Health · Silver Lake

Silver Lake, SD health

On most measures Silver Lake looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.8% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.2% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57319, 57029, 57043

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 115 people are less certain, so we show Silver Lake's figures without a grade.

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How Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake adults…

36 of every 100 Silver Lake adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–39.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Silver Lake, betterSilver Lake, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Silver Lake
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.8% Silver Lake
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Silver Lake
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Silver Lake
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Silver Lake 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

Silver Lake 7.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Silver Lake adults are doing

1 in 5Silver Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Silver Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Silver Lake

Silver Lake 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.

33%35.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Dolton33.6%

Grandview34%

Wolf Creek34%

Silver Lake35.2%

Pleasant35.4%

Care nearby

Freeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 8.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital CorporationScotland · 25.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pioneer Memorial Hospital - CahViborg · 27.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera St. Benedict Health Center - CahParkston · 27.4 mi · ★★★★★ · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Health - MitchellMitchell · 32.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Falls Community HealthSioux Falls · 36.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSilver Lake is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSilver Lake is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSilver Lake's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Silver Lake. 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 Silver Lake

Measure	Silver Lake	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.5%	31.6–39.1%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.3–40.1%	34%	about the same
Obesity	35.2%	28.2–42.3%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	29.4%	26.2–32.5%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20.2%	17.3–23.2%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	9.2–13.3%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.2–12.1%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.1–8.3%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.6%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	11.5–16.1%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	17%	14.3–19.8%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.3%	20.1–28.5%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.8%	23.2–34.9%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.9–81.2%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.9%	65.6–72.2%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.8%	86–89.4%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	68.6%	64–72.9%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79.6%	73.1–84.8%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.1–82.1%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	7.8%	6.4–9.4%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12.2–15.5%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.8%	14.4–19.5%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.2–14.6%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	30.1%	26.1–34.3%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14%	11.9–16.2%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.9–14.2%	13.7%
Hearing	9.3%	8.2–10.4%	8.2%
Vision	4.6%	3.9–5.2%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.5–8.7%	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 Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake better or worse.

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