Health · White Butte

White Butte, SD health

White Butte differs from South Dakota on 14 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.7% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.1% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.6% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57638 (all of White Butte)

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How White Butte 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 White Butte adults…

39 of every 100 White Butte adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–43.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

White Butte, betterWhite Butte, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% White Butte
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.8% White Butte
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% White Butte
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% White Butte
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of White Butte 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

White Butte 8.6% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How White Butte adults are doing

1 in 4White Butte adults feel lonely

27.5% · too close to call

1 in 5White Butte adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.3% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 5White Butte adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · too close to call

1 in 7White Butte adults are in frequent mental distress

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

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8

White Butte adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · about the same

1 in 12

White Butte adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · about the same

1 in 17

White Butte adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · about the same

1 in 15

White Butte adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · about the same

8.7% of White Butte adults receive SNAP (food stamps).

Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around White Butte

White Butte and the towns around it

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

35.7%35.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Clermont35.7%

White Butte35.8%

Liberty35.8%

Trail35.8%

Gilstrap35.8%

Care nearby

West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger · 13 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care CenterElgin · 42.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Southwest Healthcare ServicesBowman · 52.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health DickinsonDickinson · 69.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - BisonBison · 28.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - IsabelIsabel · 58.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWhite Butte's county is a federal shortage area.Perkins County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careWhite Butte's county is a federal shortage area.Perkins County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthWhite Butte's county is a federal shortage area.Three Rivers Mental Health Center - MHCA 8 · need score 22 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 White Butte. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for White Butte

Measure	White Butte	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.3%	35.6–43.1%	33.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39%	35.1–43%	34%	worse
Obesity	35.8%	29.2–42.9%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	33.2%	30–36.5%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20.3%	17.6–23.3%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.3%	12.8–18%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.3–11.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.2%	11.1–13.3%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.3%	12.6–16.2%	11.7%	worse
COPD	9.2%	8–10.5%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.8–18.3%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.6–18.8%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	23.3–31.8%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.8%	23.5–34%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.6–81.7%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.7%	62.4–68.7%	69.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.4–88.6%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	68%	63.6–72%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	69.6–81.9%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	79.3–83.8%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	7–10.3%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.5%	23.3–32.4%	—	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.5–24.5%	—	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.9–16.1%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	17.6–23.1%	17.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13–16.4%	12.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	9.8–15.2%	—	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	7–10.2%	—	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	4.9–6.9%	—	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.9%	—	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.7%	6.7–11%	—
Disability
Any disability	34.6%	30.6–38.7%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	14.9–19.8%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	12.1–15.4%	13.7%
Hearing	11.3%	10.2–12.6%	8.2%
Vision	5.6%	4.9–6.4%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.9–10.4%	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 White Butte 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 White Butte better or worse.

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