Health · Wesley

Wesley, SD health

Wesley differs from South Dakota on 8 of 33 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.3% vs 12.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (78.7% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57465, 57435

Report card

How Wesley 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 Wesley adults…

37 of every 100 Wesley adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.8–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wesley, betterWesley, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Wesley
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.8% Wesley
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Wesley
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Wesley
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

SD 77%

Dentist visit

SD 69%

Cholesterol check

SD 85%

Colon screening

SD 66%

Mammogram

SD 77%

Taking BP meds

SD 76%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wesley 8.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Wesley adults are doing

1 in 5Wesley adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.4% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Wesley adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Wesley

Wesley and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

35.6%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Pioneer36%

Northville36.2%

Wesley36.3%

Union36.3%

Devoe37.3%

Care nearby

Faulkton Area Medical CenterFaulkton · 17.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Community Memorial HospitalRedfield · 21.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Avera St. LukesAberdeen · 28.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen · 28.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Horizon Health - AberdeenAberdeen · 28.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Access Health - HighmoreHighmore · 52.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careWesley's county is a federal shortage area.Faulk County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careWesley's county is a federal shortage area.Faulk County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthWesley's county is a federal shortage area.Northeastern Mental Health Center MHCA · need score 19 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Wesley. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Wesley

Measure	Wesley	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	32.8–40.2%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	33–40.5%	34%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	29.6–43.5%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.4–32.3%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20.4%	17.6–23.3%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.3%	8.5–12.2%	12.7%	better
Asthma	10%	9–11.2%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.9–11.7%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.9–9.2%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.2–8.9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.5%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	13.6–18.7%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	17.7%	15.1–20.5%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	21.2–29.4%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.8%	24.6–35.3%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.2%	73.9–80.2%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.9%	65–70.7%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	84.9–88.5%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	64.1%	59.8–68.3%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.6%	70.3–82%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	76.2–81.1%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	7–10.6%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.9–16.2%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	15.7–20.7%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.9–15.1%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.6–35.4%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12.6–16.6%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.5–14.9%	13.7%
Hearing	9.6%	8.6–10.6%	8.2%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.9%	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 Wesley 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 Wesley better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wesley by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wesley 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.