Box Elder: Healthcare & Safety
Healthcare in Box Elder is anchored by 2 hospitals. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities.
- 15.5 hospitals per 100K residents (vs South Dakota 86.6/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
2 hospitals within range (15.5 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
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Hospitals (2)
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Box%20Elder&state=SD&… |
|---|---|
| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Box%20Elder&state=SD&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Box%20Elder&state=SD&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Box%20Elder&state=SD&… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Box%20Elder&state=SD&… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 46093 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 46 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 093 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Meade |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 15.1% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 11.60 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 19.30 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 46093 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Meade County |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Small metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 724 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 46093 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Meade County |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 71.1% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 57.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 35.4% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 28,332 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 7,283 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 3.1 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 4.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 16.92 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 12.93 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 22.15 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Noncore |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 2,713,025 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 1,688,981 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 746,118 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 84.3% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 588,257 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 66.5% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 366 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 266 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 93 |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups) | 6.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Unhealthy Days | 1.0 days/month |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 154 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 71 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 47.40 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 18.20 |
| Climate · Station Name | RAPID CITY REGIONAL AP |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 6.3 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Flood risk · Flood Disaster Declarations | 45 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | high |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Other
Va Facilities (3)
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 5 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 5 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Rural Crashes | 3 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 2 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Single Vehicle | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 4 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 16.70 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 46093 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Meade County |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 5 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 3 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 3 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 21,511.54 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 17,505.87 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 14,589 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 51 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 1 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 10 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 1 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 39 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 174 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 25 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.60 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 23.00 |
| Health Data · Binge | 21.30 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 30.40 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 56.30 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 7.40 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 10.70 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.70 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 3 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER - BLACK HILLS |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 8.5 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | RAPID CARE MEDICAL CENTER |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 8.1 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | RAPID CITY VETERANS CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 9.0 mi |
| Nursing Homes Detail · County total | 6 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 3.95 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 7.00 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | moderate crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · HIFLD / IRS BMF · Refreshed 2026-04-12