Health · Pierre

Pierre, SD health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pierre

Report card

How Pierre 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 Pierre adults…

31 of every 100 Pierre adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.3–35.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pierre, betterPierre, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.1% Pierre
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.6% Pierre
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Pierre
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Pierre
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pierre 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

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

Mind & connection

How Pierre adults are doing

1 in 5Pierre adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.9% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Pierre adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Pierre

Pierre and the towns around it

Care nearby

Avera St. Mary's HospitalPierre · 1.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Eagle Butte Indian Health Service HospitalEagle Butte · 54.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Missouri River Health CenterGettysburg · 54.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 64 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - Fort PierreFort Pierre · 2.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - OnidaOnida · 26 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePierre's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.AI/AN Hughes County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental carePierre's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.AI/AN-Hughes County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthPierre's county is a federal shortage area.Capital Area Counseling Services MHCA · 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 Pierre. 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 Pierre

Measure	Pierre	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.1%	27.3–35.3%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.7%	28.7–37.2%	34%	about the same
Obesity	34.2%	26.7–42.6%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	25%	21.9–28.2%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	20.9%	17.7–24.5%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	9–13.6%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.2%	9.2%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	9–12.2%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	5.9%	5.2–6.8%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.9–3.5%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.1%	11.9–16.5%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.7%	15.5–22.4%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.1%	18.1–26.3%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.6%	23.6–36.3%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.2%	72.4–79.9%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.3%	64.8–71.7%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.5–88.1%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	65.5%	60.3–70.4%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	70–84.2%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.7%	72.6–78.7%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	6–8.8%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	13.1–16.8%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.2%	13–17.4%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.7%	10.2–13.3%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	27.9%	23.9–32%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.5%	9.9–13.3%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	13.7%
Hearing	7.6%	6.7–8.5%	8.2%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.5%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.7–3.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7%	6.2–7.9%	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 Pierre 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 Pierre better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pierre 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.