Health · Oldham

Oldham, SD health

On most measures Oldham looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.8% vs 12.7%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (72.1% vs 65.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Oldham
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 75 people are less certain, so we show Oldham's figures without a grade.

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How Oldham 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 Oldham adults…

35 of every 100 Oldham adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.3–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oldham, betterOldham, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Oldham
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.9% Oldham
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Oldham
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Oldham
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
70%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
86%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
72%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
78%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oldham 9.4% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Oldham adults are doing

1 in 5Oldham adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.6% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Oldham adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

of Oldham adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Oldham

Oldham 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 Oldham.

Spring Lake: 36.8% Whitewood: 36.8% Denver: 36.8% Badus: 34.1% Lake Sinai: 37% Baker: 36.6% Belleview: 35.9% Mathews: 34.8% Oldham: 37.8% Oldham Spring Lake Whitewood Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah · De Smet · 16.6 miH Horizon Health - Lake Preston · Lake Preston · 9.4 mi+
34.1%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Spring Lake36.8%
Whitewood36.8%
Oldham37.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 16.6 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 Oldham

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 16.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 27.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareLake Preston · 9.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.6 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.3 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
27.4 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.7 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careOldham's county is a federal shortage area.Kingsbury County · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental careOldham is not a shortage area
! Mental healthOldham'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 Oldham. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Oldham
MeasureOldhamMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.7%30.3–39.6%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.3%32–41.4%34%about the same
Obesity37.8%29.8–47.7%35.9%about the same
Arthritis27.7%24.2–31.6%25.8%about the same
Depression20.6%17.4–24.5%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.8%6.1–9.6%12.7%better
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.5%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.5%8.5–10.7%9.2%about the same
Diabetes12.5%10.6–14.7%11.7%about the same
COPD7.4%6–8.9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.3%6.2–8.3%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.1–4.2%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.9%12.4–19.5%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.1%14.9–21.7%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.4%19.3–30%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.9%22.7–35.7%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.4%72.3–80.2%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.6%66–73%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.1%83.8–88.4%84.8%about the same
Colon screening72.1%67.1–76.7%65.5%better
Mammogram78.9%71.6–85.2%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78%74.6–81%75.9%about the same
No health insurance9.4%7.2–12.5%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.9%12.8–17.1%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health17.6%14.4–21.3%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.1%11.1–15.3%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability29.6%24.6–34.9%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.3%10.7–15.9%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.4%11.1–15.8%13.7%
Hearing8.2%7.1–9.4%8.2%
Vision4.5%3.8–5.3%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.1–4.4%3.5%
Errands alone7.4%6.1–8.8%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 Oldham 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 Oldham better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Oldham 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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