Health · Ceresco

Ceresco, NE health

On most measures Ceresco looks like Nebraska as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.1% vs 12.4%) and fewer uninsured adults (7.6% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Ceresco
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Ceresco’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Ceresco is healthier than 73% of U.S. towns and 77% of Nebraska towns.

ASelf-rated healthAPhysical distressAMental distressC-ObesityA-DiabetesB-SmokingBExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 73%
Less healthyHealthier
Nebraska towns we grade (138)Healthier than 77%
Towns with similar incomes, $73K–$121K (8,337)Healthier than 65%

About what its income would suggest. Ceresco does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Ceresco could be anywhere from B− to A.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Nebraska ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Ceresco with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Ceresco uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Ceresco 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 Ceresco adults…

33 of every 100 Ceresco adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29–36.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ceresco, betterCeresco, worseToo close to callNebraska
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Ceresco
NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.1% Ceresco
NE 31.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 22.8% Ceresco
NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Ceresco
NE 13.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
NE 76%
67%
Dentist visit
NE 64%
84%
Cholesterol check
NE 84%
66%
Colon screening
NE 62%
75%
Mammogram
NE 75%
76%
Taking BP meds
NE 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ceresco 7.6% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Ceresco adults are doing

1 in 4Ceresco adults feel lonely
28.4% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Ceresco adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.5% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Ceresco adults lack social or emotional support
19.9% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call
1 in 7Ceresco adults are in frequent mental distress
14.2% · 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
Ceresco adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · NE 12.3% · about the same
1 in 12
Ceresco adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · NE 9.5% · about the same
1 in 17
Ceresco adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · NE 6.4% · about the same
1 in 17
Ceresco adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · NE 6.7% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

25%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.5%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Ceresco

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

HNearest ERSaunders Medical CenterWahoo · 9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyChi Health St. Elizabeth★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBluestem HealthLincoln · 15.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9 mi
Saunders Medical Center
Wahoo · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.1 mi
Bluestem Health
4 sites · nearest in Lincoln
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Chi Health St. Elizabeth
Lincoln · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
Bryan Medical Center
Lincoln · ★★★★★
ER
18.2 mi
Lincoln Surgical Hospital
Lincoln · not rated
28.7 mi
Good Neighbor Fremont Clinic Permanent Site
Fremont · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careCeresco is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCeresco is not a shortage area
! Mental healthCeresco's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 5 · need score 12 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 Ceresco. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Ceresco
MeasureCerescoMarginNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure32.6%29–36.6%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol32.6%28.9–36.5%33%about the same
Obesity40.4%34–47%37.7%about the same
Arthritis24.1%21.1–27.1%24%about the same
Depression17.5%14.8–20.5%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.1%7.3–11.2%12.4%better
Asthma9.2%8.1–10.4%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8%7.2–8.9%8.3%about the same
Diabetes9.8%8.3–11.4%10.7%about the same
COPD5.9%4.9–7%6.1%about the same
Heart disease5.6%4.9–6.5%6.1%about the same
Stroke2.8%2.5–3.3%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.2%11.1–17.4%13.2%about the same
Binge drink22.8%19.2–26.6%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise23.5%19.4–28.2%24.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.1%23.7–35.3%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.1%70.1–77.7%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit66.6%63.2–70.1%64.3%about the same
Cholesterol check83.5%80.8–86%83.7%about the same
Colon screening66.3%61.4–71.1%62.3%about the same
Mammogram75.4%68–82.1%75%about the same
Taking BP meds76.2%72.8–79.1%77.5%about the same
No health insurance7.6%5.8–9.8%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.4%23.8–33.5%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support19.9%16.4–23.5%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.2%12.2–16.2%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health14.2%11.8–16.9%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.2%9.6–12.9%11.6%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.3%7.8–13%12.3%about the same
Housing insecurity8.3%6.5–10.2%9.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.8%4.7–6.9%6.4%about the same
No reliable transportation5.8%4.8–7%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP7.2%5.3–9.4%8.5%
Disability
Any disability25%21.2–29.2%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs10.5%8.7–12.5%12%
Thinking or memory11.7%9.9–13.8%12.1%
Hearing6.8%6–7.8%7.3%
Vision3.7%3.1–4.2%4.4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%2.4–3.4%3.2%
Errands alone6.4%5.4–7.5%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 Ceresco door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Ceresco better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ceresco 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.

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