Healthcare & Safety — Brookings County, South Dakota
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 13 |
| EMS Stations | 39 |
| Fire Stations | 39 |
Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 5,381 |
| Poor/Fair Health | 10.4% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.65 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.07 |
| Adult Smoking | 13.7% |
| Adult Obesity | 33.6% |
| Physical Inactivity | 20.2% |
Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 7.17 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Urban/Rural Class | Micropolitan |
| Trend | rising |
Air Quality
| Good Days | 292 |
| Moderate Days | 72 |
| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 2 |
| Max AQI | 111 |
| Median AQI | 36 |
| Year | 2,024 |
Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 6 |
| Murder | 0 |
| Rape | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 4 |
| Property Crime | 35 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Larceny | N/A |
Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.441269+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.544295+00:00.