Health · Eastern

Eastern, NE health

Eastern differs from Nebraska on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (8.2% vs 9.9%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (67.7% vs 62.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 68730 (all of Eastern)

Report card

How Eastern 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 Eastern adults…

39 of every 100 Eastern adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.3–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Eastern, betterEastern, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Eastern
NE 24.3%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Eastern
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Eastern
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Eastern 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

Eastern 8.2% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Eastern adults are doing

1 in 4Eastern adults feel lonely

28.1% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Eastern adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.4% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Eastern adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Eastern 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 8

Eastern adults worry about having enough food

13% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Eastern adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Eastern adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Eastern adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · NE 6.7% · about the same

10.8% of Eastern adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.8%

Thinking or memory12.8%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Eastern

Eastern and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

37.5%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Peoria38.7%

Addison39.4%

Dolphin40%

Crofton41.2%

Eastern41.6%

Care nearby

Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton · 11.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

St. Michael's Hospital - CahTyndall · 23.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Avera Creighton HospitalCreighton · 26.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Osmond General HospitalOsmond · 27.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Horizon Health - Yankton Medical and DentalYankton · 12 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Horizon Health - Elk PointElk Point · 44 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

✓ Dental careEastern is not a shortage area

! Mental healthEastern'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 Eastern. 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 Eastern

Measure	Eastern	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.4%	36.3–42.8%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	38%	34.8–41.3%	33%	worse
Obesity	41.6%	36.2–46.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32%	29.3–34.8%	24%	worse
Depression	17.4%	15.3–19.9%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.6–15.3%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.6%	8.6–10.6%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11%	10.2–11.9%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12.5–15.9%	10.7%	worse
COPD	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	9%	8.1–9.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	14.2–18.9%	13.2%	worse
Binge drink	17.3%	15.1–19.7%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	26.2–34.1%	24.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.8%	26.1–35.7%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	75.4–80.7%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.3%	59.2–65.3%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	84–87%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	67.7%	63.6–71.6%	62.3%	better
Mammogram	74.1%	67.6–80%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.2%	81.1–85.1%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	6.9–9.8%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.1%	24.3–32.1%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.7–22.1%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.7–15.8%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	16.8–21.6%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.8–15.9%	11.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	11–15.2%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–7.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.8%	9–12.8%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	29.6–36.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.8%	14.7–18.8%	12%
Thinking or memory	12.8%	11.4–14.3%	12.1%
Hearing	10.5%	9.5–11.6%	7.3%
Vision	5.5%	4.9–6.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.2%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	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 Eastern door to door.

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

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