Health · Morningside

Morningside, SD health

On most measures Morningside looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (8.3% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Morningside
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 90 people are less certain, so we show Morningside's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Morningside 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 Morningside adults…

37 of every 100 Morningside adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Morningside, betterMorningside, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Morningside
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Morningside
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18% Morningside
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Morningside
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
68%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
65%
Colon screening
SD 66%
80%
Mammogram
SD 77%
78%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Morningside 9.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Morningside adults are doing

1 in 5Morningside adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Morningside adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Morningside

Morningside 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 Morningside.

Huron: 35.7% Custer: 35.6% Clyde: 35.7% Valley: 35.7% Theresa: 35.6% Clifton: 35.1% Richland: 34.4% Morningside: 35.6% Morningside Huron Custer Huron Regional Medical Center · Huron · 1.5 mi · 2★ MedicareH Horizon Health - Huron · Huron · 3 mi+
34.4%35.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first
Morningside35.6%
Custer35.6%
Huron35.7%
5 places to get careNearest ER 1.5 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 Morningside

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

HNearest ERHuron Regional Medical CenterHuron · 1.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 38.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.5 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
3 mi
Horizon Health Care
8 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.4 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.6 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.6 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careMorningside's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beadle County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careMorningside's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beadle County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthMorningside's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · 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 Morningside. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Morningside
MeasureMorningsideMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.6%32–41.4%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol37.7%32.9–42.4%34%about the same
Obesity35.6%27.4–44.6%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.4%24.8–32.2%25.8%about the same
Depression20.3%17–24%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.4%11.6–17.4%12.7%about the same
Asthma9.7%8.5–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.4%9.2–11.7%9.2%about the same
Diabetes12.9%10.8–15.2%11.7%about the same
COPD7.8%5.9–10%6.7%about the same
Heart disease8.3%7–9.8%6.8%worse
Stroke4.1%3.4–4.9%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.1%11.9–20.8%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18%14.6–21.7%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise25.5%20.1–31.8%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.3%23.4–35.7%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.7%72.6–80.5%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit67.6%64.1–70.9%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.5%83.8–88.9%84.8%about the same
Colon screening65.3%59.8–70.3%65.5%about the same
Mammogram80%73.1–85.7%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%74.7–81.2%75.9%about the same
No health insurance9.2%6.4–12.8%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.1–16.8%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health18.4%14.4–23.3%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.2–16.3%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability31.3%26.1–37.4%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14.3%11.3–18.1%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.3%10.7–16.3%13.7%
Hearing9.6%8.3–11.2%8.2%
Vision4.9%3.9–6.2%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%3.1–5.1%3.5%
Errands alone7.9%6.3–10%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 Morningside 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 Morningside better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Morningside 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.

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