Health · Myrtle

Myrtle, NE health

Myrtle differs from Nebraska on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.6% vs 9.9%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81.5% vs 77.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68814, 68815

Report card

How Myrtle 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 Myrtle adults…

38 of every 100 Myrtle adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.2–41.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Myrtle, betterMyrtle, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.6% Myrtle
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Myrtle
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Myrtle
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Myrtle
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Myrtle 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Myrtle 7.6% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Myrtle adults are doing

1 in 3Myrtle adults feel lonely

29% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Myrtle adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.8% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Myrtle adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Myrtle adults are in frequent mental distress

13.5% · 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 9

Myrtle adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Myrtle adults worry about keeping their housing

7.9% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 18

Myrtle adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 17

Myrtle adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · NE 6.7% · about the same

7.9% of Myrtle adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Myrtle

Myrtle 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.

39.5%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Westerville39.6%

Ansley39.6%

Algernon40%

Myrtle40.8%

Spring Creek41.1%

Arcadia42.1%

Care nearby

Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow · 19.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Valley County Health SystemOrd · 23 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Callaway District HospitalCallaway · 34.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard County Medical CenterSt. Paul · 43 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heartland Health Center - Ravenna ClinicRavenna · 30.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Heartland Health Center - Grand IslandGrand Island · 56.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMyrtle is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMyrtle is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMyrtle's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · need score 12 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 Myrtle. 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 Myrtle

Measure	Myrtle	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	34.2–41.6%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	35.1%	31.6–38.9%	33%	about the same
Obesity	40.8%	34.9–47.1%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.9%	25.9–32.1%	24%	worse
Depression	16.8%	14.4–19.4%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.7–14%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.2%	8.3–10.4%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.7–11.6%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.5–8.7%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	7–8.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	11.9–16.6%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	16.1–21.9%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.6%	23.4–32%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	25.3–35.8%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.1%	73.9–80.1%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.6%	61.2–67.8%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.8–87.4%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	64.8%	60.1–69.2%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	73.8%	66.5–80.3%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.5%	79–83.7%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	7.6%	6.1–9.3%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	24.5–33.9%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.3–22.8%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.5%	11.9–15.2%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	14.1–19.2%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.2–14.5%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.5–12.9%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.9%	6.5–9.5%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.8–6.7%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.9%	6.2–9.8%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	29.3%	25.4–33.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12.1–16.3%	12%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	10.2–13.4%	12.1%
Hearing	9.5%	8.4–10.6%	7.3%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.2%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	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 Myrtle door to door.

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

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