Health · Sun Prairie

Sun Prairie, SD health

On most measures Sun Prairie looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.1% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57058, 57321
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 216 people are less certain, so we show Sun Prairie's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie adults…

34 of every 100 Sun Prairie adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.8–37.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sun Prairie, betterSun Prairie, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Sun Prairie
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.1% Sun Prairie
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Sun Prairie
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Sun Prairie
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
68%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
78%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sun Prairie 7.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sun Prairie adults are doing

1 in 5Sun Prairie adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Sun Prairie adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Sun Prairie

Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie.

Brookfield: 35.9% Pearl: 35.8% Vermillion: 36.6% Salem: 35.6% Richland: 35.8% Ramsey: 36% Clarno: 34.8% Spring Lake: 35.6% Benton: 35.1% Canova: 36.9% Clearwater: 35.2% Emery: 35.8% Sun Prairie: 35.9% Sun Prairie Brookfield Pearl Vermillion Salem Horizon Health - Howard Medical · Howard · 15 mi+
34.8%36.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Salem35.6%
Pearl35.8%
Sun Prairie35.9%
Brookfield35.9%
Vermillion36.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 20.3 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 Sun Prairie

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

HNearest ERMadison Regional Health SystemMadison · 20.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 29.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 15 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.3 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.5 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.7 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Mitchell
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.6 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.6 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careSun Prairie is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSun Prairie is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSun Prairie'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 Sun Prairie. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Sun Prairie
MeasureSun PrairieMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.8%29.8–37.8%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol35.1%31.1–39.2%34%about the same
Obesity35.9%28.4–43.5%35.9%about the same
Arthritis27.8%24.6–31.1%25.8%about the same
Depression20.8%17.6–24%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.3%10.6–16.3%12.7%about the same
Asthma10%8.8–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.3%9.3–11.4%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.4%9.8–13.1%11.7%about the same
COPD6.8%5.8–7.9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.1%6.2–8%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.5%3.2–4%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.4%11.9–16.9%15.2%about the same
Binge drink18.1%15–21.2%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.5%19.5–27.9%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.1%22.8–35.9%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.1%73.5–80.4%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit67.7%64.1–71.2%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check87.1%85.1–88.8%84.8%better
Colon screening68.4%63.1–73.3%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.9%71.3–85.1%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.1–80.8%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.7%6.3–9.4%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.7–16.2%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.2%13.8–18.8%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%10.8–14.2%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability29.1%24.9–33.2%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs12.9%10.9–15%12.9%
Thinking or memory12.7%10.9–14.5%13.7%
Hearing8.6%7.5–9.5%8.2%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.8%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%2.9–3.8%3.5%
Errands alone7.3%6.3–8.3%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 Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sun Prairie by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sun Prairie 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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