Health · Powell

Powell, SD health

On most measures Powell looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (7.9% vs 6.8%) and more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57451, 57435
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 32 people are less certain, so we show Powell's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Powell 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 Powell adults…

36 of every 100 Powell adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Powell, betterPowell, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.2% Powell
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Powell
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Powell
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Powell
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
69%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
78%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Powell 7.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Powell adults are doing

1 in 5Powell adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Powell adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Powell

Powell and the towns around it

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

Kent: 36.3% Emerson: 36.6% Harmony: 33.7% Liberty: 34.7% Union: 33.7% Clear Lake: 35.6% Fairview: 37.2% Freedom: 36% Myron: 36% Ipswich: 33.7% Cleveland: 34.7% Vermont: 34.9% Richland: 33.7% Fountain: 33.7% Powell: 34.5% Powell Kent Emerson Harmony Liberty Union
33.7%37.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Harmony33.7%
Union33.7%
Powell34.5%
Liberty34.7%
Kent36.3%
Emerson36.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 19 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 Powell

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

HNearest ERFaulkton Area Medical CenterFaulkton · 19 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Lukes★★★★★ · 28.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 29.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.7 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
29.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30.1 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
32.8 mi
Bowdle Hospital - Cah
Bowdle · not rated
ERRural critical access
57.4 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary carePowell's county is a federal shortage area.Edmunds County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental carePowell's county is a federal shortage area.Edmunds County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthPowell's county is a federal shortage area.Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA · 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 Powell. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Powell
MeasurePowellMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.8%31.7–40.1%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.8%32.5–41.4%34%about the same
Obesity34.5%27.1–43%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29.3%26–32.9%25.8%worse
Depression20.4%17.2–24.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.7%10.4–15.3%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.4%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.6–11.7%9.2%worse
Diabetes12.4%10.6–14.4%11.7%about the same
COPD7.6%6.6–8.9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.9%6.9–8.9%6.8%worse
Stroke3.9%3.5–4.3%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.2%12.8–17.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.7%14.6–21.2%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.2%19.2–27.9%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%23.5–35.8%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.7%74–81.3%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.2%65.8–72.3%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.7%84.8–88.5%84.8%about the same
Colon screening67.9%62.9–72.5%65.5%about the same
Mammogram77.6%70.1–83.7%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79%75.9–81.8%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.7%6.2–9.6%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.7–16.6%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health17.3%14.8–20.2%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13%11.4–14.9%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability30.7%26.5–35.4%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.8%11.8–16.2%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.1%11.3–14.9%13.7%
Hearing9.1%8–10.2%8.2%
Vision4.6%4–5.2%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.3–4.3%3.5%
Errands alone7.7%6.7–8.8%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 Powell 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 Powell better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Powell by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Powell 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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