Health · Sumner

Sumner, NE health

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

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

Report card

How Sumner 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 Sumner adults…

36 of every 100 Sumner adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–39.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sumner, betterSumner, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.8% Sumner
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.1% Sumner
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.1% Sumner
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Sumner
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sumner 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

Sumner 10.4% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Sumner adults are doing

1 in 3Sumner adults feel lonely

29.5% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Sumner adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.2% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sumner adults lack social or emotional support

21% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Sumner adults are in frequent mental distress

13.7% · 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

Sumner adults worry about having enough food

12% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Sumner adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · NE 9.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Sumner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · NE 6.4% · about the same

1 in 16

Sumner adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · NE 6.7% · about the same

8.3% of Sumner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

28%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Sumner

Sumner and the towns around it

Care nearby

Lexington Regional Health CenterLexington · 17.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Cozad Community HospitalCozad · 25.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Kearney Regional Medical CenterKearney · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Chi Health Good SamaritanKearney · 27.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Heartland Health Center - Ravenna ClinicRavenna · 31.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Heartland Health Center - Grand IslandGrand Island · 59.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careSumner's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Central Nebraska · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careSumner's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Dawson County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthSumner's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 2 · need score 7 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 Sumner. 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 Sumner

Measure	Sumner	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.7%	31.8–39.9%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.6%	29.6–37.7%	33%	about the same
Obesity	39.4%	33–46.6%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	26.7%	23.6–30%	24%	about the same
Depression	17.2%	14.5–20.1%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	9.9–15.2%	12.4%	about the same
Asthma	9.1%	8–10.3%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	8.3%	about the same
Diabetes	12%	10.4–13.9%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	6–8.6%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.1–8.1%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12.2–18.5%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	19.1%	16–22.5%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.8%	23.2–33.1%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.1%	24.1–34.6%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.9%	71–78.3%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.9%	62.6–69.5%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.2–86.8%	83.7%	about the same
Colon screening	61.5%	56.4–66.7%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	76.2%	69–82.7%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	76.9–82.4%	77.5%	about the same
No health insurance	10.4%	8.3–12.8%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.5%	24.9–34.5%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.8–24.7%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.7%	12–15.7%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.1%	14.2–20.4%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.6%	10.9–14.5%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12%	9.6–14.9%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.6–11%	9.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.1%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.4–7.4%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.3%	6.4–10.5%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	28%	23.9–32.6%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11–15.6%	12%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10.4–14.2%	12.1%
Hearing	8.4%	7.4–9.5%	7.3%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.3%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3–4.1%	3.2%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.2–8.5%	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 Sumner door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sumner 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.