Health · Spink

Spink, SD health

On most measures Spink looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.2% vs 8.8%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.9% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 51001, 57010, 57025, 57004
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How Spink 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 Spink adults…

35 of every 100 Spink adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Spink, betterSpink, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Spink
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Spink
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Spink
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.6% Spink
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
69%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
67%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Spink 7.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Spink adults are doing

1 in 5Spink adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Spink adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Spink

Spink and the towns around it

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

Brule: 33.8% Sioux Valley: 38.2% Emmet: 33.2% Prairie Center: 35.4% Elk Point: 32.4% Fairview: 36.7% Akron: 39.2% Big Springs: 32.7% Virginia: 36.1% Prairie: 33.5% Garfield: 34.7% Spirit Mound: 34.2% Spink: 36.2% Spink Brule Sioux Valley Emmet Prairie Center Sanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 10.8 miH Hawarden Regional Healthcare · Hawarden · 16.1 miH Horizon Health - Alcester Dental · Alcester · 12.1 mi+
32.4%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Emmet33.2%
Brule33.8%
Prairie Center35.4%
Spink36.2%
Sioux Valley38.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 10.8 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 Spink

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

HNearest ERSanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion · 10.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Lukes Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 29.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 12.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.8 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.5 mi
St. Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City · ★★★★★
ER
30.4 mi
Siouxland Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Sioux City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSpink is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSpink is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSpink's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · need score 18 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 Spink. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Spink
MeasureSpinkMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%31.4–39.2%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.3%32.4–40.3%34%about the same
Obesity36.2%29.4–43.6%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.2%25.1–31.4%25.8%about the same
Depression20%17.2–23.2%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.4%10.1–14.9%12.7%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.5%9.5–11.4%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.6%10.1–13.4%11.7%about the same
COPD7%6.1–8.1%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.3%6.5–8.2%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.2–4%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.6%12.3–17.3%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.8%15.8–22%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.8%19.8–28.1%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.8%25.5–36.3%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.6%74.1–80.7%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.4%66.3–72.4%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.9%85–88.5%84.8%better
Colon screening67.4%62.9–71.5%65.5%about the same
Mammogram79%72.6–84.4%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.8%75.9–81.3%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.2%5.8–8.7%8.8%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.6%12.8–16.5%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.5%14.2–19.1%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%11–14.2%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability28.6%24.8–32.8%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.9%11.1–15%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.9–14.2%13.7%
Hearing8.6%7.6–9.6%8.2%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.7%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.5%
Errands alone7.2%6.3–8.2%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 Spink 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 Spink better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Spink by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Spink 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.

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