Health · Sutton

Sutton, NE health

Sutton differs from Nebraska on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.9% vs 12.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 9.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.8% vs 8.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 68979, 68975

Report card

How Sutton 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 Sutton adults…

37 of every 100 Sutton adults have high blood pressure

Nebraska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–40.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sutton, betterSutton, worseToo close to callNebraska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Sutton
NE 24.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.9% Sutton
NE 31.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Sutton
NE 19.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Sutton
NE 13.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sutton 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

Sutton 8.9% · Nebraska 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Sutton adults are doing

1 in 4Sutton adults feel lonely

27.9% · Nebraska 29.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Sutton adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.1% · Nebraska 18.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sutton adults lack social or emotional support

19.2% · Nebraska 20.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Sutton adults are in frequent mental distress

12.8% · 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

Sutton adults worry about having enough food

10.2% · NE 12.3% · about the same

1 in 13

Sutton adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · NE 9.5% · better

1 in 19

Sutton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · NE 6.4% · better

1 in 18

Sutton adults lack reliable transportation

5.6% · NE 6.7% · better

7% of Sutton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.5% across Nebraska.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Sutton

Sutton and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

38.7%41.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Sutton38.7%

Sutton39%

School Creek39%

Lewis40.2%

Sheridan40.2%

Bennett40.5%

Care nearby

Henderson Community HospitalHenderson · 15.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fillmore County HospitalGeneva · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HospitalAurora · 22.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

York General Health Care ServicesYork · 25.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heartland Health Center - HastingsHastings · 25.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Heartland Health Center - Grand IslandGrand Island · 35.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSutton's county is a federal shortage area.Nuckolls & Clay County · need score 10 of 25

✓ Dental careSutton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSutton's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · 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 Sutton. 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 Sutton

Measure	Sutton	Margin	Nebraska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	33.2–40.9%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	37%	33.1–41.1%	33%	worse
Obesity	39%	32.7–45.9%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29%	25.9–32.2%	24%	worse
Depression	16.1%	13.8–18.9%	18.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8.1–12.2%	12.4%	better
Asthma	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.8–12%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.3–13.8%	10.7%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	6.2–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	11.5–16.3%	13.2%	about the same
Binge drink	18.7%	15.8–21.8%	19.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.2%	22.9–31.7%	24.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.9%	22.8–33.9%	31.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.8–81.1%	75.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	61–67.8%	64.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.6–88.1%	83.7%	better
Colon screening	63.6%	58.9–68.3%	62.3%	about the same
Mammogram	75.1%	67.9–81.8%	75%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.9%	79.5–84.2%	77.5%	better
No health insurance	8.9%	7.2–10.8%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.9%	23.5–32.6%	29.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.2%	16.2–22.6%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.8%	11.3–14.5%	14.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.7%	14.3–19.5%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.7%	11.2–14.5%	11.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.2%	8.3–12.4%	12.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.5–9.3%	9.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.2%	6.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.6%	4.8–6.5%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	7%	5.6–8.6%	8.5%
Disability
Any disability	29.7%	25.7–33.8%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12–16.4%	12%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	9.9–13%	12.1%
Hearing	9.4%	8.3–10.5%	7.3%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.2%
Errands alone	7%	6.1–8.1%	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 Sutton door to door.

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

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