Health · St. Onge

St. Onge, SD health

St. Onge differs from South Dakota on 6 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 (13% vs 15.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.5% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57779, 57793
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How St. Onge 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 St. Onge adults…

34 of every 100 St. Onge adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–37%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Onge, betterSt. Onge, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.4% St. Onge
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.1% St. Onge
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18% St. Onge
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.5% St. Onge
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
73%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
89%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
70%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
St. Onge 7.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How St. Onge adults are doing

1 in 5St. Onge adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 8St. Onge adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · South Dakota 15.3% · better
Disability

Living with a disability

29%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory11.8%
Hearing9%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

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 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyVA Black Hills Healthcare System★★★★★ · 17.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of the Black HillsRapid City · 42.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7 mi
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
Spearfish · ★★★★★
ER
13.2 mi
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital
Deadwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.1 mi
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital
Sturgis · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.2 mi
VA Black Hills Healthcare System
Fort Meade · ★★★★★
ERVA
42.4 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
89.6 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. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for St. Onge
MeasureSt. OngeMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.7%30.5–37%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol37%33.8–40.6%34%about the same
Obesity32.3%27.9–37.1%35.9%about the same
Arthritis29.9%27.1–33.1%25.8%worse
Depression19.7%17.2–22.6%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.4%6–9.2%12.7%better
Asthma9.8%8.7–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.5%10.5–12.7%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.3%9.8–13%11.7%about the same
COPD6.8%5.7–8%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.6%6.7–8.5%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.7%3.3–4.2%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.5%10.8–16.3%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18%15.5–20.9%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise22.4%18.8–26.2%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.1%22.8–34.1%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.7%73.7–79.8%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit73.4%70.5–76.3%69.2%better
Cholesterol check88.7%87–90.2%84.8%better
Colon screening70.1%65.1–74.9%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.7%71.7–84.7%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.8%75.9–81.8%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.1%5.4–9.1%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress13%11.4–14.9%15.3%better
Fair or poor health15.5%13.1–18.1%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%10.8–14.3%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability29%25.4–33%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.5%11.4–15.8%12.9%
Thinking or memory11.8%10.1–13.7%13.7%
Hearing9%7.9–10.1%8.2%
Vision4.2%3.6–4.8%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3–4%3.5%
Errands alone6.8%5.8–7.9%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 St. Onge 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 St. Onge better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like St. Onge by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover St. Onge 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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