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Health in Brunswick · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Brunswick?

On most measures Brunswick looks like Nebraska as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.9% vs 12.4%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults seeing a dentist (57.8% vs 64.3%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Brunswick. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Brunswick

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Brunswick

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

HNearest ERAvera Creighton HospitalCreighton · 9.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMidtown Health CenterNorfolk · 35 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Avera Creighton Hospital
Creighton · not rated
ERRural critical access
9.6 mi
Chi Health Plainview Hospital
Plainview · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.4 mi
Antelope Memorial Hospital
Neligh · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.3 mi
Osmond General Hospital
Osmond · not rated
ERRural critical access
35 mi
Midtown Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Norfolk
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careBrunswick’s county is a federal shortage area.Antelope County · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careBrunswick is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBrunswick’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 Brunswick; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Brunswick adults…

Brunswick runs below NE on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Brunswick adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.3–38.3%
Better than NEWorseAbout the sameNebraska
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Nebraska

Share of adults, with the Nebraska figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.9%NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.2%NE 31.3%
Binge drink 22%NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettes 15.4%NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Brunswick, betterBrunswick, worseAbout the sameNebraska
Where Brunswick gets moving

0.0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75% Yearly checkupNE 76%
58% Dentist visitNE 64%
82% Cholesterol checkNE 84%
66% Colon screeningNE 62%
74% MammogramNE 75%
78% Taking BP medsNE 78%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brunswick 9.9% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Brunswick adults are doing

About the same as Nebraska on each measure.

1 in 3Brunswick adults feel lonely
29.2% · NE 29.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 5Brunswick adults lack social or emotional support
20.7% · NE 20.5% · About the same as NE
1 in 6Brunswick adults have been diagnosed with depression
18% · NE 18.3% · About the same as NE
1 in 7Brunswick adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · NE 14.1% · About the same as NE
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Brunswick adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Brunswick adults worry about having enough food
12.7% · NE 12.3%
About the same as NE
1 in 10
Brunswick adults worry about keeping their housing
9.8% · NE 9.5%
About the same as NE
1 in 15
Brunswick adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · NE 6.4%
About the same as NE
1 in 14
Brunswick adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · NE 6.7%
About the same as NE

9.8% of Brunswick adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Nebraska
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 196 people are less certain, so we show Brunswick's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Brunswick
MeasureBrunswickLikely rangeNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.3%30.3–38.3%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol33.1%29.3–37.1%33%about the same
Obesity43.5%36.4–50.8%37.7%about the same
Arthritis26.2%23.3–29.4%24%about the same
Depression18%15.2–21%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.9%8–12.1%12.4%better
Asthma9.6%8.4–10.8%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.8%7.9–9.8%8.3%about the same
Diabetes11.2%9.5–13.1%10.7%about the same
COPD7.4%6–9.1%6.1%about the same
Heart disease7%5.9–8.1%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.5%3–4.1%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.4%12.3–19%13.2%about the same
Binge drink22%18.6–25.8%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise27.9%22.9–33.9%24.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.2%25.2–37.7%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75%71.2–78.6%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit57.8%54.1–61.5%64.3%worse
Cholesterol check81.7%78.9–84.5%83.7%about the same
Colon screening65.9%61–70.8%62.3%about the same
Mammogram73.5%65.4–80.7%75%about the same
Taking BP meds78%75.4–80.5%77.5%about the same
No health insurance9.9%7.4–13.2%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.2%23.9–34.6%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support20.7%16.9–24.5%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15%12.9–17.3%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health17.1%14.1–20.7%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.7%10.8–14.9%11.6%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.7%9.7–16.1%12.3%about the same
Housing insecurity9.8%7.7–12%9.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.8%5.5–8.2%6.4%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%5.7–8.5%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP9.8%7.2–12.7%8.5%
Disability
Any disability30%25.5–35.3%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.6%11.2–16.5%12%
Thinking or memory13.2%11.1–15.8%12.1%
Hearing8.7%7.6–10.1%7.3%
Vision4.7%4–5.6%4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3–4.3%3.2%
Errands alone7.9%6.6–9.4%6.9%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Brunswick door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don’t call Brunswick better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Brunswick directly, so these are its own figures.

Neighbors talk health

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Nebraska figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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