Health · Scribner

Scribner, NE health

Scribner differs from Nebraska on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.3% vs 77.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.1% vs 6.1%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 725 people are less certain, so we show Scribner's figures without a grade.

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How Scribner 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 Scribner adults…

37 of every 100 Scribner adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.3–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Scribner, betterScribner, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Scribner
NE 24.3%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Scribner
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Scribner
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Scribner 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Scribner 9.1% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Scribner adults are doing

1 in 3Scribner adults feel lonely

28.7% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Scribner adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.7% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Scribner adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Scribner adults are in frequent mental distress

13.4% · 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

Scribner adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Scribner adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 17

Scribner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 16

Scribner adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · NE 6.7% · about the same

8.8% of Scribner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Scribner

Scribner and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Scribner.

38.8%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Scribner39.1%

Pebble39.3%

Cuming39.5%

Care nearby

St. Francis Memorial HospitalWest Point · 12.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Methodist Fremont HealthFremont · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chi Health SchuylerSchuyler · 25.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Memorial Community Hospital & Health SystemBlair · 28 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Midtown Health Center, Inc. West PointWest Point · 13.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Good Neighbor Fremont Clinic Permanent SiteFremont · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careScribner is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careScribner is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthScribner is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Scribner. 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 Scribner

Measure	Scribner	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.8%	33.3–40.3%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	36.1%	32.5–39.7%	33%	about the same
Obesity	39.1%	33.8–44.4%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	27.1–33.4%	24%	worse
Depression	16.7%	14.3–19.4%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.5%	11.1–16.4%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.3%	8.2–10.4%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9–11.2%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	10.7–14.4%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	6.6–9.7%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	6.8–9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.4–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.7%	12.4–18.9%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.8%	16–21.9%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.3–32.9%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	25.4–35.6%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.2%	73.9–80.3%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.9%	61.4–68.4%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	81.9–86.8%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	64.3%	59.3–69.1%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	72.8%	65–79.6%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.3%	78.5–83.6%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	9.1%	6.9–11.6%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.7%	24.4–33.6%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	16.8–23.7%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.4%	11.6–15.4%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.3%	15–21.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.6–15.7%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	9.1–15.2%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	6.6–10.4%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	4.9–7.2%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.3–7.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.8%	6.5–11.5%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	25.5–34.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	12.4–17.8%	12%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.4–14.7%	12.1%
Hearing	9.4%	8.2–10.6%	7.3%
Vision	4.9%	4.1–5.8%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.2–4.7%	3.2%
Errands alone	8%	6.6–9.5%	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 Scribner door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Scribner 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.