Health · Alda

Alda, NE health

On most measures Alda looks like Nebraska as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.4% vs 12.4%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.2% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Alda
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 651 people are less certain, so we show Alda's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Alda compares with Nebraska

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Alda adults…

29 of every 100 Alda adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · better · margin 26.2–32.1%

Bars show Alda; the black tick is Nebraska. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alda, betterAlda, worseToo close to callNebraska
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.4% Alda
NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Alda
NE 31.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 21.4% Alda
NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Alda
NE 13.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alda adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Nebraska.

73%
Yearly checkup
NE 76%
67%
Dentist visit
NE 64%
82%
Cholesterol check
NE 84%
61%
Colon screening
NE 62%
74%
Mammogram
NE 75%
76%
Taking BP meds
NE 78%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Alda 11.6% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Alda adults are doing

1 in 3Alda adults feel lonely
29.8% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Alda adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.9% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Alda adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Alda adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · Nebraska 14.1% · too close to call
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 8
Alda adults worry about having enough food
13.2% · NE 12.3% · about the same
1 in 10
Alda adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · NE 9.5% · about the same
1 in 15
Alda adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.5% · NE 6.4% · about the same
1 in 14
Alda adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · NE 6.7% · about the same

8.7% of Alda adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.5%

of Alda adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

Black tick: Nebraska. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Alda

No hospital or community health center in Alda itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGrand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island · 4.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi Health St. Francis★★★★★ · 6.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeartland Health CenterGrand Island · 6.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.7 mi
Grand Island Regional Medical Center
Grand Island · ★★★★★
ER
6.5 mi
Chi Health St. Francis
Grand Island · ★★★★★
ER
6.8 mi
Heartland Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Grand Island
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.4 mi
Mary Lanning Healthcare
Hastings · ★★★★★
ER
24 mi
Memorial Hospital
Aurora · not rated
ERRural critical access
70 mi
East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center
Columbus · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careAlda's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central Nebraska · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careAlda's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hall County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthAlda's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · need score 12 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alda. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Alda
MeasureAldaMarginNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure29.2%26.2–32.1%32.6%better
High cholesterol31.8%28.7–34.9%33%about the same
Obesity39.6%34.9–44.4%37.7%about the same
Arthritis23.4%20.9–25.8%24%about the same
Depression17.9%15.5–20.5%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.4%7.7–11.3%12.4%better
Asthma9.2%8.2–10.3%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.2%6.5–8%8.3%better
Diabetes9.8%8.4–11.2%10.7%about the same
COPD5.9%4.9–7%6.1%about the same
Heart disease5.3%4.6–6%6.1%better
Stroke2.8%2.5–3.2%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14%11.4–16.6%13.2%about the same
Binge drink21.4%18.4–24.5%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise26.4%22.5–30.2%24.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.6%28.2–37.2%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.1%69.6–76.2%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit67.4%64.3–70.3%64.3%about the same
Cholesterol check81.9%79.4–84.2%83.7%about the same
Colon screening61%56.4–65.4%62.3%about the same
Mammogram74.2%67.6–80.3%75%about the same
Taking BP meds75.6%72.6–78.4%77.5%about the same
No health insurance11.6%9.4–14%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.8%25.4–34.4%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support20.9%17.5–24.6%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.7%12.9–16.5%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16.6%14.1–19.2%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.8%10.3–13.4%11.6%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.2%10.8–16.2%12.3%about the same
Housing insecurity9.9%8.3–12.1%9.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.5%5.4–7.7%6.4%about the same
No reliable transportation6.9%5.8–8.1%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP8.7%6.9–11%8.5%
Disability
Any disability28.5%24.8–32.3%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11%9.3–12.8%12%
Thinking or memory12.6%10.8–14.5%12.1%
Hearing6.8%6–7.6%7.3%
Vision4.3%3.8–4.9%4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.6%3.2%
Errands alone7%5.9–8.1%6.9%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Alda door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Alda better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Alda directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Nebraska figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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