Health · Rex

Rex, SD health

On most measures Rex looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57569, 57544

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 16 people are less certain, so we show Rex's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Rex 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 Rex adults…

35 of every 100 Rex adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.9–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rex, betterRex, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.6% Rex
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.4% Rex
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Rex
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Rex
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rex 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rex 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Rex adults are doing

1 in 5Rex adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Rex adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Rex

Rex and the towns around it

Care nearby

Sanford Chamberlain Medical CenterChamberlain · 20.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Winner Regional Healthcare Center - CahWinner · 37.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Gregory HospitalGregory · 38.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera St. Mary's HospitalPierre · 45.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - KennebecKennebec · 8.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Fort ThompsonFort Thompson · 18.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRex's county is a federal shortage area.Lyman County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careRex's county is a federal shortage area.Lyman County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthRex'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 Rex. 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 Rex

Measure	Rex	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35%	30.9–39.7%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.4%	31.1–40.3%	34%	about the same
Obesity	34.9%	27.1–43.9%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	24.5–31.4%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	19.9%	16.7–23.7%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.8–14.6%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.6%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.4–14.1%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7%	6.1–8.3%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.5–17.7%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.4%	15.2–22.3%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.6%	19.4–28.8%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.4%	22.4–34.8%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	73.4–81.2%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.5%	65.1–71.7%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	83.8–87.9%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	67.1%	61.9–72.1%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	74.1%	65.9–81.4%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.1–81.1%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	8%	6.4–9.9%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.7–16.7%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.7–20.1%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	11–14.6%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	26.2–35.4%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11.5–15.9%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.4–15%	13.7%
Hearing	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	8.2%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.7–8.9%	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 Rex 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 Rex better or worse.

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