Health · Oshkosh

Oshkosh, NE health

Oshkosh differs from Nebraska on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.8% vs 77.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.5% vs 12.4%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 807 people are less certain, so we show Oshkosh's figures without a grade.

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How Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh adults…

42 of every 100 Oshkosh adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.6–46.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oshkosh, betterOshkosh, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Oshkosh
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Oshkosh
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Oshkosh
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Oshkosh
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Oshkosh 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Oshkosh 9.8% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Oshkosh adults are doing

1 in 4Oshkosh adults feel lonely

27.8% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Oshkosh adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.4% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Oshkosh adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Oshkosh adults are in frequent mental distress

13.8% · 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 7

Oshkosh adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Oshkosh adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Oshkosh adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Oshkosh adults lack reliable transportation

7% · NE 6.7% · about the same

10.7% of Oshkosh adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

34%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing11%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Oshkosh

Oshkosh and the towns around it

Care nearby

Garden County Health ServicesOshkosh · 1.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sedgwick County Memorial HospitalJulesburg · 28.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ogallala Community HospitalOgallala · 37 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sidney Regional Medical CenterSidney · 39.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Salud SterlingSterling · 71.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Capwn Health CenterGering · 74.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOshkosh's county is a federal shortage area.Garden County · need score 10 of 25

✓ Dental careOshkosh is not a shortage area

! Mental healthOshkosh'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 Oshkosh. 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 Oshkosh

Measure	Oshkosh	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42%	37.6–46.5%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.7–42.7%	33%	worse
Obesity	40%	31.8–48.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.4%	28.8–36.1%	24%	worse
Depression	17.4%	14.6–20.5%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.5%	16.7–24.4%	12.4%	worse
Asthma	9.4%	8.3–10.7%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.2–12.4%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	14.7%	12.5–17%	10.7%	worse
COPD	9.4%	7.8–11.3%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.1–10.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4–5.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	12.5–18.6%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	16.8%	13.9–20%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	32%	26.6–38.1%	24.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	30.9%	24.1–37.3%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.7–81.4%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.1%	57–64.7%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.4–87.5%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	65.5%	59.5–70.5%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	73.7%	64.6–80.6%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.8%	80.3–85%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	9.8%	7.8–12.4%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.8%	23.1–33.3%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.3–23.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.8%	12–15.8%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	16.9–24%	16.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.6–17%	11.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	10.6–16.5%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.5–11.1%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.7–8%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7%	5.8–8.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.7%	8.3–13.5%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	34%	29.2–39.2%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.8%	14.8–20.9%	12%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	10.8–14.9%	12.1%
Hearing	11%	9.5–12.3%	7.3%
Vision	5.9%	5–6.8%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.8–5.3%	3.2%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.4–10.2%	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 Oshkosh door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Oshkosh 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.