Health · Opdahl

Opdahl, SD health

On every measure CDC estimates, Opdahl looks like South Dakota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57241, 57221, 57242
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 84 people are less certain, so we show Opdahl's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Opdahl 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 Opdahl adults…

30 of every 100 Opdahl adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.6–34.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Opdahl, betterOpdahl, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Opdahl
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.6% Opdahl
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Opdahl
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Opdahl
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
70%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
83%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
64%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
75%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Opdahl 9.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Opdahl adults are doing

1 in 5Opdahl adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Opdahl adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Opdahl

Opdahl and the towns around it

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

Dixon: 33.9% Hayti: 34.9% Cleveland: 34.3% Garfield: 33.9% Pleasant: 34.1% Florence: 35.1% Oxford: 35.3% Norden: 34.8% Opdahl: 34.8% Opdahl Dixon Hayti Cleveland
33.9%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Dixon33.9%
Cleveland34.3%
Opdahl34.8%
Hayti34.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 18.7 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 Opdahl

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

HNearest ERPrairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 18.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 37.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareLake Preston · 22.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.7 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
22.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.6 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.5 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.3 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
37.3 mi
Access Health - Brookings
Brookings · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careOpdahl is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOpdahl is not a shortage area
! Mental healthOpdahl's county is a federal shortage area.Human Services Agency - MHCA 5A · 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 Opdahl. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Opdahl
MeasureOpdahlMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.2%26.6–34.4%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol33.1%29.2–37.7%34%about the same
Obesity34.8%27.6–43.5%35.9%about the same
Arthritis24.1%21.2–27.4%25.8%about the same
Depression20.8%17.6–24.4%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.3%10.7–16.3%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.2%9–11.5%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.6%7.8–9.6%9.2%about the same
Diabetes10.2%8.7–11.9%11.7%about the same
COPD6.4%5.5–7.6%6.7%about the same
Heart disease6.3%5.6–7.2%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.2%2.8–3.6%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.4%12.7–18.4%15.2%about the same
Binge drink19%15.9–22.7%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.3%20–29.2%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.6%25.1–36.9%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.2%70.3–78.1%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.8%66.4–73%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check83.1%80.8–85.5%84.8%about the same
Colon screening64.4%59.5–69.2%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.6%71.3–84.8%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds75.3%72.3–78.2%75.9%about the same
No health insurance9.6%7.5–11.8%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress15.9%13.8–18.1%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.6%14–19.7%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.3%10.7–14.2%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability29.4%25.1–34.3%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs11.9%10.1–14%12.9%
Thinking or memory14.2%12.2–16.5%13.7%
Hearing7.8%6.9–8.8%8.2%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.9%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.2%2.8–3.7%3.5%
Errands alone7.6%6.5–8.8%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 Opdahl 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 Opdahl better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Opdahl by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Opdahl 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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