Health · Whiteside

Whiteside, SD health

On most measures Whiteside looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.9% vs 12.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (78.5% vs 75.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57381, 57384
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 49 people are less certain, so we show Whiteside's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Whiteside 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 Whiteside adults…

35 of every 100 Whiteside adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.9–38.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Whiteside, betterWhiteside, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Whiteside
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.3% Whiteside
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Whiteside
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Whiteside
SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
72%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
87%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
69%
Colon screening
SD 66%
78%
Mammogram
SD 77%
79%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Whiteside 8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Whiteside adults are doing

1 in 5Whiteside adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Whiteside adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Whiteside

Whiteside and the towns around it

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

Allen: 35.1% Wessington: 35.2% Wessington: 34.7% Broadland: 35.2% Wolsey: 35.1% Hulbert: 34.4% Grand: 34.5% Sand Creek: 34.5% Whiteside: 34.6% Whiteside Allen Wessington Wessington
34.4%35.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Whiteside34.6%
Wessington34.7%
Allen35.1%
Wessington35.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.4 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 Whiteside

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

HNearest ERAvera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicMiller · 17.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 26.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareHuron · 23 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.4 mi
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Miller · not rated
ERRural critical access
23 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Huron
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.3 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.2 mi
Community Memorial Hospital
Redfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.4 mi
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - Cah
Wessington Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.4 mi
Access Health - Highmore
Highmore · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careWhiteside's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beadle County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careWhiteside's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beadle County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthWhiteside'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 Whiteside. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Whiteside
MeasureWhitesideMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35%31.9–38.3%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.7%33.6–40.1%34%about the same
Obesity34.6%29–40.7%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.1%25.6–30.8%25.8%about the same
Depression20.8%18.2–23.7%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.9%8.3–11.7%12.7%better
Asthma9.9%9–11%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.8–11.5%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.9%10.6–13.3%11.7%about the same
COPD7.3%6.3–8.3%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.6%6.9–8.4%6.8%worse
Stroke3.7%3.4–4.1%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%12.7–17.3%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.8%15.4–20.4%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.3%20.7–28.2%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.3%24.5–34.7%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.2%74.3–80%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit71.8%69.1–74.6%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.5%84.7–88%84.8%about the same
Colon screening68.9%65.2–72.9%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.3%72.3–83.8%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.5%76.2–80.7%75.9%better
No health insurance8%6.5–9.7%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.6%13.1–16.4%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.8%14.6–19.3%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.9%11.4–14.4%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability30.2%26.8–34%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.3%11.7–15.1%12.9%
Thinking or memory13%11.4–14.8%13.7%
Hearing9.1%8.2–10%8.2%
Vision4.3%3.9–4.9%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3.1–3.9%3.5%
Errands alone7.5%6.6–8.5%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 Whiteside 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 Whiteside better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Whiteside by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Whiteside 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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