Health · Vilas

Vilas, SD health

Vilas differs from South Dakota on 8 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.3% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.9% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57349 (all of Vilas)
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How Vilas 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 Vilas adults…

38 of every 100 Vilas adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.5–42.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vilas, betterVilas, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Vilas
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Vilas
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Vilas
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Vilas
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
68%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
77%
Mammogram
SD 77%
80%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Vilas 8.7% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Vilas adults are doing

1 in 5Vilas adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.3% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Vilas adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Vilas

Vilas 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 Vilas.

Howard: 35.7% Roswell: 35.7% Adams: 35.7% Canova: 36.9% Clearwater: 35.2% Vilas: 35.7% Vilas Howard Horizon Health - Howard Medical · Howard · 3.4 mi+
35.2%36.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first
Vilas35.7%
Howard35.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 23.8 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 Vilas

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

HNearest ERMadison Regional Health SystemMadison · 23.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 28.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHoward · 3.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.8 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.2 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.9 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.6 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Mitchell
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
39.1 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careVilas's county is a federal shortage area.Miner County · need score 13 of 25
✓ Dental careVilas is not a shortage area
! Mental healthVilas's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · need score 19 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 Vilas. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Vilas
MeasureVilasMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.8%33.5–42.4%33.3%worse
High cholesterol37.8%33.6–42.4%34%about the same
Obesity35.7%27.7–44.6%35.9%about the same
Arthritis30.9%27.5–34.7%25.8%worse
Depression20.3%17.1–23.7%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.1%10.5–16.1%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.4%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.4%10.4–12.6%9.2%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.5–15.3%11.7%about the same
COPD8.4%7.2–9.7%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.6%7.6–9.8%6.8%worse
Stroke4.4%3.8–4.9%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.9%13.3–18.7%15.2%about the same
Binge drink16.4%13.6–19.5%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.9%22.1–32.2%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.3%23–36.1%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.3%74.8–81.5%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit68.3%64.7–71.7%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.9%85.1–88.5%84.8%better
Colon screening67.6%62.6–72.5%65.5%about the same
Mammogram77%69.2–83.7%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds80.3%77.6–82.8%75.9%better
No health insurance8.7%7.1–10.4%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.7%12.9–16.7%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health18.7%15.9–21.9%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%12.1–15.9%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability33.2%28.7–38.1%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs15.7%13.3–18.3%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.6%11.8–15.6%13.7%
Hearing10.4%9.1–11.7%8.2%
Vision5.1%4.4–5.8%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.6%3.5%
Errands alone8.4%7.3–9.7%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 Vilas 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 Vilas better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Vilas by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Vilas 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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