Health · Dawes

Dawes, NE health

Dawes differs from Nebraska on 18 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing food insecurity (18.9% vs 12.3%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19% vs 12.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68055, 68067, 68039, 68038

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 327 people are less certain, so we show Dawes's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dawes 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 Dawes adults…

39 of every 100 Dawes adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dawes, betterDawes, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.8% Dawes
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Dawes
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Dawes
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.6% Dawes
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dawes 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dawes 10.1% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Dawes adults are doing

1 in 3Dawes adults feel lonely

31.4% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Dawes adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.9% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Dawes adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Dawes adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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 5

Dawes adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · NE 12.3% · worse

1 in 8

Dawes adults worry about keeping their housing

12.8% · NE 9.5% · worse

1 in 10

Dawes adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · NE 6.4% · worse

1 in 10

Dawes adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · NE 6.7% · worse

14.4% of Dawes adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone9.8%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Dawes

Dawes 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 Dawes.

40.2%47.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Bancroft41.3%

Everett42.7%

Logan42.7%

Dawes44.9%

Anderson45.4%

Omaha46.2%

Care nearby

Twelve Clans Unity HospitalWinnebago · 12.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pender Community HospitalPender · 13.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Burgess Health CenterOnawa · 18.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis Memorial HospitalWest Point · 18.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Midtown Health Center, Inc. West PointWest Point · 18.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Siouxland Community Health of NebraskaSouth Sioux City · 28 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthDawes'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 Dawes. 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 Dawes

Measure	Dawes	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.4%	35.6–43.5%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	34.6%	30.9–38.7%	33%	about the same
Obesity	44.9%	38.6–51.7%	37.7%	worse
Arthritis	26.7%	23.9–29.9%	24%	about the same
Depression	17.9%	15.3–20.9%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19%	15.6–22.8%	12.4%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.8%	9%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.4%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	14.2%	12.4–16.3%	10.7%	worse
COPD	8.9%	7.6–10.2%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.1–9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.6%	16.5–22.9%	13.2%	worse
Binge drink	18.9%	16–22.3%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.8%	26.3–35.9%	24.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.6%	27.9–39.4%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	73.1–79.9%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.4%	52.5–60.1%	64.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.8%	79.4–83.9%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	58.4%	52.8–63.4%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	68.4%	60.2–75.7%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	77–82.2%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	10.1%	8.2–12.3%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.6–36.5%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.3–26.7%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.2–18.2%	14.1%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.5%	19.4–25.9%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15%	13.2–17.1%	11.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	15.7–22.5%	12.3%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.8%	10.7–15.2%	9.5%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	8.3–11.3%	6.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.2%	8.7–11.8%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	14.4%	11.9–17.4%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	35.6%	31.4–40.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.7%	14.4–19.2%	12%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.2–17.2%	12.1%
Hearing	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	7.3%
Vision	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	3.2%
Errands alone	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	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 Dawes door to door.

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

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