Health · Stuart

Stuart, NE health

Stuart differs from Nebraska on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.7% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.4% vs 9.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.3% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 68780 (all of Stuart)

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 794 people are less certain, so we show Stuart's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Stuart 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 Stuart adults…

37 of every 100 Stuart adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.1–40.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stuart, betterStuart, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.7% Stuart
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Stuart
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Stuart
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Stuart
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stuart 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

Stuart 7.7% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Stuart adults are doing

1 in 4Stuart adults feel lonely

27.1% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Stuart adults have been diagnosed with depression

15.8% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Stuart adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Stuart adults are in frequent mental distress

13.1% · 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

Stuart adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Stuart adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · NE 9.5% · better

1 in 19

Stuart adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.4% · NE 6.4% · better

1 in 17

Stuart adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · NE 6.7% · about the same

7.7% of Stuart adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory11.6%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Stuart

Stuart 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 Stuart.

37.6%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Stuart37.6%

Cleveland37.6%

Green Valley38%

Sand Creek38.1%

Atkinson38.2%

Sheridan38.4%

Care nearby

West Holt Memorial HospitalAtkinson · 9.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rock County HospitalBassett · 19.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera St. Anthony's HospitalO' Neill · 27.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Brown County HospitalAinsworth · 35.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Midtown Health Center - O'neillOneill · 27.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - ChamberlainChamberlain · 84 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careStuart's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Greater Sandhills · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careStuart's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Holt County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthStuart'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 Stuart. 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 Stuart

Measure	Stuart	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	33.1–40.9%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.5–40.7%	33%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	31.6–44%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	27–33.6%	24%	worse
Depression	15.8%	13.5–18.6%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	10.8–16.1%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.1%	8.1–10.3%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.1%	10–12.1%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	10.9–14.7%	10.7%	worse
COPD	8%	6.9–9.4%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.4–9.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.1%	11.8–16.6%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.7%	15.8–21.9%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.7%	24.1–33.5%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	25.8–37.7%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	74.3–80.9%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60–67.3%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	84.2–87.8%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	67.3%	62.2–72%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	75.4%	67.8–81.8%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.4%	80–84.8%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	6.3–9.6%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.1%	22.9–31.9%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.5–22.7%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.1%	11.5–14.8%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	14.8–20.2%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.6–15.2%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.4–12.7%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.4%	6.2–8.9%	9.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	6.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.7%	6.1–9.5%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	26.8–35.3%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13–17.8%	12%
Thinking or memory	11.6%	10–13.4%	12.1%
Hearing	10.1%	9–11.4%	7.3%
Vision	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.2%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	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 Stuart door to door.

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

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