Health · Plummer

Plummer, SD health

Plummer differs from South Dakota on 6 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.9% vs 12.7%) and more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57355, 57341

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How Plummer 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 Plummer adults…

37 of every 100 Plummer adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–40.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plummer, betterPlummer, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Plummer
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.9% Plummer
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Plummer
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Plummer
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Plummer 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Plummer 9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Plummer adults are doing

1 in 5Plummer adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.8% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Plummer adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Plummer

Plummer and the towns around it

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

35.4%39.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Patten35.9%

Logan37.3%

Willow Lake37.7%

Lyon38.4%

Plummer38.5%

Care nearby

Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 20 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 23.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Platte Health CenterPlatte · 35.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicMiller · 43.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - Wessington Springs DentalWessington Springs · 19.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Wessington Springs MedicalWessington Springs · 19.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePlummer's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brule County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental carePlummer's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brule County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthPlummer's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · 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 Plummer. 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 Plummer

Measure	Plummer	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	32.4–40.8%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.6%	32.4–41.1%	34%	about the same
Obesity	38.5%	30.2–47.2%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	29.4%	26.1–33%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20.8%	17.5–24.4%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.9%	19.1–24.8%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.2–11.3%	9.2%	about the same
Diabetes	12.8%	11.1–14.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.2–9.7%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	14–19.7%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	17.6%	14.4–21%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.7%	22.1–31.6%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.9%	25–32.9%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.8%	72.9–80.4%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.4%	61.7–67%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.5%	82.3–86.6%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	64.5%	61–68%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	74.7%	69.3–79.7%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75.4–80.9%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9%	7.2–11.1%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.7–17.8%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16.6–22.4%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12–15.8%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	33.6%	29.1–38.4%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.4%	13.1–17.8%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.7–16.8%	13.7%
Hearing	10.1%	8.9–11.4%	8.2%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–6%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.7–10.2%	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 Plummer 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 Plummer better or worse.

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