 McLaughlin. 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 McLaughlin

Measure	McLaughlin	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.6%	37.3–46.2%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	35.8%	31.6–40.3%	34%	about the same
Obesity	44.4%	36.7–52.5%	35.9%	worse
Arthritis	31.5%	27.9–35.2%	25.8%	worse
Depression	23.4%	19.7–27.4%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	35.3%	30.2–40.7%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	13.6%	11.9–15.5%	10.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.8–8.4%	9.2%	better
Diabetes	21.8%	19.1–24.7%	11.7%	worse
COPD	13.2%	11.2–15.3%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	11.2%	9.9–12.7%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	6.6%	5.9–7.4%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	31.1%	26.3–35.9%	15.2%	worse
Binge drink	15.3%	12.5–18.7%	18.8%	better
Get no exercise	38.6%	32.8–45%	24.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	31.6–43.6%	29.7%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.2%	71.1–79%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	44.9%	41.3–48.9%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	78.3%	75.2–81.3%	84.8%	worse
Colon screening	54.1%	48.6–59.5%	65.5%	worse
Mammogram	71.7%	63.5–79.1%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	73.3–79.1%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	14.3%	11–17.8%	8.8%	worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	21.2%	18.5–24.2%	15.3%	worse
Fair or poor health	34.6%	30.2–39.6%	17.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	21%	18.4–23.9%	12.3%	worse
Disability
Any disability	47.3%	41.8–53.1%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	25.1%	21.8–28.6%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	22.9%	19.7–26.4%	13.7%
Hearing	13.8%	12.2–15.6%	8.2%
Vision	13.1%	11.5–14.9%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	8.5%	7.3–9.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	16.4%	14.1–18.9%	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 McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes McLaughlin directly, so these are its own figures.

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.