Health · Sherman

Sherman, SD health

On most measures Sherman looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.4% vs 12.7%) and fewer adults who have had a stroke (2.9% vs 3.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Sherman
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 65 people are less certain, so we show Sherman's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sherman 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 Sherman adults…

32 of every 100 Sherman adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–35.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sherman, betterSherman, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.5% Sherman
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.4% Sherman
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20.8% Sherman
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Sherman
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
69%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
85%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
64%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
74%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sherman 7.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sherman adults are doing

1 in 4Sherman adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Sherman adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing7%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Sherman

Sherman and the towns around it

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

Palisade: 37.1% Edison: 37.1% Springwater: 37% Highland: 37.1% Red Rock: 36.6% Sherman: 37% Sherman Palisade
36.6%37.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Sherman37%
Palisade37.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.9 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 Sherman

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

HNearest ERAvera Dells Area Hospital - CahDell Rapids · 12.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center★★★★★ · 19.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFalls Community HealthSioux Falls · 19 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.9 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.1 mi
Sanford Luverne Medical Center
Luverne · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Pipestone County Medical Center
Pipestone · not rated
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.4 mi
Avera Mckennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls · ★★★★★
ER
40.8 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSherman is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSherman is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSherman's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, South Eastern Behavioral Healthcare · need score 17 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 Sherman. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Sherman
MeasureShermanMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32%28.5–35.2%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol34.5%31.2–37.8%34%about the same
Obesity37%32.2–41.8%35.9%about the same
Arthritis24.4%21.6–27.1%25.8%about the same
Depression23.2%20.2–26.4%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.4%8.4–12.5%12.7%better
Asthma10%8.8–11.3%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.6%7.6–9.6%9.2%about the same
Diabetes10.5%8.9–12.2%11.7%about the same
COPD5.9%4.6–7.4%6.7%about the same
Heart disease5.8%5–6.7%6.8%better
Stroke2.9%2.4–3.3%3.5%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.7%11.4–18.5%15.2%about the same
Binge drink20.8%18–23.9%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.5%18.2–27%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.4%24.7–32.3%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.5%73.2–79.6%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.2%66.2–72.1%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check85.3%82.7–87.6%84.8%about the same
Colon screening63.5%59.6–67.2%65.5%about the same
Mammogram79.2%73.2–84%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds73.8%70.6–76.7%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.1%5.2–9.3%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress16.1%13.7–18.6%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health15.3%12.3–18.9%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.4%9.5–13.4%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability27.6%23.3–32.1%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs11.1%8.9–13.5%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.3%11.1–16%13.7%
Hearing7%6–8%8.2%
Vision3.7%3–4.5%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3%2.4–3.7%3.5%
Errands alone6.9%5.6–8.4%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 Sherman 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 Sherman better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sherman directly, so these are its own figures.

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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