Health · Shell Creek

Shell Creek, NE health

On every measure CDC estimates, Shell Creek looks like Nebraska as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68601, 68653

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 830 people are less certain, so we show Shell Creek's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Shell Creek 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 Shell Creek adults…

34 of every 100 Shell Creek adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–37.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Shell Creek, betterShell Creek, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.6% Shell Creek
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.1% Shell Creek
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.7% Shell Creek
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Shell Creek
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Shell Creek 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Shell Creek 10.6% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Shell Creek adults are doing

1 in 4Shell Creek adults feel lonely

27.5% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Shell Creek adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.3% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Shell Creek adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Shell Creek adults are in frequent mental distress

13.6% · 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

Shell Creek adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Shell Creek adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Shell Creek adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 16

Shell Creek adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · NE 6.7% · about the same

8.4% of Shell Creek adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%

Thinking or memory11.8%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Shell Creek

Shell Creek 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 Shell Creek.

39.6%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Lost Creek40.4%

Grand Prairie40.5%

Shell Creek41.7%

Bismark42.3%

Care nearby

Columbus Community HospitalColumbus · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Genoa Community HospitalGenoa · 16.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi Health SchuylerSchuyler · 20.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Butler County HealthDavid City · 25.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

East Central District Health Department/Good Neighbor Community Health CenterColumbus · 5.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Health Center - MadisonMadison · 20.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careShell Creek is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careShell Creek is not a shortage area

! Mental healthShell Creek's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 4 · need score 17 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 Shell Creek. 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 Shell Creek

Measure	Shell Creek	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	31.3–37.7%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.9%	31.7–38.3%	33%	about the same
Obesity	41.7%	36.6–46.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.3%	22.8–27.9%	24%	about the same
Depression	16.3%	14.1–18.8%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.7%	8.9–12.9%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8–9.7%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	11.3%	9.9–12.9%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	6.4%	5.6–7.2%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	3–3.5%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	11.9–15.9%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19.7%	16.9–22.7%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.6%	22.3–29.2%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.1%	23.7–33.3%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.6%	73.5–79.5%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.7–68.1%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.8%	83.1–86.5%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	64.6%	60.2–69.1%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	71.2–83.5%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.2%	75.6–80.7%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	10.6%	9.2–12.3%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.5%	23.5–31.8%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.9–24.2%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.6%	12.1–15.2%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.8%	13.9–17.9%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.7–13.5%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	10.2–13.9%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.7–10.5%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.3–7.1%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.3%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.4%	7.1–10%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.5%	24.4–30.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.2%	10.7–13.9%	12%
Thinking or memory	11.8%	10.4–13.3%	12.1%
Hearing	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	7.3%
Vision	4.5%	4–5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	3–3.7%	3.2%
Errands alone	7%	6.2–7.8%	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 Shell Creek door to door.

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

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