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Health in Raber · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Raber?

On most measures Raber looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.4% vs 12.7%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.9% vs 84.8%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57501, 57536. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Raber

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Raber

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

HNearest ERAvera St. Mary's HospitalPierre · 25.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareHighmore · 24.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.6 mi
Rural Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.5 mi
Avera St. Mary's Hospital
Pierre · ★★★★★
ER
25.5 mi
Horizon Health - Fort Thompson
Fort Thompson · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
43.7 mi
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center
Chamberlain · not rated
ERRural critical access
44.2 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
53 mi
Avera Missouri River Health Center
Gettysburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careRaber’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.AI/AN Hughes County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careRaber’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.AI/AN-Hughes County · need score 9 of 25
! Mental healthRaber’s county is a federal shortage area.Capital Area Counseling Services 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 Raber; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Raber adults…

Raber runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Raber adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.4–37.3%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Raber, betterRaber, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Raber gets moving

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77% Yearly checkupSD 77%
70% Dentist visitSD 69%
87% Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66% Colon screeningSD 66%
77% MammogramSD 77%
77% Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Raber 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Raber adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Raber adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Raber adults are in frequent mental distress
14.2% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with

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Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
South Dakota
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 101 people are less certain, so we show Raber's figures without a grade.

All 33 CDC measures for Raber
MeasureRaberLikely rangeSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.2%29.4–37.3%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol34%30.1–38.3%34%about the same
Obesity34%26.8–42%35.9%about the same
Arthritis26.1%23.1–29.4%25.8%about the same
Depression19.7%16.8–23.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.4%7.6–11.4%12.7%better
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.6%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10%9–10.9%9.2%about the same
Diabetes11.6%10–13.3%11.7%about the same
COPD6.1%5.3–7%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7%6.3–7.9%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.5%3.1–3.8%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14%11.8–16.3%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.2%15.2–21.6%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.1%18.4–26.4%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.1%23.6–35.4%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77%73.4–80.5%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.6%66.4–72.9%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.9%85.1–88.6%84.8%better
Colon screening66.2%61.4–70.8%65.5%about the same
Mammogram76.7%69.3–83.1%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds77.3%74.3–80%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.3%5.9–8.9%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.2%12.5–16.1%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health15.7%13.4–18.1%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12%10.5–13.6%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability28.9%24.9–33.2%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.2%10.6–14.1%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.3%10.8–14%13.7%
Hearing8.8%7.8–9.8%8.2%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.7%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.8–3.5%3.5%
Errands alone6.9%6.1–7.8%7.8%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Raber door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the South Dakota figure falls inside it, we don’t call Raber better or worse.

Why a ZIP code

CDC publishes towns like Raber by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Raber by how much of its land each one covers.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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