Health · Woonsocket

Woonsocket, SD health

Woonsocket differs from South Dakota on 7 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 75.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.4% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.8% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Woonsocket

Report card

How Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket adults…

38 of every 100 Woonsocket adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.3–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Woonsocket, betterWoonsocket, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.7% Woonsocket
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.6% Woonsocket
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Woonsocket
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Woonsocket
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Woonsocket 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Woonsocket 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Woonsocket adults are doing

1 in 5Woonsocket adults have been diagnosed with depression

20% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Woonsocket adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory13.4%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Woonsocket

Woonsocket and the towns around it

Care nearby

Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 14.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron · 21.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 26.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 42 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - WoonsocketWoonsocket · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Horizon Health - Wessington Springs DentalWessington Springs · 14.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWoonsocket's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jerauld/Sanborn/Buffalo Counties · need score 17 of 25

✓ Dental careWoonsocket is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWoonsocket's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · 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 Woonsocket. 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 Woonsocket

Measure	Woonsocket	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.1%	33.3–42.9%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	33.3–43%	34%	about the same
Obesity	35.6%	27.1–44.6%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.1–36.1%	25.8%	worse
Depression	20%	16.6–23.5%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.1%	11.3–17.2%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	8.9–11.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.6–13.2%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.1–15.5%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	6.9–10.1%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.4–9.9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	12.5–18.9%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16%	12.9–19.3%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.7%	21.6–32.1%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.6%	21.7–34.1%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	74.9–82.3%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	72%	68.5–75.1%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.2–89.5%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	68.5%	63.5–73.1%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79.7%	72.5–85.7%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.5–83.4%	75.9%	better
No health insurance	8.8%	6.8–11.3%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.3–16.4%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.9%	15.7–22.6%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12–16.3%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	33.4%	28.5–38.7%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.3–19.1%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.4%	11.3–15.6%	13.7%
Hearing	10.4%	9–11.9%	8.2%
Vision	5.2%	4.3–6.1%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.4–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.1–10.1%	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 Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Woonsocket directly, so these are its own figures.

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.