Health · Oconto

Oconto, NE health

Oconto differs from Nebraska on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 77.5%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.7% vs 83.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.4% vs 6.1%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 167 people are less certain, so we show Oconto's figures without a grade.

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How Oconto 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 Oconto adults…

39 of every 100 Oconto adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.5–42.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oconto, betterOconto, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Oconto
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Oconto
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Oconto
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Oconto
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Oconto 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

Oconto 7.7% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Oconto adults are doing

1 in 4Oconto adults feel lonely

28.4% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Oconto adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.1% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Oconto adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Oconto 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 9

Oconto adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Oconto adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Oconto adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 16

Oconto adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · NE 6.7% · about the same

8.7% of Oconto adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

28%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Oconto

Oconto and the towns around it

Care nearby

Callaway District HospitalCallaway · 13.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jennie M Melham Memorial Medical CenterBroken Bow · 19.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cozad Community HospitalCozad · 22.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gothenburg HealthGothenburg · 24.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heartland Health Center - Ravenna ClinicRavenna · 44.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Health Center - O'neillOneill · 107.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careOconto is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careOconto is not a shortage area

! Mental healthOconto'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 Oconto. 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 Oconto

Measure	Oconto	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.5%	34.5–42.5%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	34.7%	30.8–38.5%	33%	about the same
Obesity	42%	35.8–48.1%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.2–32.1%	24%	worse
Depression	17.1%	14.4–20%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.6%	9.4–14%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.5%	8.4–10.9%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	8.9–11.1%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.4–14.5%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6–9.3%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.1–4.3%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	11.7–19.3%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.9%	16–22.1%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	28%	22.8–33.6%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	27.1–38.1%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	73.9–80.6%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.4%	60.8–67.7%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	84.4–88.7%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	65.2%	59.9–70.2%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	72.7%	64.8–79.7%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	77.8–83.4%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	5.7–10.4%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.4%	24–33.2%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.4–23.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.7%	11.6–15.8%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.4%	13.2–20%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.9%	10.7–15.1%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	8.5–14.5%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	6.9–11%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.2–7.8%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.1–7.5%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.7%	6.3–11.5%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	28%	23.4–32.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11–16.5%	12%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	9.6–14.1%	12.1%
Hearing	8.7%	7.4–9.9%	7.3%
Vision	4.6%	3.8–5.5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3–4.6%	3.2%
Errands alone	7.4%	6–8.9%	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 Oconto door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Oconto 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.