Health · Plain Center

Plain Center, SD health

Plain Center differs from South Dakota on 16 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (23.5% vs 15.2%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.3% vs 12.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57356, 57380
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 158 people are less certain, so we show Plain Center's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Plain Center 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 Plain Center adults…

38 of every 100 Plain Center adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plain Center, betterPlain Center, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.6% Plain Center
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.9% Plain Center
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Plain Center
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.5% Plain Center
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
56%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
82%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
59%
Colon screening
SD 66%
71%
Mammogram
SD 77%
77%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Plain Center 11.9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Plain Center adults are doing

1 in 5Plain Center adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Plain Center adults are in frequent mental distress
18.4% · South Dakota 15.3% · worse
Disability

Living with a disability

39.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.3%
Thinking or memory18.3%
Hearing11.3%
Errands alone12%
Vision8.3%
Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Plain Center

Plain Center 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 Plain Center.

Highland: 42.5% Bryan: 42.3% White Swan: 42.4% Howard: 38.7% Wahehe: 42.5% Lawrence: 42.3% Wagner: 41.8% Choteau Creek: 40.1% Kennedy: 38.2% Jackson: 37.6% Goose Lake: 41% Mullen: 37.5% Chester: 35.9% Moore: 37.5% Plain Center: 42.4% Plain Center Highland Bryan White Swan Howard Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Cah · Wagner · 6.9 miH Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah · Armour · 13.8 miH
35.9%42.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Howard38.7%
Bryan42.3%
Plain Center42.4%
White Swan42.4%
Highland42.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6.9 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 Plain Center

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

HNearest ERWagner Community Memorial Hospital - CahWagner · 6.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 40.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Cah
Wagner · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.8 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.3 mi
Niobrara Valley Hospital
Lynch · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
43.3 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Mitchell
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary carePlain Center's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Charles Mix County · need score 21 of 25
! Dental carePlain Center's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Charles Mix County · need score 19 of 25
! Mental healthPlain Center's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Plain Center. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Plain Center
MeasurePlain CenterMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.2%33.9–42.6%33.3%worse
High cholesterol34.6%30.4–39.1%34%about the same
Obesity42.4%33.6–51.6%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29.2%25.7–32.7%25.8%about the same
Depression21.5%18.1–25.3%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)19.3%15.9–22.9%12.7%worse
Asthma12%10.6–13.6%10.1%worse
Cancer (not skin)8.6%7.8–9.6%9.2%about the same
Diabetes16.4%14.3–18.6%11.7%worse
COPD9.8%8.6–11.3%6.7%worse
Heart disease9.2%8.2–10.2%6.8%worse
Stroke5%4.5–5.6%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes23.5%20.4–26.9%15.2%worse
Binge drink16.9%13.8–20.4%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise32.6%27.5–38.1%24.1%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.9%27.9–42%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.1%72.1–79.9%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit56.3%52.4–60.1%69.2%worse
Cholesterol check81.6%79.2–83.8%84.8%worse
Colon screening58.5%52.9–63.8%65.5%worse
Mammogram71.4%62.4–79.1%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds76.6%73.6–79.3%75.9%about the same
No health insurance11.9%9.8–14.3%8.8%worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress18.4%16.3–20.8%15.3%worse
Fair or poor health26%22.6–29.7%17.3%worse
Frequent physical distress16.8%14.8–19.1%12.3%worse
Disability
Any disability39.6%34.7–44.8%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs19.3%16.7–22%12.9%
Thinking or memory18.3%16.1–20.7%13.7%
Hearing11.3%10.1–12.6%8.2%
Vision8.3%7.4–9.3%4.7%
Dressing or bathing5.6%5–6.4%3.5%
Errands alone12%10.5–13.5%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 Plain Center 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 Plain Center better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Plain Center by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Plain Center 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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