Health · Bennett

Bennett, NE health

Bennett differs from Nebraska on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.4% vs 9.5%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.6% vs 12.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.8% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68365, 68979, 68361

Report card

How Bennett 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 Bennett adults…

37 of every 100 Bennett adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.3–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bennett, betterBennett, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Bennett
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.5% Bennett
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Bennett
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.6% Bennett
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bennett 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bennett 7.9% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Bennett adults are doing

1 in 4Bennett adults feel lonely

27.6% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Bennett adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.9% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Bennett adults lack social or emotional support

19% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Bennett adults are in frequent mental distress

12.5% · 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 10

Bennett adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · NE 12.3% · better

1 in 14

Bennett adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · NE 9.5% · better

1 in 20

Bennett adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · NE 6.4% · better

1 in 19

Bennett adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · NE 6.7% · better

6.6% of Bennett adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory10.9%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone6.8%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Bennett

Bennett and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

38.7%41.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Sutton39%

Grafton40.4%

Bennett40.5%

Momence41.5%

Care nearby

Fillmore County HospitalGeneva · 10.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Henderson Community HospitalHenderson · 14.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

York General Health Care ServicesYork · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HospitalAurora · 23.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heartland Health Center - HastingsHastings · 31.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Heartland Health Center - Grand IslandGrand Island · 39.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBennett is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBennett is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBennett's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 5 · need score 12 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 Bennett. 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 Bennett

Measure	Bennett	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	33.3–41.4%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	37.5%	33.4–41.8%	33%	worse
Obesity	40.5%	33.6–47.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.9%	25.7–32.3%	24%	worse
Depression	15.9%	13.5–18.7%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.1–13.8%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.1%	8–10.2%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.8–11.9%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.5–14.1%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.6%	11.2–16.3%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	15.9–22.1%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.2%	22.8–32%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.5%	23.1–34.5%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	75.2–81.5%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.3%	62.8–69.7%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	85–88.5%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	64.8%	59.8–69.6%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	73.8%	65.8–80.9%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.8%	79.2–84.2%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.3–9.7%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.6%	23.3–32.2%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19%	16.1–22.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.5%	10.9–14.3%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.4%	13.9–19.2%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11–14.4%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	7.8–11.7%	12.3%	better
Housing insecurity	7.4%	6.1–8.8%	9.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–6%	6.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.5–6.2%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	6.6%	5.2–8.2%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	28.7%	24.6–32.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	11.8–16.2%	12%
Thinking or memory	10.9%	9.4–12.6%	12.1%
Hearing	9.2%	8.1–10.3%	7.3%
Vision	4.3%	3.7–5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–3.9%	3.2%
Errands alone	6.8%	5.9–7.9%	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 Bennett door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bennett by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bennett 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.