Health · McGrew

McGrew, NE health

On most measures McGrew looks like Nebraska as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.9% vs 12.4%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (12.8% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for McGrew

Report card

How McGrew 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 McGrew adults…

35 of every 100 McGrew adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–38.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McGrew, betterMcGrew, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.7% McGrew
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% McGrew
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% McGrew
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12% McGrew
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of McGrew 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

McGrew 12.8% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How McGrew adults are doing

1 in 3McGrew adults feel lonely

31.4% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6McGrew adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.5% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5McGrew adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7McGrew adults are in frequent mental distress

13.7% · 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

McGrew adults worry about having enough food

13.1% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 10

McGrew adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 17

McGrew adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 15

McGrew adults lack reliable transportation

6.8% · NE 6.7% · about the same

8.1% of McGrew adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%

Thinking or memory12.6%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around McGrew

McGrew and the towns around it

Care nearby

Regional West Medical CenterScottsbluff · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Morrill County Community HospitalBridgeport · 17.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kimball Health ServicesKimball · 37.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Box Butte General HospitalAlliance · 38 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Capwn Health CenterGering · 14.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Capwn Dental Clinic-ChadronChadron · 77.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMcGrew's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scotts Bluff County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careMcGrew's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scottsbluff County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthMcGrew's county is a federal shortage area.Region 1 MH Catchment Area · need score 19 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 McGrew. 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 McGrew

Measure	McGrew	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	31.7–38.9%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.3%	28.7–35.9%	33%	about the same
Obesity	36.6%	30.8–42.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.8%	23–28.6%	24%	about the same
Depression	16.5%	13.9–19.2%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8–11.9%	12.4%	better
Asthma	8.4%	7.4–9.5%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	9.7–13.1%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	6.4%	5.2–7.7%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.3–8.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12%	9.6–14.6%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19.6%	16.7–22.8%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.7%	23–32.2%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30%	25.2–35.1%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.5%	72.1–78.8%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64%	60.7–67.2%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.3%	79.9–84.7%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	62.3%	57.7–66.7%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	74%	66.6–80.4%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	76–80.9%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	12.8%	10–15.7%	9.9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.6–36.4%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.4–24.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.7%	11.8–15.6%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.8%	14.8–20.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.4%	10.5–14.2%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.1%	10.4–16.4%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	7.9–11.6%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5–7.2%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.8%	5.7–8.1%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.1–10.3%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	33.4%	28.7–37.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.3%	11.9–16.7%	12%
Thinking or memory	12.6%	10.7–14.7%	12.1%
Hearing	9.9%	8.6–11.2%	7.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–4%	3.2%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.2–8.6%	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 McGrew door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes McGrew 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.