Health · Anderson

Anderson, NE health

Anderson differs from Nebraska on 20 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults without reliable transportation (13.2% vs 6.7%) and more adults facing food insecurity (24% vs 12.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68039, 68020, 68055

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 90 people are less certain, so we show Anderson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Anderson 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 Anderson adults…

38 of every 100 Anderson adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.5–42.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Anderson, betterAnderson, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.8% Anderson
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Anderson
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Anderson
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.4% Anderson
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

NE 76%

Dentist visit

NE 64%

Cholesterol check

NE 84%

Colon screening

NE 62%

Mammogram

NE 75%

Taking BP meds

NE 78%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Anderson 10.4% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Anderson adults are doing

1 in 3Anderson adults feel lonely

33.6% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Anderson adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.8% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Anderson adults lack social or emotional support

25.6% · Nebraska 20.5% · worse

1 in 6Anderson adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · Nebraska 14.1% · worse

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 4

Anderson adults worry about having enough food

24% · NE 12.3% · worse

1 in 6

Anderson adults worry about keeping their housing

16.3% · NE 9.5% · worse

1 in 8

Anderson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.1% · NE 6.4% · worse

1 in 8

Anderson adults lack reliable transportation

13.2% · NE 6.7% · worse

17.2% of Anderson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.6%

of Anderson adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision7.5%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Anderson

Anderson and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Anderson.

40.4%47.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Logan42.7%

Dawes44.9%

Anderson45.4%

Blackbird47.1%

Care nearby

Burgess Health CenterOnawa · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Twelve Clans Unity HospitalWinnebago · 13.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pender Community HospitalPender · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Memorial HospitalWest Point · 24.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Midtown Health Center, Inc. West PointWest Point · 24.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Siouxland Community Health of NebraskaSouth Sioux City · 27.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAnderson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Thurston/Dakota Counties · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careAnderson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Thurston County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthAnderson's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Anderson. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Anderson

Measure	Anderson	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.4%	34.5–42.4%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	32.3%	28.6–36.1%	33%	about the same
Obesity	45.4%	38.6–52.4%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	25.6%	22.8–28.8%	24%	about the same
Depression	17.8%	15.2–20.9%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.4%	17.7–25.2%	12.4%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.9%	9%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.6%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	14.9%	13–17%	10.7%	worse
COPD	8.3%	7.1–9.7%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.4%	18–24.9%	13.2%	worse
Binge drink	18.7%	15.7–22.1%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.8%	27–37%	24.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	30.3–42.7%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.3–79.4%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.9%	50–57.6%	64.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.1%	77.3–82.6%	83.7%	worse
Colon screening	59.1%	53.8–64.2%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	70.3%	61.9–77.7%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.1%	74.4–79.6%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	10.4%	8.2–13.2%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	28.4–38.9%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.6%	21.5–29.9%	20.5%	worse
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.3–19.8%	14.1%	worse
Fair or poor health	23.5%	20.2–27.2%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.4–17.6%	11.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24%	19.6–28.6%	12.3%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.3%	13.4–19.3%	9.5%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.1%	10.2–14.1%	6.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.2%	11.2–15.5%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	17.2%	13.9–20.9%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	37.6%	32.9–42.6%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17%	14.6–19.6%	12%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	13.9–18.7%	12.1%
Hearing	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	7.3%
Vision	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	3.2%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.1–12.2%	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 Anderson door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Anderson better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Anderson by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Anderson by how much of its land each one covers.

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.