Health · Center

Center, NE health

On most measures Center looks like Nebraska as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.6% vs 12.4%) and more adults without reliable transportation (8.5% vs 6.7%).

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

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 191 people are less certain, so we show Center's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Center 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 Center adults…

31 of every 100 Center adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.1–33.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Center, betterCenter, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Center
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Center
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.5% Center
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Center
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Center 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

Center 11.7% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Center adults are doing

1 in 3Center adults feel lonely

32.3% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Center adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.1% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Center adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Center adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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 7

Center adults worry about having enough food

15% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Center adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Center adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Center adults lack reliable transportation

8.5% · NE 6.7% · worse

10.3% of Center adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Center

Center 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 Center.

37.4%43%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Center37.4%

Valley39.4%

Spade40.2%

Care nearby

Avera Creighton HospitalCreighton · 10.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Health Plainview HospitalPlainview · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Osmond General HospitalOsmond · 22.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton · 30 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - Yankton Medical and DentalYankton · 30.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Health Center - O'neillOneill · 40.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careCenter is not a shortage area

! Mental healthCenter'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 Center. 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 Center

Measure	Center	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.5%	27.1–33.9%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.8%	28.4–35.4%	33%	about the same
Obesity	37.4%	31.2–44.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	22.7%	20–25.4%	24%	about the same
Depression	17.1%	14.5–20.1%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.6%	15.3–22.2%	12.4%	worse
Asthma	9.1%	8–10.3%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.7–8.4%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	10.5%	8.8–12.2%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	5.6–8.5%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.6–7.7%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.8–3.9%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	11.7–18%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	21.5%	18.1–25.3%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.1%	22.4–32.3%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	25.6–37.7%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.4%	68.3–76.2%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.2%	55.6–63%	64.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	77.7%	74.2–80.9%	83.7%	worse
Colon screening	58.7%	53.8–63.4%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	72.4%	64–79.7%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.9–78.9%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	11.7%	9–14.9%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	27.3–37.5%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.4–26.2%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.5–18%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.2–20.6%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.2%	10.4–14.1%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	11.6–18.7%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.5–12.9%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	5.9–8.5%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.5%	7–10.3%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	10.3%	7.7–13%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	31%	26.3–35.9%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.4%	10.2–14.8%	12%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12–17%	12.1%
Hearing	8.3%	7.1–9.4%	7.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	2.9–4.2%	3.2%
Errands alone	8.1%	6.8–9.5%	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 Center door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Center 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.