Health · Scandinavia

Scandinavia, SD health

On most measures Scandinavia looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.9% vs 12.7%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (70.9% vs 65.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57213, 57268, 57218

Report card

How Scandinavia 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 Scandinavia adults…

33 of every 100 Scandinavia adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.4–37.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Scandinavia, betterScandinavia, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.7% Scandinavia
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.9% Scandinavia
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Scandinavia
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Scandinavia
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Scandinavia 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Scandinavia 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Scandinavia adults are doing

1 in 5Scandinavia adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Scandinavia adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

28.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Scandinavia

Scandinavia and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

32.9%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Norden32.9%

Toronto33.3%

Blom33.8%

Scandinavia34.1%

Hendricks37%

Hansonville37.3%

Lake Hendricks37.9%

Care nearby

Hendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 8.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Sanford Canby Medical CenterCanby · 15.4 mi · ER · rural critical access

Sanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · 15.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Brookings Health SystemBrookings · 22.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Access Health - BrookingsBrookings · 22.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Access Health - MarshallMarshall · 39.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careScandinavia's county is a federal shortage area.Deuel County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Dental careScandinavia is not a shortage area

! Mental healthScandinavia's county is a federal shortage area.Human Services Agency - MHCA 5A · 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 Scandinavia. 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 Scandinavia

Measure	Scandinavia	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.3%	29.4–37.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.1%	31.1–39.3%	34%	about the same
Obesity	34.1%	26.9–41.7%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	26.8%	23.7–30%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	20.1%	17.1–23.4%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8.1–12%	12.7%	better
Asthma	9.7%	8.5–10.9%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–11.1%	9.2%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	9.8–13.1%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	6.7%	5.7–7.9%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.1–7.8%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.9%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.2–17.6%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19.1%	16–22.5%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.7%	18.6–27.2%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.9%	24.8–35.6%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	72.7–80%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.4%	66.2–72.5%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.8–88.7%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	70.9%	66.5–74.9%	65.5%	better
Mammogram	80.1%	74.1–85.2%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.3%	74.4–80.1%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	8.2%	6.7–10.3%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.4–16.1%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16%	13.5–18.6%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	28.9%	24.9–33.4%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.3%	10.5–14.4%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.8–14.4%	13.7%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	8.2%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.8–3.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	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 Scandinavia 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 Scandinavia better or worse.

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