Health · Eldorado

Eldorado, NE health

Eldorado differs from Nebraska on 5 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 77.5%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.2% vs 83.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.1% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68944, 68818, 68975
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How Eldorado 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 Eldorado adults…

36 of every 100 Eldorado adults have high blood pressure
Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Eldorado, betterEldorado, worseToo close to callNebraska
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.1% Eldorado
NE 24.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Eldorado
NE 31.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Eldorado
NE 19.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.4% Eldorado
NE 13.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
NE 76%
65%
Dentist visit
NE 64%
86%
Cholesterol check
NE 84%
65%
Colon screening
NE 62%
76%
Mammogram
NE 75%
81%
Taking BP meds
NE 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Eldorado 8.9% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Eldorado adults are doing

1 in 4Eldorado adults feel lonely
28% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Eldorado adults have been diagnosed with depression
16.5% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Eldorado adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call
1 in 8Eldorado adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · 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
Eldorado adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · NE 12.3% · about the same
1 in 13
Eldorado adults worry about keeping their housing
8% · NE 9.5% · about the same
1 in 19
Eldorado adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.4% · NE 6.4% · about the same
1 in 18
Eldorado adults lack reliable transportation
5.7% · NE 6.7% · about the same

6.9% of Eldorado adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory11.3%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Eldorado

Eldorado and the towns around it

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

Harvard: 39.5% Lewis: 40.2% School Creek: 39% Leicester: 39.5% Lynn: 40.2% Clay Center: 41.2% Sutton: 39% Sutton: 38.7% Grafton: 40.4% Eldorado: 40% Eldorado Harvard Lewis School Creek
38.7%41.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
School Creek39%
Harvard39.5%
Eldorado40%
Lewis40.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.2 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Eldorado

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

HNearest ERHenderson Community HospitalHenderson · 13.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFillmore County Hospital★★★★★ · 23 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeartland Health CenterHastings · 20.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.2 mi
Henderson Community Hospital
Henderson · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.3 mi
Memorial Hospital
Aurora · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.6 mi
Heartland Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Hastings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.2 mi
Mary Lanning Healthcare
Hastings · ★★★★★
ER
23 mi
Fillmore County Hospital
Geneva · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
64.3 mi
East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health Center
Columbus · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careEldorado's county is a federal shortage area.Nuckolls & Clay County · need score 10 of 25
✓ Dental careEldorado is not a shortage area
! Mental healthEldorado's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · 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 Eldorado. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Eldorado
MeasureEldoradoMarginNebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.6%31.6–39.6%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol36.5%32.4–40.6%33%about the same
Obesity40%32.9–47.2%37.7%about the same
Arthritis28%24.7–31.3%24%worse
Depression16.5%13.8–19.4%18.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.7%8.6–13.2%12.4%about the same
Asthma9.2%8.1–10.3%9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.1–11.2%8.3%worse
Diabetes11.6%9.9–13.4%10.7%about the same
COPD6.8%5.7–8%6.1%about the same
Heart disease7.1%6.3–8.1%6.1%worse
Stroke3.5%3.1–4%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.4%10.9–16%13.2%about the same
Binge drink19.1%16–22.5%19.7%about the same
Get no exercise26.1%21.7–31.1%24.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.3%24.4–36.8%31.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.5%74–80.8%75.9%about the same
Dentist visit65.1%61.4–68.6%64.3%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%84.2–88%83.7%better
Colon screening64.9%59.7–69.9%62.3%about the same
Mammogram76.1%68.3–82.9%75%about the same
Taking BP meds81%78.3–83.4%77.5%better
No health insurance8.9%7.2–10.8%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28%23.4–33%29.3%about the same
Lack emotional support19.3%16–22.9%20.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress13%11.3–14.8%14.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16%13.5–18.9%16.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.3%10.6–14.2%11.6%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.3%8.2–12.7%12.3%about the same
Housing insecurity8%6.6–9.6%9.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.4%4.5–6.4%6.4%about the same
No reliable transportation5.7%4.8–6.7%6.7%about the same
Receive SNAP6.9%5.4–8.8%8.5%
Disability
Any disability28.6%24.4–33.1%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.2%11.1–15.5%12%
Thinking or memory11.3%9.6–13%12.1%
Hearing8.5%7.4–9.6%7.3%
Vision4.2%3.7–4.9%4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%2.8–3.8%3.2%
Errands alone6.7%5.7–7.8%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 Eldorado door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Nebraska figure falls inside it, we don't call Eldorado better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Eldorado by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Eldorado 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.

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