County health data
Dewey County, SD
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 18.0% of adults in Dewey County (South Dakota: 11.8%). This county has 15 HRSA shortage designations, 1 hospital, and 3 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Dewey County (about 3,180 adults). 24 have a South Dakota figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the South Dakota figure: current smoking 29.5% vs 15.2% (+14.3 points), fair or poor health 29.9% vs 18.0% (+11.9 points), and no leisure-time physical activity 36.3% vs 25.7% (+10.6 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Dewey County | South Dakota | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 26.8% | 26.2% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 38.1% | 35.2% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 6.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 13.7% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 8.3% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 10.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 22.1% | 23.1% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 18.0% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 33.0% | 35.5% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 43.6% | 36.0% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 5.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 22.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Dewey County | South Dakota | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 13.4% | 10.2% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 72.0% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 72.6% | 78.2% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 77.7% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 55.9% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 50.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 70.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Dewey County | South Dakota | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 17.9% | 19.8% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 29.5% | 15.2% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 36.3% | 25.7% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 36.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Dewey County | South Dakota | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 29.9% | 18.0% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 21.1% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 18.1% | 10.2% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Dewey County | South Dakota | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 21.8% | 14.3% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 41.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 10.9% | 8.2% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 14.1% | 8.6% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 19.6% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 6.6% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 10.5% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Health professional shortage areas
HRSA lists 15 designated shortage rows in Dewey County: primary care 5 (highest score 19), mental health 5 (highest score 22), and dental 5 (highest score 23). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 12 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| mental health | 1 | 4 | 22 |
| dental | 1 | 4 | 23 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers Mental Health Center - MHCA 8 | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 22 |
| Dewey County | dental | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 21 |
| Dewey County | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 17 |
Facility designations (12)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiftbird HS | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 23 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Field Health Clinic | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 21 |
| WEST DAKOTA HEALTH CENTER | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 21 |
| WEST DAKOTA HEALTH CENTER | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| WEST DAKOTA HEALTH CENTER | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 19 |
| WHITE HORSE HS | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Field Health Clinic | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| Swiftbird HS | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| WHITE HORSE HS | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| WHITE HORSE HS | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| Swiftbird HS | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 16 |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Field Health Clinic | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 10 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 1 acute care or critical access hospital in Dewey County, 1 of them critical access. None has a readmission rate CMS rates worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAGLE BUTTE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALCritical access | EAGLE BUTTE | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Each rate is the share of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge, July 2023 to June 2025. "n/a" means CMS did not publish a rate for that hospital.
Source: CMS Care Compare hospital general information, as of August 13, 2026. Publisher page
Source: CMS Care Compare unplanned hospital visits, as of September 30, 2026. Publisher page
Health centers
3 active health center sites in Dewey County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Health - Eagle Butte | HORIZON HEALTH CARE, INC | 24337 US Highway 212 | Eagle Butte 57625 |
| Horizon Health - Isabel | HORIZON HEALTH CARE, INC | 118 N Main St | Isabel 57633 |
| Horizon Health - Tiospaye Topa | HORIZON HEALTH CARE, INC | 15618 1st Ave | Ridgeview 57652 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
South Dakota rural health plan
South Dakota Rural Health Transformation Plan
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 62):
- Connecting Technology & Data
- Advancing the Rural Workforce
- Keeping Healthcare Local and Strong
- Transforming Systems for Sustainability
CMS says the abstract budgets are illustrative and are not award amounts, so none are shown.
Source: CMS Rural Health Transformation Program state project abstracts, as of December 2025. Publisher page
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About this data
County rates are CDC PLACES model-based estimates of adults, built from the CDC BRFSS survey and Census population data. State and US figures are BRFSS survey results for the same year. They are not averages of counties, and small differences may not be meaningful.
Shortage rows are HRSA designations with status Designated. Scores run from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need. Hospitals are acute care and critical access hospitals CMS lists in the county, with 30-day rates of unplanned readmission. Health centers are active HRSA-funded and look-alike sites.
Rural health plan initiatives are copied as the state wrote them. Nothing here is medical advice.
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page