Healthcare & Safety — Chester, South Dakota

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
MADISON REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.358%
Adult Smoking0.152%
Uninsured0.095109742%
Physical Inactivity0.201%
Excessive Drinking0.2448616341%
Poor Health0.114%
Children Poverty0.089%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceCOLMAN POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceLAKE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE / LAKE COUNTY JAILN/A mi
PoliceMADISON POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireChester Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireWentworth Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireColton Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
EMSCHESTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
EMSCOLTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
EMSCOLMAN FIRE DEPARTMENTN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes3
Fatalities3
Fatality Rate (per 100K)27.1
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities0

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 164.0%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)6.35
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 (county level); NHTSA FARS 2023.