Health · Seward

Seward, NE health

Seward differs from Nebraska on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.4% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.4% vs 9.5%).

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

Report card

How Seward 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 Seward adults…

30 of every 100 Seward adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27–33.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Seward, betterSeward, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Seward
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 26.4% Seward
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.9% Seward
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.9% Seward
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Seward 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Seward 7.4% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Seward adults are doing

1 in 3Seward adults feel lonely

29.3% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Seward adults have been diagnosed with depression

19% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Seward adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Seward adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · 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 10

Seward adults worry about having enough food

9.7% · NE 12.3% · better

1 in 14

Seward adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · NE 9.5% · better

1 in 19

Seward adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · NE 6.4% · better

1 in 17

Seward adults lack reliable transportation

6% · NE 6.7% · about the same

6.6% of Seward adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

of Seward adults live with a disability (Nebraska 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%

Thinking or memory12.2%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone6.8%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Seward

Seward and the towns around it

Care nearby

Memorial Health Care SystemsSeward · 0.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Crete Area Medical CenterCrete · 20.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Friend Community Healthcare SystemFriend · 20.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Butler County HealthDavid City · 23.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bluestem Health: Kreshel ClinicLincoln · 21.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bluestem Health: Thompson ClinicLincoln · 22.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSeward is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSeward is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSeward's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 5 · 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 Seward. 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 Seward

Measure	Seward	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.4%	27–33.7%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.2%	27.6–34.6%	33%	about the same
Obesity	33%	27.4–38.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	23.9%	21.2–26.5%	24%	about the same
Depression	19%	16–21.8%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.1–15.6%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.3%	8.2–10.4%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.7–9.4%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	10.7%	better
COPD	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.9%	5.1–6.7%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	2.9%	2.6–3.3%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.9%	9.9–14.1%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	20.9%	17.6–24.4%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.5%	19.6–27.8%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	26.4%	21.3–32.1%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.7%	69.7–77.3%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.9%	66.2–73.1%	64.3%	better
Cholesterol check	81.5%	78.5–84.1%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	60.7%	55–66.1%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	70.9%	62.2–78.3%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77%	74.2–79.6%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	5.9–9.4%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	24.9–34.3%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.3–23%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.5–16.4%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.1%	11.8–16.5%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11%	9.5–12.6%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.7%	7.8–12%	12.3%	better
Housing insecurity	7.4%	6.1–8.9%	9.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.3–6.1%	6.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5–7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6.6%	5.3–8.1%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.9%	23.9–32%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.1%	9.3–13%	12%
Thinking or memory	12.2%	10.3–14.3%	12.1%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	7.3%
Vision	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.4–3.2%	3.2%
Errands alone	6.8%	5.8–7.9%	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 Seward door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Seward 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.