Health · Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, SD health

Mount Pleasant differs from South Dakota on 5 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.1% vs 6.7%) and more adults with heart disease (8.2% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57225, 57236
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How Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant adults…

36 of every 100 Mount Pleasant adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–40.1%

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Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mount Pleasant, betterMount Pleasant, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27% Mount Pleasant
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Mount Pleasant
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Mount Pleasant
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Mount Pleasant
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
65%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
86%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
67%
Colon screening
SD 66%
76%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mount Pleasant 10.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Mount Pleasant adults are doing

1 in 5Mount Pleasant adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Mount Pleasant adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant and the towns around it

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

Day: 33.9% Eden: 34.8% Garfield: 33.9% Thorp: 34.9% Clark: 33.6% Merton: 33.6% Elrod: 34.5% Lincoln: 33.9% Graceland: 36.2% Maydell: 35.4% Phipps: 35.8% Raymond: 34.2% Woodland: 33.9% Cottonwood: 35% Mount Pleasant: 34.4% Mount Pleasant Day Eden Garfield Thorp
33.6%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Day33.9%
Garfield33.9%
Mount Pleasant34.4%
Eden34.8%
Thorp34.9%

Care nearby

Prairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 27.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Sanford Hospital Webster - CahWebster · 29 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 38.3 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Community Memorial HospitalRedfield · 41.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Horizon Health - De Smet Medical and DentalDe Smet · 38.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Horizon Health - Lake PrestonLake Preston · 42.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careMount Pleasant's county is a federal shortage area.Clark County · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careMount Pleasant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clark County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthMount Pleasant'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 Mount Pleasant. 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 Mount Pleasant
MeasureMount PleasantMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.7%31.3–40.1%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.5%31.9–41.1%34%about the same
Obesity34.4%26.3–42.7%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.8%25.3–32.3%25.8%about the same
Depression20.4%17–23.9%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.3%10.6–16%12.7%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.2%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.5%9.5–11.7%9.2%worse
Diabetes12.8%10.9–14.6%11.7%about the same
COPD8.1%6.9–9.4%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.1–9.2%6.8%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.7%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.9%14.1–19.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.1%14.9–21.6%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise27%22.2–32.2%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.3%24.2–36.5%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.2%72.4–79.9%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit65.4%61.5–68.8%69.2%worse
Cholesterol check86%83.8–87.9%84.8%about the same
Colon screening67%61.7–71.7%65.5%about the same
Mammogram75.9%67.5–82.5%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.4–81.4%75.9%about the same
No health insurance10.1%8.2–12.6%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.9%13.1–17%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health19%16.1–22.1%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%12.1–15.9%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability32.6%28–37.4%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs15.3%12.9–17.8%12.9%
Thinking or memory14%12–16%13.7%
Hearing9.7%8.6–10.9%8.2%
Vision5.2%4.5–5.9%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.6–4.7%3.5%
Errands alone8.4%7.3–9.8%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 Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Mount Pleasant by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Mount Pleasant 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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