Healthcare & Safety — Buffalo, South Dakota
Hospitals
County Health Rankings
| Adult Obesity | 0.337% |
| Adult Smoking | 0.129% |
| Uninsured | 0.1129343629% |
| Physical Inactivity | 0.182% |
| Excessive Drinking | 0.2418085543% |
| Poor Health | 0.111% |
| Children Poverty | 0.136% |
Crime
| Violent Crime Rate | N/A |
| Property Crime Rate | N/A |
Emergency Services
| Service | Name | Distance |
| Police | HARDING COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE | N/A mi |
| Fire | Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department | N/A mi |
| Fire | Harding Volunteer Fire Department | N/A mi |
| Fire | Volunteer Fire Department | N/A mi |
| EMS | HARDING COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE | N/A mi |
| EMS | LUDLOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT | N/A mi |
| EMS | HARDING COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE | N/A mi |
Vaccination (County)
| COVID Dose 1 | 21.8% |
| Fully Vaccinated | N/A |
| Booster | N/A |
Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)
| Death Rate (per 100K) | 11.71 |
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level).