Health · Phipps

Phipps, SD health

On most measures Phipps looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57235, 57243, 57272

Report card

How Phipps 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 Phipps adults…

34 of every 100 Phipps adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–36.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Phipps, betterPhipps, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Phipps
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.1% Phipps
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Phipps
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Phipps
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Phipps 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Phipps 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Phipps adults are doing

1 in 5Phipps adults have been diagnosed with depression

21% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Phipps adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Phipps

Phipps 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.

34.4%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Eden34.8%

Eden34.9%

Maydell35.4%

Phipps35.8%

Fuller35.8%

Graceland36.2%

Care nearby

Prairie Lakes Healthcare SystemWatertown · 17.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Hospital Webster - CahWebster · 21.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · 39.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthMilbank · 41.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - De Smet Medical and DentalDe Smet · 45.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Lake PrestonLake Preston · 46.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePhipps is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePhipps is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPhipps'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 Phipps. 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 Phipps

Measure	Phipps	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.5%	30.5–36.8%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.5–38.1%	34%	about the same
Obesity	35.8%	31.1–40.7%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	25.3–30.7%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	21%	18.3–23.8%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.8–14.1%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	9–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.3%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.9%	10.4–13.5%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7%	6–7.8%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.5–18.4%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19%	16.4–21.9%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.4%	21.8–29.1%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.1%	26.5–33.7%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	75–80.9%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	71%	68.2–73.6%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.5–88%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66.4%	62.6–69.9%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	81.1%	75.8–85.4%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.7–80.2%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	5.9–8.8%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	13–16.4%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	15.1–19.8%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.2–14.2%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	26.3–33.3%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.8%	11.2–14.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.7–15%	13.7%
Hearing	8.7%	7.8–9.7%	8.2%
Vision	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.5–8.3%	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 Phipps 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 Phipps better or worse.

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