Health Departments in South Dakota

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There are 84 Health Departments in South Dakota, serving a population of 855,444 people in an area of 75,791 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 10,183 people, and 1 Health Department per 902 square miles.

The state of South Dakota is ranked 5th in Health Departments per capita, and 39th in Health Departments per square mile.

South Dakota Health Statistics

Find South Dakota Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

South Dakota Population of People With Disabilities

	South Dakota	United States
People With Disabilities	100,545 (11.9%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	47,483 (11.3%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	53,062 (12.5%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

South Dakota Population by Disability Type

	South Dakota	United States
Hearing Difficulty	33,807 (4.0%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	17,181 (2.0%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	34,310 (4.4%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	44,960 (5.7%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	14,374 (1.8%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	28,633 (4.5%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

South Dakota Public Health Insurance Coverage

	South Dakota	United States
Public Health Insurance	257,408 (30.4%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	145,080 (17.1%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	122,081 (14.4%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	31,941 (3.8%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

South Dakota Private Health Insurance Coverage

	South Dakota	United States
Private Health Insurance	618,728 (73.1%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	462,154 (54.6%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	158,226 (18.7%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	34,362 (4.1%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)