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Health in St. Onge · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is St. Onge?

St. Onge differs from South Dakota on 5 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.4% vs 12.7%) and fewer adults in frequent mental distress (12.5% vs 15.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.3% vs 9.2%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for St. Onge. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 St. Onge adults…

St. Onge runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 St. Onge adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.2–12.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near St. Onge

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

HNearest ERMonument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish · 7.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyVA Black Hills Healthcare System★★★★★ · 15.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of the Black HillsRapid City · 40.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.7 mi
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
Spearfish · ★★★★★
ER
12.1 mi
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital
Deadwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.4 mi
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital
Sturgis · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.5 mi
VA Black Hills Healthcare System
Fort Meade · ★★★★★
ERVA
40.7 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
88.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Faith
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSt. Onge is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSt. Onge is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSt. Onge’s county is a federal shortage area.Behavior Management Systems MHCA · 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 St. Onge; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
St. Onge, betterSt. Onge, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where St. Onge gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76% Yearly checkupSD 77%
72% Dentist visitSD 69%
89% Cholesterol checkSD 85%
70% Colon screeningSD 66%
79% MammogramSD 77%
79% Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
St. Onge 7.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How St. Onge adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, St. Onge does better than South Dakota.

1 in 5St. Onge adults have been diagnosed with depression
19% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 8St. Onge adults are in frequent mental distress
12.5% · SD 15.3% · Better than SD
The one neighbors can help with

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory11.4%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
South Dakota
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 40 people are less certain, so we show St. Onge's figures without a grade.

All 33 CDC measures for St. Onge
MeasureSt. OngeLikely rangeSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.4%29.9–37.1%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol37.1%33.7–41.1%34%about the same
Obesity32.3%27.6–37.4%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29.5%26.4–32.9%25.8%worse
Depression19%16.4–22.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.4%5.9–9.2%12.7%better
Asthma9.5%8.4–10.9%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.3%10.2–12.6%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.2%9.5–13.2%11.7%about the same
COPD6.6%5.2–8.1%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.5%6.3–8.7%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.1–4.3%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%9.8–16.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.5%15.8–21.7%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise21.8%17.6–26.5%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.5%22.7–34.9%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.4%73.1–79.8%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit71.9%68.7–75.1%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check88.8%86.7–90.6%84.8%better
Colon screening69.7%64.5–74.5%65.5%about the same
Mammogram79%72–85.3%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.5%75.3–81.7%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.3%5.2–9.9%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress12.5%10.7–14.6%15.3%better
Fair or poor health15.2%12.2–18.6%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.2%10.2–14.4%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability28.3%24–33%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.1%10.6–15.9%12.9%
Thinking or memory11.4%9.3–13.7%13.7%
Hearing8.8%7.5–10.1%8.2%
Vision4.1%3.3–4.9%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%2.8–4.2%3.5%
Errands alone6.5%5.2–7.8%7.8%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed St. Onge door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the South Dakota figure falls inside it, we don’t call St. Onge better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes St. Onge directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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