Health · Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, SD health

Walnut Grove differs from South Dakota on 11 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.6% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.1% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.8% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57328 (all of Walnut Grove)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 183 people are less certain, so we show Walnut Grove's figures without a grade.

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How Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove adults…

40 of every 100 Walnut Grove adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.7–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walnut Grove, betterWalnut Grove, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Walnut Grove
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.6% Walnut Grove
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Walnut Grove
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Walnut Grove
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
67%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
70%
Colon screening
SD 66%
76%
Mammogram
SD 77%
82%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Walnut Grove 8.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Walnut Grove adults are doing

1 in 5Walnut Grove adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Walnut Grove adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing11.6%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove.

Corsica: 33.5% Garfield: 34.5% Holland: 35% Grandview: 35% Valley: 35.8% Baker: 38.5% Washington: 35.3% Joubert: 36.3% Iowa: 35.1% Chester: 35.9% Walnut Grove: 34.5% Walnut Grove Corsica Garfield Holland Grandview Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah · Armour · 10.3 miH
33.5%38.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Corsica33.5%
Walnut Grove34.5%
Garfield34.5%
Holland35%
Grandview35%
6 places to get careNearest ER 10.3 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 Walnut Grove

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

HNearest ERDouglas County Memorial Hospital-CahArmour · 10.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah★★★★★ · 22 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CarePlankinton · 17.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.3 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.6 mi
Platte Health Center
Platte · not rated
ERRural critical access
22 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
25.3 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Mitchell
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careWalnut Grove's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Douglas County · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careWalnut Grove is not a shortage area
! Mental healthWalnut Grove's county is a federal shortage area.Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services - MHCA 12 · 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 Walnut Grove. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Walnut Grove
MeasureWalnut GroveMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.2%35.7–44.8%33.3%worse
High cholesterol39.2%34.7–44.1%34%worse
Obesity34.5%26.3–43.1%35.9%about the same
Arthritis33.1%29.3–37%25.8%worse
Depression20.4%17.1–24%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.2%11.4–17.4%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.5%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.5%11.2–13.8%9.2%worse
Diabetes14.2%12.1–16.4%11.7%worse
COPD9.2%7.7–10.8%6.7%worse
Heart disease9.8%8.6–11.1%6.8%worse
Stroke4.9%4.2–5.5%3.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.5%12.8–18.3%15.2%about the same
Binge drink15.7%12.9–18.9%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise27.1%22–32.4%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.6%22.5–35.3%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.3%75.8–82.7%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit67.1%63.4–70.7%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check87.1%85.2–88.9%84.8%better
Colon screening70%64.8–74.7%65.5%about the same
Mammogram75.7%67.4–82.5%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds81.6%78.8–84.1%75.9%better
No health insurance8.5%6.8–10.7%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.4%12.5–16.3%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health19.8%16.6–23.1%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.4%12.4–16.6%12.3%worse
Disability
Any disability35%30–40.1%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs17.5%14.6–20.4%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.8%11.8–15.7%13.7%
Hearing11.6%10.2–13.1%8.2%
Vision5.6%4.8–6.6%4.7%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.8–5.2%3.5%
Errands alone9.2%7.8–10.7%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 Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Walnut Grove by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Walnut Grove 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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