Health · Dolphin

Dolphin, NE health

Dolphin differs from Nebraska on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.9% vs 12.4%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.4% vs 77.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68718, 68730

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 53 people are less certain, so we show Dolphin's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dolphin 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 Dolphin adults…

39 of every 100 Dolphin adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.6–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dolphin, betterDolphin, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Dolphin
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% Dolphin
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Dolphin
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Dolphin
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dolphin 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dolphin 8.6% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Dolphin adults are doing

1 in 4Dolphin adults feel lonely

28.3% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Dolphin adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.6% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Dolphin adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Dolphin adults are in frequent mental distress

13.6% · 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 8

Dolphin adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Dolphin adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Dolphin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 15

Dolphin adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · NE 6.7% · about the same

9.7% of Dolphin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Dolphin

Dolphin and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

37.1%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Dowling37.5%

Peoria38.7%

Addison39.4%

Dolphin40%

Eastern41.6%

Care nearby

Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Osmond General HospitalOsmond · 22 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Creighton HospitalCreighton · 23 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Health Plainview HospitalPlainview · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - Yankton Medical and DentalYankton · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Health Center - Wayne State CollegeWayne · 39.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careDolphin is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDolphin'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 Dolphin. 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 Dolphin

Measure	Dolphin	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	35.6–42.9%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	38.3%	34.6–42%	33%	worse
Obesity	40%	34.1–46%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	28.9–35.1%	24%	worse
Depression	16.6%	14.3–19.3%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8.1–12%	12.4%	better
Asthma	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10.3–12.3%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	13.9%	12.2–16%	10.7%	worse
COPD	9%	7.8–10.3%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	7.9–10%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.3–18%	13.2%	worse
Binge drink	17.1%	14.7–19.9%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.3%	25.3–33.9%	24.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	25.6–36.4%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	75.5–81.3%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.6%	60.3–66.9%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.1%	84.4–87.6%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	67%	62.5–71.5%	62.3%	better
Mammogram	75.6%	68.7–81.8%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.4%	81.1–85.4%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	7.2–10.2%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.3%	24–32.8%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.7–22.8%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.6%	12–15.3%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.7%	16.2–21.4%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.8%	11.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	10.3–14.7%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.3–10.1%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.8–7.6%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.7%	8–11.5%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	29–37.1%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.5%	14.3–19%	12%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.9–14%	12.1%
Hearing	10.6%	9.5–11.9%	7.3%
Vision	5.4%	4.8–6.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.8–4.8%	3.2%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	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 Dolphin door to door.

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

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