Health · Upper Red Owl

Upper Red Owl, SD health

Upper Red Owl differs from South Dakota on 6 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.6% vs 12.7%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (88.5% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.1% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57787 (all of Upper Red Owl)
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How Upper Red Owl 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 Upper Red Owl adults…

37 of every 100 Upper Red Owl adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.7–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Red Owl, betterUpper Red Owl, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.6% Upper Red Owl
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.3% Upper Red Owl
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Upper Red Owl
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Upper Red Owl
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
72%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
89%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
69%
Colon screening
SD 66%
77%
Mammogram
SD 77%
78%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Upper Red Owl 7.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Upper Red Owl adults are doing

1 in 5Upper Red Owl adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Upper Red Owl adults are in frequent mental distress
13.9% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing9%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Upper Red Owl

No hospital or community health center in Upper Red Owl itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERVA Black Hills Healthcare SystemFort Meade · 47.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMonument Health Rapid City Hospital★★★★★ · 55.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareFaith · 34.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
34.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Faith
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
47.4 mi
VA Black Hills Healthcare System
Fort Meade · ★★★★★
ERVA
49.5 mi
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital
Sturgis · not rated
ERRural critical access
53.7 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
55.8 mi
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Rapid City · ★★★★★
ER
56 mi
Same Day Surgery Center
Rapid City · not rated
! Primary careUpper Red Owl's county is a federal shortage area.Meade County · need score 13 of 25
✓ Dental careUpper Red Owl is not a shortage area
! Mental healthUpper Red Owl'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 Upper Red Owl. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Upper Red Owl
MeasureUpper Red OwlMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.2%33.7–40.7%33.3%worse
High cholesterol38.9%35.2–42.4%34%worse
Obesity31.7%27.2–36.5%35.9%about the same
Arthritis30.5%27.3–33.5%25.8%worse
Depression21.1%18.3–24.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.6%6–9.5%12.7%better
Asthma9.8%8.6–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.1%10–12.4%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.6%9.8–13.5%11.7%about the same
COPD7.2%5.7–8.9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.9%6.7–9.1%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.7%3.1–4.3%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.2%11.9–18.7%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.8%15.3–20.6%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise21.6%17.7–25.9%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours27.3%22–33.2%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%75.2–81%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit72.4%68.9–75.6%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check88.5%86.2–90.3%84.8%better
Colon screening69.3%64.5–73.8%65.5%about the same
Mammogram77.2%69.6–83.8%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.1–81.1%75.9%about the same
No health insurance7.2%5.1–10.1%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress13.9%11.9–15.8%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.1%13.1–19.6%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.5%10.5–14.4%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability29.6%25.3–34.1%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.2%10.8–15.9%12.9%
Thinking or memory11.7%9.8–14%13.7%
Hearing9%7.7–10.3%8.2%
Vision3.9%3.3–4.8%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%2.8–4.1%3.5%
Errands alone6.7%5.6–8%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 Upper Red Owl 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 Upper Red Owl better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Upper Red Owl by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Upper Red Owl 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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