Health · Ola

Ola, SD health

Ola differs from South Dakota on 12 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.8% vs 6.7%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.6% vs 12.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57370, 57325

Report card

How Ola 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 Ola adults…

38 of every 100 Ola adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ola, betterOla, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Ola
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Ola
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Ola
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.1% Ola
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ola 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ola 9.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Ola adults are doing

1 in 5Ola adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.5% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Ola adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

35.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision6.4%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Ola

Ola 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.

35.4%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

America38.3%

Ola38.6%

Richland39%

Ola40.4%

Red Lake41.1%

Care nearby

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 11.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Gregory HospitalGregory · 20.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Platte Health CenterPlatte · 26.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Memorial HospitalBurke · 31.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - ChamberlainChamberlain · 12.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Fort ThompsonFort Thompson · 31.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOla's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brule County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careOla's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brule County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthOla's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · 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 Ola. 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 Ola

Measure	Ola	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38%	34–42%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	37.3%	33.1–41.4%	34%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	32.8–48.1%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	30.7%	27.4–34%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20.5%	17.6–23.7%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.6%	14.7–18.6%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.2–11%	9.2%	about the same
Diabetes	14.6%	12.8–16.5%	11.7%	worse
COPD	8.8%	7.7–10.2%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.4%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.1%	16.4–22.1%	15.2%	worse
Binge drink	16.6%	13.9–19.5%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28%	23.7–32.6%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	27.5–34.7%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	74.3–80.7%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	59.1–64.1%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.6–87.2%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	62.4%	59.3–65.4%	65.5%	worse
Mammogram	72.8%	67.8–77.5%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.7–81%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9.4%	7.6–11.3%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.2–18.1%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.8–24.6%	17.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.4–17.1%	12.3%	worse
Disability
Any disability	35.2%	31–39.8%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	14.9–19.5%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.4–17.3%	13.7%
Hearing	10.2%	9–11.3%	8.2%
Vision	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.5–10.9%	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 Ola 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 Ola better or worse.

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