Health · Blackbird

Blackbird, NE health

Blackbird differs from Nebraska on 24 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.2% vs 8.3%) and fewer adults with high cholesterol (27.5% vs 33%). Where it trails the state: more adults without reliable transportation (17.1% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68039, 68067, 68071

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 756 people are less certain, so we show Blackbird's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Blackbird 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 Blackbird adults…

34 of every 100 Blackbird adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.9–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blackbird, betterBlackbird, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Blackbird
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.8% Blackbird
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.3% Blackbird
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.7% Blackbird
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blackbird 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Blackbird 11.2% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Blackbird adults are doing

1 in 3Blackbird adults feel lonely

36.7% · Nebraska 29.3% · worse

1 in 5Blackbird adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.5% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 3Blackbird adults lack social or emotional support

29% · Nebraska 20.5% · worse

1 in 5Blackbird adults are in frequent mental distress

20% · 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 3

Blackbird adults worry about having enough food

30.4% · NE 12.3% · worse

1 in 5

Blackbird adults worry about keeping their housing

20.9% · NE 9.5% · worse

1 in 6

Blackbird adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

15.5% · NE 6.4% · worse

1 in 6

Blackbird adults lack reliable transportation

17.1% · NE 6.7% · worse

21.1% of Blackbird adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory18.3%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone11.4%

Vision8.3%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Blackbird

Blackbird 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 Blackbird.

42.7%47.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Anderson45.4%

Omaha46.2%

Winnebago46.7%

Blackbird47.1%

Care nearby

Twelve Clans Unity HospitalWinnebago · 9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Burgess Health CenterOnawa · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pender Community HospitalPender · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Memorial HospitalWest Point · 27.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Siouxland Community Health of NebraskaSouth Sioux City · 22.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Health Center, Inc. West PointWest Point · 26.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthBlackbird'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 Blackbird. 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 Blackbird

Measure	Blackbird	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.5%	29.9–37.3%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	27.5%	24.3–30.9%	33%	better
Obesity	47.1%	40.6–53.8%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	20.7%	18.4–23.4%	24%	better
Depression	18.5%	15.8–21.6%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.1%	20.9–29.4%	12.4%	worse
Asthma	12.7%	11.3–14.3%	9%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	5.2%	4.7–5.7%	8.3%	better
Diabetes	14%	12.3–16%	10.7%	worse
COPD	7%	6–8.2%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.7%	20–27.5%	13.2%	worse
Binge drink	20.3%	17.2–24%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	31%	26.3–36%	24.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.8%	32.6–44.9%	31.3%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.7%	69.8–77.4%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	49.3%	45.5–53%	64.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	75.9%	72.5–79.1%	83.7%	worse
Colon screening	54%	48.7–59.1%	62.3%	worse
Mammogram	68.4%	60.2–75.9%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.4%	69.7–75.2%	77.5%	worse
No health insurance	11.2%	8.6–14.2%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.7%	31.2–42.3%	29.3%	worse
Lack emotional support	29%	24.4–33.6%	20.5%	worse
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.5–22.6%	14.1%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.9%	21.4–28.7%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.5–17.6%	11.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	30.4%	24.9–36%	12.3%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.9%	17.1–24.6%	9.5%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	15.5%	13–18%	6.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	17.1%	14.4–20%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.1%	17–25.6%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	38.8%	33.9–43.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.6–18%	12%
Thinking or memory	18.3%	15.6–21.2%	12.1%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	7.3%
Vision	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5.2%	3.2%
Errands alone	11.4%	9.8–13.3%	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 Blackbird door to door.

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

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