Health · Bloomfield

Bloomfield, NE health

Bloomfield differs from Nebraska on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.8% vs 12.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 9.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.5% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Bloomfield

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 959 people are less certain, so we show Bloomfield's figures without a grade.

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How Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield adults…

39 of every 100 Bloomfield adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35–43.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bloomfield, betterBloomfield, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Bloomfield
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.8% Bloomfield
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Bloomfield
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Bloomfield
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bloomfield 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bloomfield 8.8% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Bloomfield adults are doing

1 in 4Bloomfield adults feel lonely

28.5% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Bloomfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.5% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Bloomfield adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Bloomfield 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

Bloomfield adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Bloomfield adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · NE 9.5% · better

1 in 19

Bloomfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · NE 6.4% · better

1 in 17

Bloomfield adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · NE 6.7% · about the same

7.2% of Bloomfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%

Thinking or memory11.4%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Bloomfield

Bloomfield and the towns around it

Care nearby

Avera Creighton HospitalCreighton · 16.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Osmond General HospitalOsmond · 17.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Health Plainview HospitalPlainview · 18 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton · 22.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - Yankton Medical and DentalYankton · 23.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Health Center - Vets HomeNorfolk · 40.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBloomfield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Knox County · need score 13 of 25

✓ Dental careBloomfield is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBloomfield'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 Bloomfield. 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 Bloomfield

Measure	Bloomfield	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	35–43.2%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	39%	34.9–43.3%	33%	worse
Obesity	36.9%	30.5–43.5%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.8%	29.2–36.5%	24%	worse
Depression	15.5%	13.1–18.3%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.8%	5.4–8.4%	12.4%	better
Asthma	9.1%	8–10.3%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.5%	11.1–13.8%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	13.4%	11.4–15.6%	10.7%	worse
COPD	8.3%	6.7–10.2%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	9%	7.7–10.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.8–5.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.5–15.9%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.7–19.1%	19.7%	better
Get no exercise	28.4%	23.5–34%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.8%	24.2–35.9%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.7–82.8%	75.9%	better
Dentist visit	66.8%	63.3–70.3%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.5%	85.7–89.3%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	69.3%	64.4–74%	62.3%	better
Mammogram	77%	69.9–83.4%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.5%	82.2–86.7%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	8.8%	6.8–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.5%	23.7–33.2%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.2–23.1%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.5%	10.8–14.2%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	14.4–21.3%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.5–15.8%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8–13.2%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6–9.1%	9.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.2–6.1%	6.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.8%	4.8–6.9%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.2%	5.4–9.2%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	28.1–38%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.5%	13.5–19.9%	12%
Thinking or memory	11.4%	9.7–13.5%	12.1%
Hearing	11.1%	9.6–12.7%	7.3%
Vision	5%	4.2–6.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.7%	3.2%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.5–9.5%	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 Bloomfield door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bloomfield 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.