Health · Beaver

Beaver, NE health

Beaver differs from Nebraska on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 77.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.3% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68660, 68640, 68638
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How Beaver 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 Beaver adults…

38 of every 100 Beaver adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.1–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beaver, betterBeaver, worseToo close to callNebraska
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.1% Beaver
NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.9% Beaver
NE 31.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Beaver
NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Beaver
NE 13.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
NE 76%
63%
Dentist visit
NE 64%
85%
Cholesterol check
NE 84%
64%
Colon screening
NE 62%
74%
Mammogram
NE 75%
81%
Taking BP meds
NE 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver 8.8% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Beaver adults are doing

1 in 4Beaver adults feel lonely
28.1% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Beaver adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.5% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Beaver adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Beaver adults are in frequent mental distress
14.2% · 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
Beaver adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · NE 12.3% · about the same
1 in 11
Beaver adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · NE 9.5% · about the same
1 in 16
Beaver adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · NE 6.4% · about the same
1 in 15
Beaver adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · NE 6.7% · about the same

9.6% of Beaver adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory12.7%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Beaver

Beaver 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 Beaver.

Genoa: 40.9% Woodville: 36.8% Council Creek: 40.9% Cedar: 41.3% Monroe: 40% Prairie Creek: 40.3% Oconee: 40.6% Walker: 38.7% Joliet: 39.8% East Newman: 41% Fullerton: 41% Timber Creek: 40.4% Lost Creek: 40.4% Beaver: 37.8% Beaver Genoa Woodville Council Creek Cedar Monroe Genoa Community Hospital · Genoa · 6.1 miH Boone County Health Center · Albion · 15.8 mi · 4★ MedicareH
36.8%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Woodville36.8%
Beaver37.8%
Monroe40%
Genoa40.9%
Council Creek40.9%
Cedar41.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6.1 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Beaver

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

HNearest ERGenoa Community HospitalGenoa · 6.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBoone County Health Center★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careEast Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health CenterColumbus · 23.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Genoa Community Hospital
Genoa · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.8 mi
Boone County Health Center
Albion · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.1 mi
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus · ★★★★★
ER
23.4 mi
East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center
Columbus · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
26.9 mi
Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center
Osceola · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.8 mi
Midtown Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Madison
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careBeaver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Nance County · need score 8 of 25
! Dental careBeaver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Nance County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthBeaver's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · need score 17 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 Beaver. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Beaver
MeasureBeaverMarginNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.6%34.1–41.3%32.6%worse
High cholesterol36.9%33.2–40.6%33%worse
Obesity37.8%31.5–44.5%37.7%about the same
Arthritis29.5%26.6–32.5%24%worse
Depression17.5%15–20.1%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.9%9.8–14.2%12.4%about the same
Asthma9.3%8.3–10.4%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.2–11.1%8.3%worse
Diabetes12.8%11.2–14.5%10.7%worse
COPD8.3%7.1–9.5%6.1%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.3–9.1%6.1%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.9%13.5–18.7%13.2%worse
Binge drink19.1%16.4–22.1%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise29.1%24.8–33.8%24.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours29.9%24.5–35.9%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77%73.8–80%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit62.5%59.1–65.8%64.3%about the same
Cholesterol check84.8%82.8–86.5%83.7%about the same
Colon screening64.3%59.5–68.8%62.3%about the same
Mammogram74.2%66.7–80.7%75%about the same
Taking BP meds80.8%78.5–83%77.5%better
No health insurance8.8%7.2–10.6%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.1%24–32.5%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.6–23.7%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.2%12.6–15.9%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health18.2%15.7–21.1%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.6%12–15.5%11.6%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.3%10.2–14.7%12.3%about the same
Housing insecurity8.9%7.4–10.4%9.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.4%5.5–7.5%6.4%about the same
No reliable transportation6.7%5.8–7.7%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP9.6%7.8–11.6%8.5%
Disability
Any disability30.5%26.8–34.6%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%13–17.5%12%
Thinking or memory12.7%11.1–14.5%12.1%
Hearing9.6%8.7–10.7%7.3%
Vision5.2%4.5–5.9%4.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.6–4.7%3.2%
Errands alone8.2%7.2–9.5%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 Beaver door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Beaver better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Beaver by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Beaver 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.

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